It’s not all fat tires and madness. As the tours are a bit thinner this year, I’m helping out Kurt with his shop, and with that comes some support at the “Big Rides” that are currently in vogue in the roadie world. They’re not races, they’re big rides. Like a thousand riders big (and[...]
Read More Kelowna Gran Fondo…
The Kelowna Cycle Kamikaze Super D went off this weekend with cool weather and a bit of rain. Perfect for this guy. I didn’t do a whole lot other than drive this time. It took a lot of runs to help with the 80 or so riders in this year’s event. Winning time was about[...]
Read More Super D and More……
Was the weather going to co-operate? Or was it just going to rain? Yay sun! Another spring, another bunch of ladies out to secure some new skills. I couple of returning faces this year (like Chris, a couple shots down), but a lot of new ones too. The progression is wicked to see. A few[...]
Read More Girls Got Skillz–Day 1…
This is actually from last year, but I held off on putting it together until the Ride Guide got their stuff to air. By then it was summer and I was busy, and so here you go, just in time for winter. There’ll be some more from 2010 in a while, but maybe not quite[...]
Read More More Video…
Finally got to see the Ride Guide Okanagan Episode that we shot last year. Took a while to track down an online edition, but here it is courtesy of some mobile app that I found.
Yep, that’s one broken arm alright. Good thing you’re a dentist. Imagine if you needed your hands for work… So, the deluge continues. Unlike the North Shore, this area is not really built around wet weather. The wood and rock here is deadly slick, which makes the riding in these pics doubly impressive. We’re at[...]
Read More Manfest! – 3…
After a great rest yesterday, it was time to try some more bike riding. I must admit, I was a little depressed with the way summer seems to have ended after such a brief showing this year. Only 8 weeks of hot weather, and now we’re right back to cool and wet. So lets go[...]
Read More Salad Doggers – 3…
Last day in the Okanagan, and the effort of the trip is beginning to tell. Plus, it’s genuinely hot today. So let’s do something thoroughly tourist-y and ride the KVR through Myra Canyon. This is the famous section of trestles and tunnels that was destroyed by fire back in 2003. They’ve since restored it, and[...]
Read More Mr & Mrs. Marmalade – 8…
Or…Happy Birthday Al! These guys really like the Gillard trails, so that’s where we went. There’s some new trails up there too. This one’s called Meeko (whoever that used to be…). Thanks to Tucker for providing some new singletrack for us. The way Ken’s been putting in lines, you can run the same trail over[...]
Read More More Banana Bread – Day 3…
Day 5? really?! Well, I guess we’d better hit up Gillard then. We did the usual warmup stuff in Gillard, then it was time to try some steep techgnar. Dr. No is needing some lovin’. That got he juices flowin’. After that we headed down to Boss Hog for a session on some slightly bigger[...]
Read More Shock Monkey Okanagan – Day 5…
This is better. It might not be sunny, but it’s not raining either. Everyone is battered from endless days of riding in the wet, so we took a mellow one today. Finally, I’ve ridden the trestles in Myra Canyon. Simon, missing the liquid falling from the sky, takes a giant whizz. No seriously, it’s 130’[...]
Read More Shock Monkey Okanagan – Day 4…
New jump park, and 20 ladies out to enjoy it. I love the springtime. A slightly lower turnout than last year, but I was gratified to see that there were way more local women out for the camp. There’s a ton of clinics around, so you don’t NEED to travel to ours. Unless you want[...]
Read More Girls Got Skills – Day 1…
Welcome to yet another day in the Okanagan. We’re riding in Myra/Bellvue today, and it’s the first time down the Crawford Canyon trail for me in a long, long time. Andrew and Sheila tagged along for the adventure today. It’s sort of traditional to get lost out here. Can you see why? At least I[...]
Read More Judy-Lynn and Chris – Day 5…
Another long lost acquaintance from the coast called up for an Okanagan adventure. This time it was Isaac of Shuttlewhore fame who came along. We last saw Isaac on one of those notorious Disneyland rides. He also brought along some friends. Keiko, who is a fairly mellow rider, and Don, who is basically amazing. Don,[...]
Read More Silent But Deadly…
The Kelowna scene continues to expand, and with an eye to the future as well. This junior ripper already has a dirty face from an earlier wipeout. The big change to this year’s fest (apart from a much higher turnout, being better run, awesome live music, and a bargain price) was the lake jump. Whitey[...]
Read More Center Of Gravity…
