Too much party last night. We rode Carmi today. It was fun. Forgot to take pics. Here’s one from near the bottom when I remembered to bring out the camera.
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Another returning customer today. Chris from Edmonton visited a couple of years ago and is passing through town, so we hooked it up with Chuck D. Railer and Dirt Dropout for some runs up on the Bog. Chris was stomping all the skinnies and drops on sight, so we’re probably gonna have to find a[...]
Read More Chris and Some Locals…
Kind of a mellow one. Sven and Dorothy have come up to ride in some kind of weather other than rain. Glad we could oblige. Just a mellow couple of laps on the Peat Bog. I took my turn hanging with the little girl and did a nature walk. We found some[...]
Read More Canada Day Long Weekend…
After some recent comments on the Smoke Room, I realized it’s high time someone went and did something about the sad state of affairs down on the Peat Bog. So instead of trying to rally the troops I just strapped on the 100 lb pack and went down and buffed out the old Bog by[...]
Read More Penticton Trail Building…
We were going to go to Silverstar today, but Judy-Lynn has to hang around the hospital today, so we’re off to ride Penticton instead. So I get to see what kind of rider Chris is… Pretty good form, I’d have to say. We shredded a run down the Peat Bog and then checkout out the[...]
Read More Judy-Lynn and Chris – Day 2…
If I ever manage to strike it rich (highly unlikely given my chosen field…), this is one car I’d be pretty interested in having. Coincidentally, it happens to be owned by my pal Don, who struck it rich via a Dairy Queen franchise. Don is also a kickass mountain bike racer from the 90’s that[...]
Read More Dynomite – Day 3…
Gotta start the new kids off with–uhhhh, kid gloves. So it’s off to The Bog for a couple of shakedown laps. Wait a sec….this is the easy stuff? There’s freekin’ DINOSAURS on the easy stuff? Yeah, ain’t it the truth of the Moment. The kids did good for the first day, but I think the[...]
Read More Farah and Oli – Day 1…
Penticton and Arawan were on the agenda today. Willy and Shortround tagged along for the session yet again today. One thing you can always count on up the Bog is some fairly radical skinny action. We also did a little trail maintenance and cleaned out this oddball little rock line. It’s way harder than it[...]
Read More Ruined – Day 3…
A mellow start to the tour is in order. Of the crew showing up today, only Mike has been here before. As the boys in Penticton were doing a trail cleanup on the Bog, we headed down there. Deano quickly established himself as the keaner in the group. Kev is a bit quieter, but I[...]
Read More Chocolate Feet – Day 1…
…but we’re STILL riding. A random hookup on the PinkBike bulletin boards got me in touch with Ryan from Onterrible. He won’t be afraid of a little snow. It was hardly more than a skiff anyway. Oh yeah, that’s our buddy Chuck D. Railer there. Figures he’s the only local dumb enough to charge the[...]
Read More It’s Getting Colder……..
Another blue sky day in paradise. We lined up some Penticton action today, as yesterday was going to be impossible to top. Just as well that we stayed sort of local. The harsh shuttle roads finally took their toll on the van. Here’s what a busted lower control arm looks like. Luckily with a bit[...]
Read More Sierra/North Again…
What? It looked comfortable last night…. Off to Penticton today for a Bog session. ShortRound got some satisfaction the Jeep Line. Javi killed the teeters… ..and Josh killed everything. There was a bit of a session later on with an old gap too. Everyone was stepping it up. Including Barb, who counts this as her[...]
Read More You Guys Are Still Here?…
Wait a sec….weren’t we just in the Kootenays? How’d we get to Penticton? Yep…that was a late night drive if there ever was one. Owing to my stupidity of the day before, I elected to take today off and rest the arm a little, but my bike got to get out and play courtesy of[...]
Read More WFSE – Day 8…
Happy Birthday Canada. Well almost. Check out the wheels on Barb’s bike. We finally got the beast finished. Some urban camo for all you military types…. Along with our Brit friends, Sven and Dorothy from the Shore have come up for a visit on this rainy Friday. They’ve never ridden the Okanagan, so a little[...]
Read More Canada Day Long Weekend – Day 1…
We decided to head down to Penticton today for a chance at getting a bit of progression outta the fresh meat. Nothing gets your confidence going like a session on the Peat Bog. Here’s Jason seeing how long he can balance on the middle of a teeter. Another MoneyShot for Barb. Yeah, it’s a stock[...]
Read More Band of Bros- Redux Day 2…
