Month: July 2003

Mountain Biking Seymour

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July 2nd.

Yesterday was, Yay Canada!!! Evelyn and John King and John B came out today. Unfortunately we didin’t make it too far before Evelyn crashed off a small jump and really racked it up. Luckily we have a good hospital nearby, but I had no idea youcold get THAT hurt on such a small drop. Can you spell lacerated liver? At least it’s OK now, but Ev will have to take it easy for a few weeks. After we got her settled, John B and I went up and finished the ride from where we evacuated John and Ev.

Always great.

The So-Cal crew showed up at my house around ten for beer and company until 1 am, when we ran out of liquor.

July 3rd.

So-Cal Day! Jack, Jim Clarke, Jimmy, and Aimee made the return trip. First we had to go to the airport to get their bikes out of customs. After about ten hours of wanking on phone lines, it only took ten minutes to get the bikes back. I hate beureaucracy.

The usual Seymour run in the morning (CBC Corcscrew Pingu Boogieman) and then after lunch we hit Neds and the river. Jack pulled the deadman float in the river for the refresher. A fine end to the day at The Raven for beers and eats and we put another one away.

July 4th.

Yay USA!!

What better way to celebrate than a couple of runs on Cypress with the So Cal crew. Scott from the Bay area came out as well. We hit Mystery Downhill to start, then we did a Pre-Reaper, Blind Skier, Paul Hogan’s Firehose, and the fabulous and new Family Man.

Lunch was a quick sandwich at Safeway, and we did another Seymour run via Pangor. I have never seen Jack so tired. Funny how he actually rides a bit better when he’s sleepy. Scott, that sucka for punishment, had to do more, and the Team UglyStick guys showed up just in time for a high speed Seymour dash at dusk.

That’s four North Shore runs in one day.

Sleepy…..so very sleepy.

July 5th.

Brad McGee wins the Prologue

Big day with Team UglyStick. We did an epic Seymour loop on a bunch of oldschool trails that I could tell you about, but then I’d have to kill you. It took about five hours to get back to the house,where we drank lots of beer and cooked up a load of steaks. Gotta love that Mad Cow Disease. Mmmmmmmmmmm……..cheap meat.

July 6th.

Sent the uglyStick boys out with a cross country ride, NorthShore style. That means climbing up to do the same trails. We hit up the C***Buster for a change of flava today. God I love that trail. Anyway, the rest of John Kings group came out today, and Evelyn is out of the hospital, so we did the usual Seymour stuff. We also helped with the trail maintenance day on CBC and then hit the Raven for a pint and some pizza. On the final lap of the day, John King went down and tweaked his knee. Ouch. Here’s hoping it’s not too bad. Knees are so hard to diagnose.

And that’s it. You are up to date and I am off to the Okanagan for a pile of desert freeriding.

Mountain Biking with the Bush Pilot

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For our last day we all came out of the gate pretty flat. I hit the Peeler from Cove Bikes for a few runs. Unfortunately I ran the derailleuyr into the spokes and Mr Happy into the rear tire. Ouch. Everyone else seemed to have at least one mechanical or hard crash. Too much fun isn’t always healthy.

Hit the road, had a great meal in Merritt at a pub, and rolled into Vancouver around midnight.

Go to Sun Peaks. You won’t be disappointed.

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Mountain Biking Kamloops

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For our second day In the ‘Loops we hit Harper Mtn. Broken Head has built up a whole slew of new stuff on Harper. Most of it is moderate height skinnies with six foot airs, and all the older three and four footers have been buffed out. The newest stuff is huge. One booter throw you out twenty feet with at least ten feet of step down. The potential for air is limitless as the mountain drops away in a loonnnnggg tranny. Then there is a double corkscrew ramp, another big step down, and a fifteen foot gap.

For the afternoon we hit up the line off of the front of Lolo. A cold front came in just as we dropped in, making the powerlines overhead hum in the wind. The trail also goes through a huge field of long grass, and with the winds it was blowing all over.

Wild.

Anyway, lots of sick bridges and drops. I finally stepped up and did a bit bigger drop with about an eight footer near the end. Sweet, sweet lines.

Finished the day with a huge chinese feast at the Oriental Gardens in downtown Kamloops, and then back to the Peaks for a hot tub and bed.