Month: August 2004

Cypress Hill Beatdown

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Yeah, Cypress.

It was just going to be one fo those days. As it turned out, it was the last of the dry days as well.

Here’s how things got underway.

Custom rotor shaping courtesy of the Mystery Downhill.

I can fix it. My Dad’s a TV repairman. He’s got the ULTIMATE set of tools.

It was overcast and with the thick sumer growth, really dark in the trees. This is just a long excuse for having a lot of blurry shots from today. But it was really dark. Honest.

Still, with the magic of Photoshop you can make things look oh so sunny and pleasant.

After two sarm up runs, half the crew was too beat up to continue. It’s a long trip, eh?

Actually, it was so dry out that it made the trails really treacherous. Crazy ball-bearings on all the corners and loose trenches on the straights.

Gary, on the other hand, just got stronger as the trip went on.

Here’s Eric gunning for the same gap. Notice the flight path and how it differs from Gary’s.

“Hi Ladies”

Then we went to check out this little stepdown gap around the corner.

“Uh Dude? Could you maybe stretch up here a bit more? I’m not bending over for a Pilsener.”

Kobau Cruising

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Or “How Tired I Felt After Hammering the Peat Bog All Day Yesterday.”

Funny how tired we all felt after spending a couple of days at…

Oh God. We have to do this again?

I noticed that the crew over at PureMTB.com were wondering what happened to all the carnage shots.

Well, here you go.

Actually, everybody pulled out a good one today. FunBobby pops some wood.

I did too, only bigger.

Round log, sketchy teeter totter, and FLEXING BICEPS.

Eric keeps it upright (I think it’s Eric).

Trask getting a little “Head” on the Head Drop.

Barb gets her share.

Eric reverting to form.

Back in the open again.

A bit of rain made a huge difference to the dust. The clay was unbelievably grippy. Gary couldn’t quite get over how hard you could corner in it.

Some trail hazards here are unlike anywhere else in Canada.

Another epic sunset at the pub at the end of the ride.

…And the traditional passed out in the smelly van shot.

Of Squirrels and Men

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Back at the Peat Bog.

Time to get things warmed up.

Code 4 booter to flat. Go FunBobby!

Calvin’s in there too.

Gary dropping in with confidence.

King, master of his domain.

Trask, puffin’ up the pipes for the camera.

King inspecting the ghetto styles of Emergency Exit.

Uh. ye-e-e-e-a-a-a-a-a-ah–h—h—–h.

Or, put another way.

Thanks to FunBobby and Squirrel for making that possible.

OK, back to riding. Or hucking it. Go on Barb. Make all the big strong boys feel dumb. It’s good for business. They love it….really.

Blair Witch style.

Barb again.

More Blair Witch.

Flex it out buddy.

OK Barb, you can hit it bigger if you want. I left out Kings crash here because it’s jsut so much more impressive on video, and you will have to wait until Gary gets that posted on his site first.

And another epic sunset on the beach to round things out.