Year: 2006

Rich and Lazy? – Pt 1

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Well, I don’t kow if that describes any of us, but you can always join the debate at NSMB.com if youre interested.

Yup, first heli drop of the year. A little celebration. You know, the full moon in June, a couple of birthdays, an engagement.

What do I really care? I’m just happy that’s my bike in the sling there.

The weather was really decent, too. It was raining in Vancouver, hailing in Whistler, and we had mostly sunny skies.

Well, it couded over from time to time, nad there was a really brief sprinkle of rain at one point, but nothing serious.

The best part was the 20′ of snow on the ground.

Once you got he hang of it you could wail down anything, so we hit some lines that are essentially cliffs when the snow is gone.

Harley even came out, which is awsome since she’s 12 years old now. I thought for sure this would be her last time up there, but she did just fine.

Roy looks pretty gripped here.

One of the Queebs (thats slang for Quebecois for you foreign types).

It’s big terrain.

Totally unrideable without snow, massively fun with. I somehow pulled a couple of hundred feet down one of those pitches with BOTH wheels locked up.

So many pics, I gotta split the post up. Here, watch Wade eat for a bit….

Wade Simmons Freeride Experience
July 9th to July 22nd.
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Rich and Lazy? – Pt 2

Posted on by Smoke

Actually, there was plenty of this sort of action before lunch. It’s hard to show how incredible this forest is in a pic.

Suffice to say you expect Frodo to appear at any second.

There’s a couple of steep sections from time to time. Some of them you just have to session.

Like this one.

..and this one.

OK, that’s lunch. Feeling rested? Good, cause here we go again.

It’s been a while since I took a little bike down any of these. It’s way more exciting this way (oooh, Joe Boxer!).

So many first timers…

..you can almost taste the fear.

Of course, there’s always the price to be paid. This is one of the climbs. If you look closely, you will see the faster members of the group up above on the cliff.

Of course, for every action the is an equal and opposite AWESOME ROCK to play with. Tuck and roll, Wade…tuck and roll.

Skip gets even Awesomer.

Happy Birthday Jacques.

Well, I feel fine. Anyone up for another lap?

I’ll take this as a “no.”

Harley seemed OK with it.

Something about cold draft beer at the end of an epic just seems right.

Wade Simmons Freeride Experience
July 9th to July 22nd.
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CBC Ripper

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Welcome to the CBC Ripper. I’ll be your waiter this evening….

A great day for racing. Some wet and slick weather to make it more interesting.

This section near the end (the 2 rock faces) claimed more than a couple of victims.

No serious injuries though, which suited me fine as I was the 1st Aid guy for the lower part of the course.

Because of that, I got to go first. In keeping with my “Racing is Stupid” theme, I didi it chainless and got thouroughly spanked.

Yep, it’s the Shore.

Someone must have been in a hurry this morning.

Damn wallride. I bet ya only 5 or 6 riders got both wheels over the line.

Alo-o-o-o-o-o-o-ha….

Mountain Bike Action shot.

I always said Geoff Pendrell looked good in a dress.

Another MBA shot.

Jacques, you should get a set of tires for this one.



….and Satan takes a break. I guess he was tired after Tuesday.

Rippin…

…..slippin….

…and hittin it.

Wade Simmons Freeride Experience
July 9th to July 22nd.
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