Year: 2008

Slugging Rats

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Garry and Stash came up for a quick rip today. I was a bit stunned still after the weekend, but I figured a little Builders Only rip was the best thing to shake the cobwebs out.

It was awesome out there. Still loamy and tacky, and ultra lush with flowers everywhere.

Poor Garry though. He’s been struggling with a bike that’s a bit too big for him and he’s in a bit of a rut. What I call “slugging rats”, where no matter what you do, it all goes wrong.

Sorta like this….

Black eye, concussion, broken nose, and a broken full face helmet. Trial by blood? Baptism by fire? Nah, sluggin’ rats. Don’t worry Garry, it can only get better from here.

WhistGnar Trip – Day 3

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Ok, it’s time to get outta here. But not before we say “howdy, y’all!” to Wyld Willy. I had a quick visit and got all styled out with some fresh Spectrum Techwear goodies.

As it was raining, we made the call to hit the Shore on the way home. My first ride there in about a year.

Some things, like CBC, never change. For those of you wondering, CBC is unofficially open. There is no snow, and it’s in really good condition right now.

The Kelowna locs did all right too. This sure ain’t no desert, yo.

Of course, it’s pretty hard to not have a good time on a Ned’s lap.

Our new pal Andrew Mitchell (hyper fast Cove Bikes racer boy) shows us how to nose manual. Sorry about the blurs, I’m trying out a new camera.

Justin hurt his knee at Whistler, and so got to enjoy a day of driving the van down Seymour. Hey Justin, got your ticket?

Three laps of Seymour put the rest of the crew down for the count. That was a seriously rad weekend. Looks like it’s gonna be a semi-annual. I think we’ll have to go back in early October or something.

WhistGnar Trip – Day 2

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The traditional gratuitious bear shot.

Another rad day of shredding today. As it was an extended play session, it was also a day to get the gear dialled in. Had a quick visit with Tyler over at SRAM to change out a rear spring. For anyone thinking of doing a Vivid on a Knolly, consider going down about 50lbs on your usual spring. I’m on a 400lb now and it’s awesome. Plus I got to hang with Tyler and check out his wicked Chromag he was buffing out.

Thanks Tyler.

Also hung out at FanatykCo and got the ride dialled in by Len. He went above and beyond on the service. A huge thanks to Scott, Sara, Len, Kev, and everyone else down at the shop. They should be your first stop if you ever need your bike fixed in Whistler.

So I had a great day of riding. Kind of rough to start, but I stayed out until about 7:30 and finally had that run I was looking for. I’ve been struggling with the speed, and I’ve still got some healthy fear associated with a potentially fatal crash Ihad inthe park a couple of years ago. But as the park emptied out late in the day I managed to clear my head a bit and had that ‘click’ finally happen. I think I’m just so used to being on trails with no other riders around that I needed some quiet time out there to get my ride on.

I don’t know if this guy got his ride on, but he did manage to get his face on a pizza.

Ah Whistler…..