1st Youth Ride

A bit late on starting the youth rides this year, but hey…I’ve been busy.  Still got a few dudes out for it.

Took it pretty easy for our first ride of the year, but it was no problem for the boys.  All of them were with us last year, so this stuff is no sweat.

Big Mig shooting the Redemption stepup with style.

Park tires on dust don’t really give you the same sort of feel as the big bike, though.

Oh, and an old guy too.

As usual, sunset around here sucks.

Gillard Session

Dave wanted to ride something different today, and since he was going to be in Kelowna we decided to go hit up Gillard.

Only one problem…too many Fags on the bridge.

Haven’t spent much time up in Gillard the past couple of seasons, but it’s looking great.  Tons of work has been done up there.  Hard to believe this network was essentially destroyed by fire.  Here’s Dave on Dr. No, which has had a substantial rebuild this year.

Also finally had a look at the new Casino Royale (lots of pics of the build from Bert and Ernie…I mean Andrew and Brant..at that link).  It’s an incredible trail.  While there are a few really large moves, for the most part it’s more of a technical ride with some 5′ drops and some really, really cool lines.  Highly recommended.

Oh, and thanks to Brooke for driving the shuttle today.  That was awesome.

Day 3 Swiss Kids Peat Bog

Hi Kristy!  Thanks for shuttling!

Last day with Paul and Dani, and for an added bonus Darcy came out.  This is Darcy’s first ride since he almost died last year from a ruptured aorta.  Basically, one guy a year survives this condition.  Greyballs lives!

However, one run was enough.  We did a couple, and this is what they looked like:

The boys have been busy buffing up the Bog this spring.  It’s got more flow now than it’s had in years.  Lots of fun, and not too hard either. 

Thanks to Troy for fixing up the gaps near the end.  They used to be a bit jarring with different lips and oddball distances, but now they flow so sweet…

After a couple of Bog laps, it was time for the Thursday night shop ride.  I think all the epic runs from the past couple of days finally caught up with Paul.

He got away with a little knock to the head, so nothing serious.

Ah yeah…. Thursday.

Good to see you again, Paul.  Have a great time in BC.