Going Coastal

Ahhh, that’s more like it.  I mean, the Shore is nice enough when it’s wet, but really…..

Ya gotta ride it when it’s wet.  The usual cast of characters was out in force.  Dan…

..and Lane….

..although it’s hard to tell who is who with the artsy blur action.

The lovely Aimee, seriously stepping up her game over the past couple of seasons.

She gets shot of the day on her 2009 Norco show bike.

Oh yeah, there’s a bunch of new stuff on Fromme too.  Check out this extension on Pipeline.

I guess having long lost locals show up made us nostalgic, so we finished off with a hidden treasure known as “The Diggler”.

A good place to get your steep on, and it even had a bunch of loam on it. Dan gets runner up for this shot.  Although you know what they say about guys that ride purple bikes….

Aimee was feelin’ it on the approach.

She was tasting it ont he exit though.  No harm done.  Maybe Lane lost a bit of hair…

Speaking of old dudes, there was some kind of birthday party that night, and they came outta the woodwork for it.  Even Dustin Adams showed up.

Well, it’s not every day that Corky turns 30.  Way to go Gabe. You’re over the hill now….

More AC/BC

No visit to the Shore would be complete without a ride on Fromme. Besides, the boys haven’t much of a chance to prove their worthiness yet.

Proven…

We hit up the usual, Upper OilCan, Sideshow/Air Supply, Espresso, Lower Crippler lap.

Some stuff was pretty slick today, but the amount of work done on Fromme this summer is really good, and the trails are looking excellent. We even got some sun towards the end of the ride. Oh, and check out that “grip tape” on the log. Purple anodized Mag 21 brake arches. Sweet.

The constant repetition of skinny log to rockface on this lap made an impression. After the fourth or fifth one, everyonehad a chance to slide down one.

We managed to get back to Seymour for one more hot lap before calling it a day, and the Aussies managed to impress me one last time by going swimming at the end. Even by Canadain standards, that water is pretty cold. And on a day when we had an oil spill around the corner too (I didn’t know this at the time).

Thanks for coming out. I had a great couple of days riding, and the free t-shirt (Rollin’ on 26, top left) made it even better.

Die Rasenmaher – Day 7

Last day already?

Well, I guess we should drag ourselves up Fromme then. It must be the last day; the sun is out.

As usual, the climb wasn’t everyones cup of tea, but I think it was worthwhile. We spent extra time at the top of Oilcan to ensure that we got into the correct grrove for the rest of the descent.

Stefan makes extra sure…

Here’s my Sterling Lorence knockoff angle….

Rob J put on an Air Supply clinic for us.

Yup, that’s why they pay him the big bucks.

As we were such a big group, we split up and sent some of the crew down Pipeline while the more adventurous came with me down Expresso.

A charming little trail…

We also split again when we got to Lower Ladies.

Peter was in heaven here.

Another EXCELLENT tour with our German friends. Thanks to all of you who came out:

Sabine Höll
Walter Höll
Christian Moprgenroth
Stefan Morgenroth
Frank Gielsdorf
Ulrich Gielsdorf
Gerlinde Winter
Herbert Winter
Ralph Busack
Anne Thiele
Stefan Sander
Nadine Baumrucker
Ben Bauernschmid
Peter Kemmerer
Martin Berger

Rob J
Karen
Holger

See you in September of 2007. We’re going to Kamloops!