Make It Reign – 2

And here they come…

This is what they came for (that’s a hundred grand on the roof of my van right there).

Oh, and this would be “them.”  A whole pack of bike journalists from Canada, the US, Germany, France, and Japan.

After a great warmup session on some of the new trails in Pemby, we got down to work.  Some guys on the Glory, the rest on the Reign.

The rain forest is looking pretty dry right now.

Some big climbs (actually a 60 second push up to Jim-Jam).

Behind the scenes with Sterling Lorence.  The image from his POV is much more epic than my snapshot.  That’s why he gets the big bucks…

Then finish with some bevvies around the pool.  Can’t ride too hard on the first day.  Gotta hit the big heli drop in the morning.

Giant Demo’s and Free Shuttles

Check out that Giant van.  That thing is huge, yo.

And it comes with a Giant tent, too.

Dave is just regular size, but he did bring a fairly large assortment of spicy snacks for us to enjoy between laps.

Stan got a giant workout wrangling bikes for over 30 riders.

Some giant horns for a good event.

And another shot of Stan being a good influence on the next generation, and I’m out.

Thanks to Giant and Freedom for a great Friday night.

Sorry about the no riding shots, but I was chasing the sun and didn’t have time to stop for pics.  4 days on the KVR and Reg and I really needed to give’r, so we did.

 

Next up… the Peel Out in Williams Lake!