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Odds and Sods

Posted on by Smoke

And what an odd bunch of sods they are.  Non stop fun and games around here.   Halloween saw a small race, the Reaper Ripper, to wrap up the club events for the season.  Barb and I managed to win the mixed relay category, but that’s only because we were the only mixed team.  Evan managed to finish the whole course up and down before I’d even made it to the top.

…and I think I know what someone wants for Christmas.   A big THANKYOU to Mike at Dakine Canada for setting me up with some gack for next year.

Still lots of riding to be had, and everything is sunshine and rainbows.

Casino Royale Rebuild

Posted on by Smoke

I’ve really been off the back for trail work this year.  Apparently it’s a normal part of becoming a parent, and I’ll be able to put a lot more time in again in a year or two, but for now it’s sort of sad how little I’ve been able to get done this season.

At least I’m out there a little bit.  Brant and Andrew (and lots of other folks) have been out a lot resurrecting all the old Gillard trails that were destroyed in the fire of 2003.

They have already re-opened Casino Royale, and now we’re out clearing Lower Casino, which I didn’t even know existed.  It’s pretty hard to find in places, but there’s a bunch of old decrepit stunts to follow.  Andrew is able cut some new lines that are pretty clear, too.

Well, until you hit this swamp.  This is when Ryan showed up to show us the way, as he worked on the old trail way back in the day.

Ummm…where is that trail, again?

OK, so we’ve got a bit of work ahead of us.  Still, with just a handful of MTBco members out today, we got a good third or more of the line cleared and some nice features rebuilt.

Next year….that’s gonna be a great line.

Gillard Trail Day

Posted on by Smoke

The last Trail Day of the spring is here.  It’s just too hot and dry from here on out to get any quality work done. Honestly, with events almost every week, it’s just too much work anyway.  Luckily, Gillard is in really good shape this year.  Just a few notable spots, like this stunt on Wobbly Pops, to fix up.

There was also this problem root ball on Boss Hog.  We had a serious lack of saws today, so we took turns with an axe and cleared it by hand.  It’s a double stump, too.

May hands make short work, though.  Ryan also went crazy on a bunch of older stunts on BH that were falling down, and there’s a couple of sweet additions and some general buffage all around.  The Hog hasn’t looked this good since before the fire.

A bunch of guys also went and buffed out Kerplop, so that one is prime now too.  Big thanks to Kelly at Fresh Air for putting this together.