north shore

Affengeil – Day 1

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Ja, super cool.  Andreas has returned, after a four year absence.  And he brought friends this time.

We actually did a run of Fromme first, but like an idiot I forgot my camera.  Look…it was a short notice trip and I drove down from Kelowna in the morning.  You’ll have to forgive me this time.  Anyway, I’ll have some pics from the guys’ cameras later.  Fromme was rad, we had a great time. 

Second run we hooked up with some washed up Rocky Mtn. rider, and also Norona, Arthur, and a whole pile of other locals.

I don’t know where we went though.  Somewhere by a big tree.  Better pics tomorrow.

A Shore Story

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This is a very short story.  And somewhat sad.  I was through town and had a short time to get a ride in on Seymour, so I pedaled up to the halfway mark where there’s still a little bit of snow. That was the long part of the story.

About 200’ down from here, I slashed my sidewall and totally ruined my rear tire.  Ah well, I still rode down.

OK, now everybody cry  (boo hoo hoo…..)

Going Coastal

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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….