Freedom Bikes Ladies Nite

Posted on May 23, 2007 by Smoke

Every Tuesday night in Penticton is Ladies Nite, thanks to our friend Jules here. Barb and I went out to assist in any way we thought we could last week and to meet some more of the locals.

Several local ladies showed up, so we loaded a few into the van for an intro to the Peat Bog and an informal session of sorts.

The girls were all pretty keen to try out some tougher terrain than they usually get out on.

Of course, it’s not always smooth sailing.

We got a nice sunset while we were out.

Jules shows us how to negotiate a tricky downhill section.

Not everyone could get it as smooth, though.

It was a fun little rip, and to top it off, we lost our spare keys to the van (those Hide-A-Keys don’t always work) so we got to hang out and enjoy the last of the sunset for a while longer.

Thanks, BCAA. Ladies Nite is every tuesday at Freedom Bikes. All abilities and all persuasions are welcome.

Band of Brothers

Posted on June 15, 2006 by Smoke

A bunch of guys from the States, mostly related. How will I keepthem under control? Ahhh, the dog will help…..

The trip started a bit slow. There was yet another accident in front of us. We didn’t have to render first aid this time, but we did get to hang out on the highway for a good portion of the night.

I should probably introduce you to another new face around here. Courtenay will be helping out from time to time. She’s seems to be an OK rider….

Here’s Matt on the Peat Bog.

…and here’s Kevin on the same stunt.

Here’s Kevin on the ground.

Jason isn’t related to the rest of them. He’s some kind of foreigner with an unnatural interest in sheep. New Zealand is it?

Courtenay shows us how.

More advice from Courtenay.

Another way to get high in Canada.

Or you could try this way.

Ted on a new stunt on Code 4. Quite a bit of new work on the old trail this year.

Jason again on the road side gap.

Oh, Jason. Is that you? I can see that you’ve never ridden a DH bike before. Yeah….obviously.

Chris throws down a gap. Funny how a little competition between the brothers goes a long way…

The BMX skills look a little rusty there, Matt.

Oh Jason, you’re such an ass….

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Return of the Jedi Council — Part I

Posted on July 14, 2005 by Smoke

Welcome to Canada, eh? What a bunch of loonies…..Tony, Ed, Panama, Pierre, Paul, Stu, Stouph, Mark, and Skip. Thanks for showing up at midnight. At least traffic is light.

Just like last year, we put all the bikes together that night. Bedtime? How does 3 am sound?

We decided to make an early start to the day. As usual, we came across an accident on the highway. This time, a happy ending. The 78 year old rider of this motorcycle walked away from the scene with minor scrapes, and Barb got a job offer from the Princeton Ambulance station.

Bladder break!

Maybe this canyon just scared the piss out of them.

We rolled into Penticton around noon, and took some lunch bbefore heading up to the Peat bog for some warm up laps. Here’s Skip getting reacquainted with a teeter.