ReReturn of the Jedi – Last Day

Posted on July 20, 2007 by Smoke

This is it…that end of the road for another year. Let’s take a moment to reflect whilst driving down a lonely road on a grey summer morning…..

Photo:Tony Doyle

Awwww, hell with that. Let’s go bang a lap on Seymour.

Photo:Tony Doyle

Not much has changed up here. It’s a bit rougher than the first time this crew rode it, but bascially the same.

Photo:Tony Doyle

About the only thing that was different was that the boys are TOTALLY THRASHED FROM THE BEST TOUR WE EVER PUT ON FOR THEM.

Photo:Tony Doyle

Just sayin…..

Photo:Tony Doyle

See, the idea was that we would go over to the Toonie Drop to give Tony a chance to wail off a huge cliff to cap off the trip, but even though we got through 2 weeks of intense trails without a serious injury, the crew was simply too beat up to deal with anything bigger than the PileDriver.

Photo:Tony Doyle

And even at that, only a couple of dudes hit it up.

Photo:Tony Doyle

So that’s it. This was supposed to be the last Jedi Council Canada trip, but after pulling out the stops like we did, I think there may be another in the future. Not to mention the new young guns that have yet to see the rest of what BC has to offer.

Oh, and after everyone left I found out about a whole pile of stuff that we missed which is right up the Jedi Alley.

We’ll leave you with these shots from our lovely hostess, Jill from the Riding Fool Hostel.
Photo: Jill Banting

Photo: Jill Banting

Many thanks to the many people that helped us out on this tour, especially:

Riding Fool Hostel
Mt Washington Bike Park
Mountain City Cycles (Get a freekin website, eh?)
Stubz, and his parents

Quick Visit

Posted on May 5, 2007 by Smoke

Had to go back to Vangroovy for the NSMBA Trail Day we were sponsoring, and I was smart enough to bring my bike in for a quick ride.

I happened to run into the same group of guys in a few spots onthe way down, so I snapped a few shots.

As luck would have it, I rode withone of these dudes a couple of years ago on the St. George’s KVR trip.

Which is sort of funny considering that I’m going to be heading out on that trip in a few days.

Last Shore Ride (As A Local)

Posted on March 31, 2007 by Smoke

As if I’d never come back….

Actually, I ended up riding Seymour again on April 1st, but I had to drive all the way from Summerland to do it. Just a tourist now.

I couldn’t do my last loc’s ride with my usual riding buddy, as Wade is in Nepal right now. I’m never at a loss for folks to ride with though, so I hit up the coffee shop for some morning java and it took all of about 40 seconds to hook up a ride with Mike.

We went up to assess the winter’s impact on CBC. It’s in great shape, all things considered. A few trees down and a couple of washouts, but overall it’s dry and clear of snow.