Tippie/Fenton Wedding

Froriders, the mountain bike equivalent of Juggalos.

I wasn’t even supposed to be here, but due to a continued sucking in the tourism sector in BC, I found myself with a fully charged Prius and enough time to get to Whistledog to catch a pretty damn good party.  And you can tell by the hat that I wasn’t the only one to rip down from the Kootenays to be there.

That’s another old Cove’r, Tim-o (or has he likes to be called, Madrone), also known as Sarah’s brother.

It was a bit surreal, as I claim Brett as one of my better friends in the bike world, and Sarah as one of my better friends from the old Cove.  When world collide, you get scenes like this one below (it’s a pretty big pic, might take a bit to view….):

For some reason, I’ve got a bunch of pics of Sarah’s ass.  What can I say?  I’m weak that way.

Hee hee hee hee! 

About to drop in with 100 or so riders, and the newly married couple of Mrs. Tippie and Mr. Fenton.  On the subject of “Something borrowed, something blue,” I don’t know what Sarah had that was blue, but she did borrow my knee pads for the ride.  Glad I could be there for ya.

And in other old faces, we ran into Matt from the UK, who came out with the Release the Candy tour a few years back.  Or as we like to call him…

“Princess!”  (read the purse carefully, it’s sorta hard to see.)

Die Rasenmaeher 2011

Also known as the Geile Titten tour of 2011. Not because we found any, it just sounds awesome with a Bavarian accent.

So cheesy, they’re even staying in a faux Bavarian haus in Whistledog. Of course, it’s run by a pair of Brits, but when in Whistler…  Being a Brit, we got Martin to drive our shuttle today.  Which he did famously, which only makes sense as he’s a former World Rally Championship driver.

As their first day outside of the park, we were off to Pemberton today. C’mon boys, it’s not that steep!

I wonder if that log is slippery?

Ahhhh, that would be somewhat greasy then.

Seriously though, who even rides these things anymore?

Look close, there’s people on bikes in there someplace.

It’s been a while since my last Pemby confession, and it seems there’s been a few changes. Even old faves like the Mackenzie Cruise are seeing a few upgrades.

There’s also some new lines, like the rusty Trombone.

It’s basically like every other trail in Pemby, but even more so. Open rock, views, lots of green moss. Oh, and steep…

The PeterBomb, on final approach. Funny how the lightest bike AND the heaviest bike in this group are both 7″ travel Nicolais.

Holgie earning his Lowenbrau.

New favourite Pemby trail: Stimulus.

It’s also is steep, with lots of open rock, not to mention ultra flowy and quite long by Pemberton standards.

Oh, and there’s this one spot where you can catch some air off a small drop.

Then get kicked sideways into some rocks and eat a big pile of moss.

Oh, and put a nice size dent in your Giant Glory.

So long as you don’t fall off this drop, it’s all good.

There you go, the classic view over the river to Mt Currie.

Prost!

… one of my favourite pics of the day. I call this, “Germans splitting the tab.”

Oh, and a big thumbs down to the Whistler Brew House for easily the worst meal I’ve ever had in that town. Those guys used to be good, what the hell happened?

Fel Ci Efo Dau Gynffon – Day 13

The Dreaded Thirteenth Day.

Ahhh, but 13 is a lucky number to the Welsh.

So…Holly would be the only soul brave enough to try out the Whistler classics like A River Runs Through It.

The rest of them were too scared, and went downhilling in the bike park. How odd….

I guess they were put off by some of hte locals referring to it as “A Gorby Walks Through It.”

Hey Darth.

Wouldn’t want to look….silly or anything.

Don’t see any walking here anyway.

Ahhh, with weather like this it doesn’t matter. It’s a good time for all.

I had to get out for a couple of park laps myself. This tour is winding down, and I’m running on empty.

Yes…. feel the power of the Dark Side.

A freerider is born.

No time to be maudlin, but this was one of the most epic trips we’ve done. I’m totally spent, completely empty. Nothing left but to have a good night out on the town, run the kids back to the airport, and send it on the drive home.

God love a Welshman…..