Cycleactive Returns

The owner of Cycleactive came by today for a little R&D. We did a trip for his company back in 2005, but we’ve never met before.

He didn’t have a lot of time, but we managed a little rip out on the Mice near Naramata. The usual crap weather and scenery ensued…

Oh, and his charming wife came along for the adventure as well.

No need to hide fromthe paparazzi, it’s just me. We thought we’d try another winery at the end of the ride, as there’s so many to choose from. This time it’s the Red Rooster.

Good thing her name’s Siobhan, not Art….

I don’t think she likes Pirates either.

Only a couple of months old and already she’s thrown up in a restaurant. That’s my girl…..

Bonus map today:


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Fel Ci Efo Dau Gynffon – Day 12

What’s this, another big smile?

Ah…we must be in Squamish then.

My old stomping grounds. there are few places better for XC riding than Squamish.

Plus all that coastal rainforest and surrounding peaks with glaciers looks so much like Wales…

Well, we even managed a few bits of bridgework today.

This is part of my super secret endless loop out in Squamish. Right here we’re on Dead End Loop, but we can do many hours of various levels of singletrack out here.

We spent some time on the slightly more advanced bridges of “Don’t Tell Jude.”

I’m alwasys amused by how intimidated people are by the woodwork. In most respects, it’s easier than regular riding.

It’s just a little bit up in the air…

Here’s a random local showing how it’s done.

Actually, our Brits did remarkably well on this section, once they put their fears away.

They had a bit more trouble with this one. So it’s long, it’s flat, wide and straight. A little yelling and Holly got this one nailed. Sorry to scream at you, but you’d hate yourself later for not doing this one.

Lunchtime and a view. These are hard to come by in the rain forest, consider yourselves lucky.

We were pretty thrashed by the new experiences of wet and slippery bridges, so we opted for the guilty pleasures of shredding the Alice Lakes trails. They re-open to the public after September 16th, and they are truly awesome. Nothing tech, just loamy and flowy goodness for several slightly downhill kilometers.

Which is why there’s no pics of that part. Too busy going fast.

Here, try the map instead.


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Fel Ci Efo Dau Gynffon – Day 10

Awwwwwwwwww….I think summer is finally over. Cold and wet this morning. A few of us are taking the day off to go to Lillooet. I gues somebody kind of needs some X-rays (a bug blue hand this morning).

The rest of the gang was heading up for Camel Pass with Martin.

Ooooo….looks cold. Sure glad I didn’t fly out to Lorna last night with Cory and Margus (it turns out it was incredibly wet and muddy to the point that they had to WALK their bikes downhill).

Yep, there’s snow in them thar hills.

Well, it might be cold and a bit dreary, but it’s still spectacular.

Plus the climb is tough enough to keep even these blue bloods nice and warm.

Fingers tend to get a bit cold though…

Just kidding, that’s Rob’s hand. If you look close you’ll see a nice spiral fracture of his driving finger. What a bummer.

I think he would rather have been freezing his fingers off up here though.

I’ve never actually done this particular ride. Thanks go out to Martin for showing this one off to the crew.

Not much more I can tell you about this one.

It’s a bit of a climb up…

…it’s a spectacular view…

…it’s a bit cold out today….

…Martin seems to have his stock angles on the pics worked out….

…and the weather is just like Wales.

See you on the next one.