Actually trying not to look for fish as I ride the "River runs thru it" log bridge cos if I look at the river that is where I go so- I' muttering look at the end, look at the end (no don't look down!) look there's the end!
Wednesday 25 July 2007
Tuesday 17 July 2007
BC MTB Trip 2007
17 July
BC MTB Trip 2007
June 28th - July 17th 2007
Just back from my trip to British Columbia- 18 days awesome mountain biking on the North Shorfe, Squamish, Whistler and Permberton.
Heres an update of all the brutally awesome mountain biking we did....
Day 1 - Galliano Island - took ferry from..... rode the island, had a beer and meal just as the rain came then slept on teh ferry back - a bit jet lagged- good warm up!
Day 2- North Shore- Seymour CBC and Neds Atomic Dustbin with Tim and ....
Day 3- North Shore- Fromme - rode up to Upper Oilcan, did that then Pipeline, then came back up to find????
Day 4- Off to Whistler- staying in a place in Bayshores -went for a play on River runs thru it for a gentle ride
Day 5- Comfortably numb after rainfall - what a climb, climb, climb, flies flies, flies, some cool rock slabs but the long awaited descent never seemed to come it was pedal up and down all the way down- tough day in the saddle but ggod to tick it off. I won't do it again in a hurry tho'!
Day 6- MTB park- all suited up and on Kona Garbanzo bikes we hit the park- first B-line, then up Garbanzo chair for a very wet descent off No joke with melting snow creating a muddy rooty wet rock slab descent. My rear tire was slick and mainly sliding ahead of my front tire - hairy! Conditions no good to go for Khybers tho.
Day 7 - Squamish - Recycle, Psudosuga, Gearjammer route
Day 8- Trash then Kill me Thrill me
Day 9- 1st day with T2R- riding Lost lake slabs and trails
Day 10- MTB park with Lee adn Andy- saw a bear and cub, Crank it up extension onto lower joyride that was best bit. Later did Schleyer and Rock City with John much better.
Day 11 - Freeride day with Craig and Dan just me- shuttled up to Steps,
Day 14- MTB park with Tom et al photo shoot on Crank it up then on Garbanzo, later met Lee and rode with him down from Garbanzo much drier more fun- loved it, riding Giant Faith bike
Day 15- Pemberton with John and Nige, John had an allergic reaction so Dan came out to guide us, met 2 bears on the trail!! Scary.
Day 16- Last day rode alone- River runs thru it, Tunnel Vision, Steps (saw bear on trail on own)- great day
Day 17- Transfer to Vancouver- went for a little ride locally round the Dyke path
Day 18- North Shore Seymour shuttled CBC 3 times, Pingu, Pangor, Neds,
Day 19- Rode the Dyke trail, packed bike and headed for airport- definitely tired but refreshed- great holiday- pity its over as usual.
Day 20- Day off at home to build ikea stuff and breakfast bar before back to work.
Went to Chicago for 2 weeks 3 days later.
Watch this space photos and head cam info coming soon.
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