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.