Whistler Bike Park Day 5

CK on Fatcrobat, originally uploaded by kendyck1.

July 17
Bear Sitings = 0 (where have they gone?)
Replacement parts= 1 (brake pads Tom)
Picture= CK on Fatcrobat

Today started with much pfaffing to fit my Hayes Stroker Trail brakes. Rear was no problem but front needed the adapter from 6inch to 8inch as I had expected it would need so I phoned around and once again good old Fanatykco came up trumps. I pedaled Tom's bike down there to pick it up and I fitted the front brake.

Then Tom had hassle trying to change his brake pads so I went up for a run alone, by 1pm we were on the mountain.

We rode Crank it up, Schleyer, Karate Monkey, GLC, then up to ride Original Sin, Blue Velvet, In Deep, Fatcrobat (see photo).

Tom rode filthy ape and then tried to launch the step up on Blue Velvet but hauled up on the ramp as it was pretty big and hardly ridden. The route the other side of it was loose steep unridden and not trail built so I left him to it and rode out Blue Velvet.

I finally rode the rocky gully on In Deep but still can't get round the rocky right switch back on Original Sin that is my ghost riding nemesis.

We went up again and I sessioned Crank it up while Tom took a ride down A-line. I'm really riding so much faster and flowier and now taking the bigger table tops and clearing a lot more of them - it's so smooth when you hit the down transition. These brakes are great for me, 1 finger braking at last and more modulation than before plus I don't have to drag the brakes all the time to know I can reach the lever. (I have v. small hands). The brakes are pretty much broken in after a day like that!

We finished early today and did our supermarket shopping! Dinner was kebabs in wraps at home and some Alexander Keths Indian Pale Ales.

We watched an hilarious movie called Tank Girl- very weird but very entertaining.