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My Secret Garden
Posted by Ian on 2008-10-30
Richmond has very little in the way of dirt jumps and for the last few years the only place we have had is the city bike park. The park is great for beginner to intermediate riders, but it is really lacking in advanced terrain. About three years ago a few friends of mine started building at a new location, but it never became any better or more challenging than the city bike park due to many people having different ideas of what to be build and a lack of motivation.
A few months ago my friend Alex and I set off to build some jumps that would be bigger and more challenging than the bike park. We set off to the long forgotten location and decided to start from scratch. Our first task was to collect all of the garbage and dismantle all the failed attempts at people building stunts. It was amazing how much better the place looked just by getting rid of all the junk.
This really motivated us and made us jump on to the next problem we had to deal with. Richmond is flat and dirt jumps work better with a slope or at least a way to get speed. The only answer was to build a roll in. Over the next few days we built like crazy and made a 13 foot tall roll in with a drop option. From there the place slowly came together and became our Secret Garden.
That's all for now, Ian.
From Rags to Riches....
Posted by Cutties on 2008-10-30
From Rags to Riches in a weekend. My Demo paint job was very abused from a season of shuttling and riding all over, so I got some chemical paint stripper and disassembled my bike one afternoon. I let the stripper do most of the work, with only lending a hand here and there;). When most of the paint was off I went at it with steel wool where the stripper didn't get everything off. After a couple hours the next day cleaning up all the paint , it was time to build this fresh new beauty up . When assembled My good buddy Kyle Norbraten was kind enough to make me some sweet ass new decals for my fresh paint....I mean paintless job. I then polished it and it almost looks chrome, I only have pictures before the polish.(Note: this may void warranty)
From Rags to Riches in a weekend.
Curtis
Tech Tip
Posted by on 2008-10-15
After getting my Fox40 back from James at Suspensionwerx for a little maintenance, I was noticing that my rear tire was sliding around all over the place on the steep and deep. I figured that because the fork was a little softer that I was in a more forward position. I adjusted rebound, compression, sag, lowering tire pressures and even switching out the rear tire but nothing would help. I was riding the steepest terrain around which usually doesn't bother me but I was losing my coinfidence. I didn't know what else I could do so I was just doing some parking lot brake testing and when I squeezed the front brake, my rear tire locked up.
"Tech Tip" - after you take off your fork, make sure you put your front and rear brake on the proper side.
Another Day in Whistler
Posted by Eamonn Duignan on 2008-09-29
When I received a phone call from Darryl Leniuk, photographer extraordinaire, and he suggested that we go and shoot some scenic Whistler Peak action, on what was meant to be a blue bird day, what else could I say, but I’m in? However, when we arrived in Whistler, our perfect day for shooting kinda fell apart. What was meant to be an epic sunny day quickly became overcast, and what was meant to be a leisurely guided trip to the peak, quickly turned into a grunt of a hiking trek, as our guide was a no show. As they say, shit happens, and as such we tried to make the best of a rapidly deteriorating situation. So we jumped on the Gondola, tied up our laces nice and tight, and gave'er the boots. In the end, and after all our hardships, we got some pretty cool shots, and a few blisters to boot...get it, to boot? Lame jokes, aside, and I mean lame, here are some of the shots we got on that fateful day, enjoy.
Some upper Whistler action. Photo: Darryl Leniuk
Just another day at the office. Photo: Darryl Leniuk
Whistler goodness...it's worth the hike. Photo: Darryl Leniuk
Just one of the perks of shooting in Whistler. Photo: Darryl Leniuk
Thankfully Darryl didn't want to hike any further! Photo: Darryl Leniuk
Bowen Island - Land of Steeps and Loam
Posted by on 2008-09-23
Last Saturday we got the call from Dangerous Dan to come over as he finished building some new loamy trails. Our group is always game for something new and especially when there is loam involved.
Danger with his heft steed and star wars wheels.
The drive up to top of Mt. Gardner involves having a key for the gate and a 4x4. I think we got 10 bikes on the Ford with room to spare.
The shuttle only takes you half ways up and then its a 30 minute or so hike a bike along a hiking trail to the top. This is a view point almost half the hike up. The temperature was nice and cool so it wasn't so bad of an up.
Once at the top, it was time to suite up for the knar knar.
I didn't manage to snag many photos on the descent as I had my mind in survival mode. It was pretty loose and steeper than I remembered. I had traction issues on the way down. I did let some air out and it did help but the rear was still not grabbing as much I would have liked but the tire was pretty worn. If you ever decide to ride on Bowen, make sure you have fresh tires and good brakes as your going to need them. Bowen probably has the steepest, knarliest natural trails I've ever rode. Thumbs up for sure !
Below is some the craftsmanship you'll find at Bowen. Absolutely top notch. This bridge was actually bolted into the rock.
The Bowen builders have stepped away from the skinnies and have added more air. This series is similiar to Air Supply on Fromme
This wall ride kicked ass !
Part of crew chilling waiting for the shuttle return and for beer. Fred cranked case on the last gaps and broke his guide and chain ring.
Mandatory pint while waiting for the ferry.
Dave doing his imitiation of Chris Holm.
Shout to Cam Calder for the photos....
JW
