Paces

Ian finally starting putting his new bike through it's paces this weekend. 3 rides of varying caliber. 7th Pipeline on Friday, he took it to do some XC trails in Whistler for Sat, and Neds and C-Buster on Sunday.

So far, the news isn't all good.

Ian was sure to make this bike the Nicest in his Armory. Full X-O, custom fork and totally Guchi. The bike is almost a work of art.

Tires and rear shock need to be swapped out we think. DHX air is a junk shock for that bike. I can't understand why all the new Coves have them. It would be nice if the bike shop was better at getting the parts you wanted on your bike instead of convincing you to give some else a try. They are good salesmen over there, but Ian is a wily vet and know what he wants. He should have stuck to his guns and held out for the RP-23 boost.
The Maxxis X-marks have been messing with Ian's head on all woodwork. Too much focus on keeping the bike light. Tire are important and you need the right compound for the job.

The Roller Coaster

Once again today's ride started off under the threat of rain, but it ended up being nice. I headed out solo to hook up with 2 groups of friends on Fromme. By the time I found them at the entrance to pipeline, they had already befriended each other, making my job easy.

The main dish was on Pipeline, with desert on Natural High for those with appetite, and a few rock roller coaster and skinny teeter clinics in the middle.

Lots of blurry pics, but I think I'll just post up the high lite of the day. Nic had never done the Rock Roller Coaster before, but she brought her A game today and decided to giver a go.



She got back up after happy and with renewed confidence in her armor. She had a good day. Good Job Nic!

Free Vert

Today's trip to the Whistler Bike Park is brought to you by Visa: "Visa, the only card you need to get 2 months salary into the shit hole for bike parts, trips and other crap you don't need."

Thanks Visa.

I firmly believe that after Craig's Boot Camp in Utah and Colorado, I deserved a little free vertical at the bike park. Ian and I motored up this morning as the clouds glowered on us with mild rain. I think they decided to leave us alone once they figured out we weren't going away.
Highlights from the day included me doing A-line in it's entirety, getting all 3 of the major rock faces on Old Whistler DH both for the first time, and Ian crashing on the log ride on Crack Addict.....again. (Wish I'd seen that.)It's good mojo to wear your teams jersey on the trails. I was wearing mine the year the Hurricanes won. I think the Flyers chances are getting better.
I'm starting to piece together more and more of Schleyer. Hopefully this is the season I get that nasty rock face done.
There is a ride tomorrow on Fromme. No commitments have been made yet, but could this be the weekend Ian finally get's his new bike dirty? You gotta admit, it looks pretty nice, but 3 weeks in the museum is enough.