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Awesome stuff guys!...me? I'm just a DownHill MTB'er in my spare time...I'm at about the 30-35ft gap level and drop off ledges at about the 15ft level...and dodging trees at about 90kmhr on a bicycle

I think that's already been done ... better...

http://www.wimp.com/ridebike/

Since we're on a roll with the good vids, this particular one is already a classic. This kid Danny Macaskill apparently is the nephew of Baldy, the owner of Advrider.com and SmugMug.com.

This is shot in Edinburough Scotland. It's played around our house on the big screen plasma enough that my wife has grown quite fond of the song.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z19zFlPah-o

If you're into downhill biking T.Low, you would have a lot of fun around where I live. The mountain trails 15 mins from my house that I've been hiking since I can remember, now have all kinds of wooden structures built on them like roller-coasters. I've ridden down the trails, but I don't take the big air jumps, ramps, obstacles, catwalks, and 10' drops and stuff like that. I value my bones too much. And that's just out here in the burbs. I'm not even talking about North Vancouver. Some world class biking has been filmed there. I'm sure you've seen the Kranked films.

I haven't ridden the North Shore, but even on Galbraith Mountain, the North Shore's reputation certainly is intimidating.

It might be the original Kranked film that begins with the bike messenger in Vancouver. It's a great scene. My wife took a girl's class at Whistler taught by a girl that was in Krnked III or V or? She rocked. My wife learned a lot and gained a lot of confidence on the technical stuff. She's a little ripper.

Yeah, I've slowed down a lot the last few years,myself. I shy away from the big gaps anymore; still let it hang out there on the table tops and step-ups though. (Love that big step-up 2/3 the way down Whistler's A-Line; you can hit it WFO and land soft on the up side-it's incredible). I find myself riding around some of the high skinnies that I've routinely ridden over in the past for years. I didn't ride Whistler these last couple years, but I still get Christmas cards from the emergency medical clinic.

Galbraith Mt is a 7 minute ride from my garage to the trailhead on my hard tail 29er, 8 minutes on my 5" full suspension, and 9 minutes on my 8" full suspension.

Last year I had more time on my GasGas (enduro) than any particular mountain bike or white water kayak.

A dude I know shot this video on Galbraith on my new favorite trail; a new "Whistler-esque" (read "groomed" and smooth) trail called "Unemployment Line". It's like a miniature "A-Line" or "Dirt Merchant".

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=puusNQ7lR9k

Most of the dowhill trails on Galbraith are more single track like this one; an old time favorite:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFXTw9TU ... re=related


Bottle Rocket has a lot of cool flowy pieces and some nice low skinnies and easier jumps to it, but there are too many parts I have to walk, too many high skinnies, and the gaps just freak me out. it ends up being a hike-a-bike for me, so I don't bother going to that part of the mountain.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYOVRMqY ... ature=fvwp


This is the entry to Sean's Trail. I don't know this Mike dood, and I don't ride like him either.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=new9L7t1Tgc
or this dood
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9XhidxP ... re=related
yeah, mountain biking isn't for everyone. Know your limit; ride within it #-o
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lnEtn0Vk ... re=related

Those videos are a lot of fun to watch at full-screen. Now I don't even need to do it first hand j/k I just like going fast mostly, but I think doing the skinnies on 29ers would cause me to soil myself.

I did a 3-day, 300km ride along a deactivated railroad (Kettle Valley Railroad) near Okanagan. Going along the restored trestle bridges and through the tunnels was like going back in time. I had to tow the trailer though, and my knee totally gave out by the end of it (IT band syndrome according to the doctor).
http://picasaweb.google.com/exekutive/KVRBikeTrail

Wow, that trip looked truly awesome...especially in the "brutal" sense of the word. Some really great pictures.

How much weight did you pack onto the trailer and then what was the trailer's gross weight? (Was it within your personal max tow rating? ) Because I ride a certain amount people have asked me wether to use a back pack or a trailer for camping and I have no idea, i don't bike camp. I'd have to think a trailer would be better but I've heard people tend to overload them.

Looks like the full suspension bike was probably equipped with lockout suspension so it probably wasn't too bad. Or did you guys realize the opposite philosophy is true; that the full suspension, despite losing energy to suspension compression and dampenning on each peddle stroke, it actually left you less fatigued because of not getting rattled to death by the bumps. (I wouldn't think so, but I've heard the arguement).


Oh, and this video is short and sweet; something different. Favorite part is minute 2:44. I've never seen it done on a road bike before. =D> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQ8n3qko ... re=related

Wow that guy is simply unstoppable.

The total weight of the trailer easily matched my own. The extra momentum was great for the flat bits, but sucked going uphill. It feels like driving a semi or freight train. Would I rather have it on my back?... No I don't think so because it just wear on you over time regardless of your fitness level. We were VERY overprepared. We joked about being prepared for a natural disaster. We had tons of food left over, unused gear etc.. I think the ideal setup is each guy with two saddle bags on the back.

I borrowed a hardtail for this trip and I think it worked fine. The extra suspension on the back would have been nicer for the last day of frame-rattling steady downhill, but overall I think full suspension is not good for long-distance endurance riding. The think the other guy had adjustable rear suspension so perhaps he had no trouble, but more importantly he had a very light bike which makes a world of difference.

We were lucky not to have any breakdowns like punctures or broken spokes etc. However while flying downhill, my friend's saddle bag unhooked, caught a spoke, and sent him flying (its OK to laught, he wasn't hurt).

The potholes really sucked... you just couldn't get around them

loopie wrote:I'm at about the 30-35ft gap level and drop off ledges at about the 15ft level...and dodging trees at about 90kmhr on a bicycle

I'll drop in, but Gaps scare me I can't seem to get rid of the little man on my shoulder pointing out the obvious consequences to casing each and every gap I approach. If I'm totally locked on to my buddie's back wheel like a pit bull and don't think at all and just follow him, I can do it with ease. But to approach a gap I haven't done before and everyone wants me to go first, I just don't know how much speed to carry and I'm a wuss.

And i aint locking onto anybody's wheel heading toward a 30footer! =;

15 ft is pretty frikin high though (and of course you got to add another 5 ft to that because that is eye level! :-k