Rippin in Revelstoke....

The last few weeks have been somewhat uneventful.... bike-wise that is. I just haven’t been able to get myself motivated to ride, especially when it is +35 out! So, I’ve been hiding out, lounging in the pool, trying to stay hydrated with the newest batch of home brew. I did manage to get out to ride Silverstar a couple of times so far, and also made a trip to North Vancouver to do some old favourites up on Cypress and Seymore. After that Jay and I headed to Whistler for a day of getting our asses kicked. I realized after the Shore and Whistler, I no longer care for my single crown forks! I haven’t felt that frustrated with my riding in a long time. So, I now have freshly built 888’s on, some renewed confidence, and cooler weather to get me back in the game. This past weekend a group of us (Warren Todd, Jeff Sykes aka. Trail Nazi, Jay, Rob and I) decided to try and find some cooler trails, so we headed out to Revelstoke. We rode Martha Creek trail, which starts at an elevation around 6,000 ft. It’s a beautiful singletrack trail, not very technical, but just fast and flowy. Everything seemed to be going so well until about ¾ of the way down. Jay was behind me trying to get some footage with our video sunglasses, and ended up sliding out on some loose dirt, crashing into the ground with his face! The sunglasses broke and basically cut a large chunk of flesh out of his face! The blood came gushing out like a faucet! It was so disgusting, I couldn’t handle seeing him like that so I left. No, I’m just kidding. Luckily, Rob and Jeff were close behind and had first aid supplies with them. They cleaned him up and we continued riding to the bottom. A fast visit to the Revvy hospital and 8 stitches later, we continued on our mission to find more new trails. We went to Boulder Mtn. and found a really neat trail with some stunts . The area reminded me of the lower mainland trails, like the woodlot and Eagle Mtn. A bit steeper and littered with cedar – this area just seems like it has a lot of potential for great trails! I’m definitely excited to go back there again, maybe next time with someone that knows the area a bit better.
For the next few weeks, I’ll be keeping busy with a trail that we are working on and also riding as much as possible.....as long as it stays below 30 degrees! Hope you’re all having a great summer!