Flying up and going to stay and ride bikes from the Demo Center for 3 days and fly back to reality.
Leaving Sep. 19th, coming back the 23rd. So will be in the park 20th-22nd. Goals: Ride every day and get faster and more comfortable each day rather than cripple myself on day 1 and stagger around with blisters for the next two.
Going with Colonel Clealan, so I have a "guide" and staying with someone who is practically a local. They've given me most all of what I need I think as far as ideas and strategy to get in and out.
Things that should make it easier:
Demo Center - no working on my own bike (V10, Gambler, etc)
Ride with a Camelbak (which I will hate since I just don't DH with a pack)
Taking my own D3 helmet (which means waiting to get my checked bag rather than fast tracking with just carry on), gloves, knee brace, knee pads, gloves, goggles, Rain Jacket & a hoody.
Give me a run down of stuff I should leave behind, stuff I might forgot and "the bunker survivalist's guide to Whistler" list.
Do I take my own pedals (Crank Brothers Mallet 3)
Oh, and after searching all these threads about you guys breaking yourselves off days/weeks before your big Whistler trip, I'm going all in on bubble wrapping myself and hiding in my bed until then.
Leaving Sep. 19th, coming back the 23rd. So will be in the park 20th-22nd. Goals: Ride every day and get faster and more comfortable each day rather than cripple myself on day 1 and stagger around with blisters for the next two.
Going with Colonel Clealan, so I have a "guide" and staying with someone who is practically a local. They've given me most all of what I need I think as far as ideas and strategy to get in and out.
Things that should make it easier:
Demo Center - no working on my own bike (V10, Gambler, etc)
Ride with a Camelbak (which I will hate since I just don't DH with a pack)
Taking my own D3 helmet (which means waiting to get my checked bag rather than fast tracking with just carry on), gloves, knee brace, knee pads, gloves, goggles, Rain Jacket & a hoody.
Give me a run down of stuff I should leave behind, stuff I might forgot and "the bunker survivalist's guide to Whistler" list.
Do I take my own pedals (Crank Brothers Mallet 3)
Oh, and after searching all these threads about you guys breaking yourselves off days/weeks before your big Whistler trip, I'm going all in on bubble wrapping myself and hiding in my bed until then.