My mate Ross cracked the headtube of his bike due to riding too fast and too hard for too long, so he borrowed his girlfriend's bike (gentleman through and through) in order to putt around the hill and take some photos today. All photos by Ross Dunlop.
Trying to kill the 2nd corner on Freight Train, so loose up there right now. Note front wheel foldage, just like the pros... when they feel like tasting dirt.
Giving it a red hot huck on Freight Train. I don't have any style so please don't ask.
Ok we spent a bit of time on Freight Train. It's a basic trail but f**k me if it doesn't have some stupidly fun jumps.
Funny story behind this one - for those who know the trail Goats Gully, this will make sense. This is pretty much the hardest trail in the bike park, and the part in the photo is steeper than it looks in the pic and obviously rocky - we were trying to time a photo with me having my hands completely off the brakes in order to make it look like I was pinning the crap out of some chute of death. However due to us messing that up, actual speed at the time the photo was roughly a trackstand.
More Goat's Gully - this is one of the "cheat" lines that basically involves pointing, shooting and hoping.
Cornering like a punter on Blue Velvet. This trail is "only" a blue trail but in typical Whistler Bike Park fashion, it's retarded amounts of fun.
Wallride on Blue Velvet - it's actually possible to bottom your bike out whilst "cornering" here.
New section of Blue Velvet that currently turns into In Deep - the "square off berm" at the bottom of a rock wallride/huck thing. Definitely one of my top 10 favourite things on the mountain.
Hip/huck after the Drop-in Clinic on No Joke/Freight Train. So much fun!
The hip on D1. One of the sickest jumps ever built, this thing gives that feeling of unlimited airtime and a sweet landing.
I'm too much of a pussy to do the actual wallride so I just try and hit it with my rear wheel.
The sketchy berm on Canadian Open. Not going to pretend I can do this well more than 1 time out of 10, but the odd occasion when you do nail it is pretty much better than sex... well at least sex with someone you don't like.
Despite what the dust trail may have you believe, I did not skid the entire way around that corner.
Hucking the jump into the trees on Canadian Open with less style than Robbie Bourdon.
I live here. Yeah
Trying to kill the 2nd corner on Freight Train, so loose up there right now. Note front wheel foldage, just like the pros... when they feel like tasting dirt.
Giving it a red hot huck on Freight Train. I don't have any style so please don't ask.
Ok we spent a bit of time on Freight Train. It's a basic trail but f**k me if it doesn't have some stupidly fun jumps.
Funny story behind this one - for those who know the trail Goats Gully, this will make sense. This is pretty much the hardest trail in the bike park, and the part in the photo is steeper than it looks in the pic and obviously rocky - we were trying to time a photo with me having my hands completely off the brakes in order to make it look like I was pinning the crap out of some chute of death. However due to us messing that up, actual speed at the time the photo was roughly a trackstand.
More Goat's Gully - this is one of the "cheat" lines that basically involves pointing, shooting and hoping.
Cornering like a punter on Blue Velvet. This trail is "only" a blue trail but in typical Whistler Bike Park fashion, it's retarded amounts of fun.
Wallride on Blue Velvet - it's actually possible to bottom your bike out whilst "cornering" here.
New section of Blue Velvet that currently turns into In Deep - the "square off berm" at the bottom of a rock wallride/huck thing. Definitely one of my top 10 favourite things on the mountain.
Hip/huck after the Drop-in Clinic on No Joke/Freight Train. So much fun!
The hip on D1. One of the sickest jumps ever built, this thing gives that feeling of unlimited airtime and a sweet landing.
I'm too much of a pussy to do the actual wallride so I just try and hit it with my rear wheel.
The sketchy berm on Canadian Open. Not going to pretend I can do this well more than 1 time out of 10, but the odd occasion when you do nail it is pretty much better than sex... well at least sex with someone you don't like.
Despite what the dust trail may have you believe, I did not skid the entire way around that corner.
Hucking the jump into the trees on Canadian Open with less style than Robbie Bourdon.
I live here. Yeah
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