Videos (and pics) that don't suck
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Wee bit different to the usual vids here but well worth a watch...
I'm the same age as these old boys and was also obsessed with riding BMX before the distraction of girls n booze but can't imagine living the life these boys lived in Belfast just a couple of hours ferry journey from Scotland
Bikes fucking rule!
Bikes fucking rule!
Dennis’ part is so good. Enders at the start, middle and end..
Some of this is now above my paygrade, (and a couple that have always been above) but damn, I absolutely love how they use the natural terrain. On the list for the next QC trip. Wish they all had b-lines so I could play on the stuff still within my wheelhouse.
question: is the soundtrack considered retro now?! (I'm old)
also, a little too much skidding through berms for my taste. but to each their own I guess?
Looks insanely fun. Rode there a few years ago and that trail wasn’t there yet. Read in the comments on Pinkbike that the town is trying to shut the whole riding area down. Empire 47. Any locals have any info?
Lac-Delage in court to curb Empire 47
After months of unsuccessful proceedings, the municipality is asking the Superior Court to force Immeubles des Monts and Manoir du Lac-Delage, which lease their land to Empire 47 (E47), to comply with the rules. The municipality claims that over time, traffic to the E47 center has skyrocketed...
I doubt it will shut down, but I don't have real insider info and details didn't filter out that much, afaik.Looks insanely fun. Rode there a few years ago and that trail wasn’t there yet. Read in the comments on Pinkbike that the town is trying to shut the whole riding area down. Empire 47. Any locals have any info?
Lac-Delage in court to curb Empire 47
After months of unsuccessful proceedings, the municipality is asking the Superior Court to force Immeubles des Monts and Manoir du Lac-Delage, which lease their land to Empire 47 (E47), to comply with the rules. The municipality claims that over time, traffic to the E47 center has skyrocketed...euro.dayfr.com
Some of the Lac Delage people don't seem to really enjoy having hundreds of people with bikes driving in front of their house, so there may be some Karen action going on behind the scenes. On the other hand, it seems the city asked for a few things to be addressed a couple of years ago and they claim the trail center didn't do anything about it. If that's the case and the demands were legitimate, that kind of sucks from E47.
One thing is for sure: This place is a gem and it seems to me there is more positive for everybody with it open rather than closed. I am sure they will find a common ground if both parties can be reasonable.
Know this is a Brage heavy forum but how about Dark Brandon here. That one handed table..
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Not gonna lie, I butt puckered when they hit some of that wet wood. The rest is easy
Wet wood and I do not get along.Surprised how they rode the end of Slab City. I would have thought they'd take the optional stuff..
There's so many random downhill offshoots in those woods. My parents are nearby so I do visit, but I'm not on a bike that wants to hit them
Fookin dope
I did the previous weekend too (in the wet also) and I was nowhere near as fast or graceful either haha
edit : I have to say that the crew at Sentiers du Moulin do an awesome job building those trails. The trails on that summit (Maelstrom) are particularly well thought out. Slab city is quite a feat just for the fact that you never quit the bedrock for like 1.1km and the trail has great flow. It's one thing to build a trail with good flow in the forest, but one needs to know the area extremely well and have surveyed it quite a few times to find lines that flow well and stay on the rock for that long. Nice trail building challenge.
For visitors outside of the province and/or the country, it's worth a visit to the Quebec city area if you're looking for rocky trails and challenging features. Plus you'll probably ever have as bad weather as what we just experienced haha!
edit : I have to say that the crew at Sentiers du Moulin do an awesome job building those trails. The trails on that summit (Maelstrom) are particularly well thought out. Slab city is quite a feat just for the fact that you never quit the bedrock for like 1.1km and the trail has great flow. It's one thing to build a trail with good flow in the forest, but one needs to know the area extremely well and have surveyed it quite a few times to find lines that flow well and stay on the rock for that long. Nice trail building challenge.
For visitors outside of the province and/or the country, it's worth a visit to the Quebec city area if you're looking for rocky trails and challenging features. Plus you'll probably ever have as bad weather as what we just experienced haha!
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It was on Vietnam that I broke my back. It was in such an innocuous (lame?) spot, that he cut it out of the video! probably for the best anyways...
that looks like a pretty swell place to ride a mountain bicycle...
The first person shots are nuts.
Wife and I were actually planning to be there starting early next week... unfortunately, shit hit the fan and we're now not taking our Euro fall holiday.
Because masks?Wife and I were actually planning to be there starting early next week... unfortunately, shit hit the fan and we're now not taking our Euro fall holiday.
Mostly because of my procrastination on getting flights secured.Because masks?
But then it "worked out" because her dad passed away and if we actually *had* booked tickets we likely would have cancelled the whole thing anyways.
Goddam shitshow...
$3k each just for the flights to Yurp for the trip I want to book for wife and I next year...That's not even just the normal family visit we do either, which was a silly amount this year.Mostly because of my procrastination on getting flights secured.
But then it "worked out" because her dad passed away and if we actually *had* booked tickets we likely would have cancelled the whole thing anyways.
Goddam shitshow...
Yeah - when I was looking we could get round-trip for about $2200 for the both of us, but 'twas not to be...
I honoured the work Gee and the crew put into this cinematic masterpiece. by watching this as they intended (on my phone, whilst taking a shit at work).
