Whistler day 6 – Garbanzo!
BIG day here in Whistler everyone... BOOM, back on the bike after the rest day and ready to smash some berms and head into new territory, as promised, today was Garbanzo time! Not to be confused with the third ...
Whistler day 5 – Rest and Roaming
When I come on holiday I am notorious for setting up a 1 to 2km perimeter around the point of accommodation and then operating within that compound, not really straying outside the security zone unless I am cha...
Whistler Day 4 – A tad of tinkering and a heap of hero worship
Last time I came to Whistler I had just wrapped up one of the biggest programme's I had ever managed... It was a big piece of work and had turned me into a robotic corporate machine, getting up at 5.30am not to...
Whistler day 3 – Test Dummy Crash
No, I haven't suddenly become dyslexic... I just needed to grab attention and set the scene for the crux of day 3 here in the DH MTB centre of the universe. Lets crack straight into it shall we?
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Whistler day 2 – It IS my Birthday!
Bang - Day 2 and officially it is my birthday! As my homeboy Fitty Cent said, we gonna party like its ya birthday, but no one (here in Whistler) seemed to give a fuck it was my birthday, so no free lunch or din...
Whistler day 1 – Is it my birthday?
Today was always going to be pretty cool given its the first day in THE downhill MTB mecca, but it kicked it up a gear when I started getting Happy Birthday messages from the Southern Hemisphere! It had sort of...
The coolest bus in the world?
TOUCH DOWN! Back in Canada and back in the mountains... A double combo that has seen me walking around Whistler village and sitting at the GLC bar with a Kokanee Gold and a silly smile permanently painted on my...
Gear rant #1 – Full metal jacket Bullit
I love cycling gear, kit, clothing, equipment... call it what you want, I am massively into it, to the point where new gear acts as a motivation to ride at times. I am not at the end of the spectrum as say Das ...
A word on baggage…
There is no way around it... I am incapable of traveling light. People don't believe me, but I do genuinely try to head away with the minimal amount of kit, but it rarely seems to work out.
I'm not sure if i...
Day one of being Pro (minus a contract)
Well, welcome to the first post everyone... This is more of a test posting than anything else, but will also take the opportunity to outline wassup and how I intend to roll on this site.
Essentially its abou...