Whistler Omen 2009

phatboyian films presents...

Jumps Destroyed

Its turned out to be true somebody has destroyed the jumps in the woods, all the hard work the guys put in building them is wasted. So what if its private land? The fucking dog walkers and horse riders are always in there so why not us!!

Its bureaucracy gone mad...


Formerly the dirt jumps, use to look like video below!

Still wishing I wasnt here

Word on the street is that the trails and dirt jumps in the local woods between Morley and Little Eaton in Derby have all been flattened, this sucks.

I really am hating living here, why I can't do my hobby at home? I have to go to Scotland or Wales to enjoy trails like this.

I will check it out later for myself and get some pictures posted...

No More??

MTB UK Sessions 2008 Part 1

More UK MTB footage...
Music: Beastie Boys - Mullet Head

MTB UK Sessions 2008 Part 2 Drumhill

More 2008 Video...
Music: Orbital - Quality Seconds

Upper Freight Train Video

Finished the first proper effort at a video this year,

Trail: Upper Freight Train
Whistler Bike Park, BC

Whistler Day 2 - Much Better

Lightweight on the lift

Think I managed a smile today as we managed to get into the park and had a really good day, Scott for T2R took us round the park and he did a good job.

Checking out the Bears

Pity that later the food was not for me when we got back, there are to many people at the Ticket 2 Ride digs to get round the table to eat.  So I went without.

Took myself for a walk round the town was ok and took my mind off not eating.  Had a couple of beers when i got back on my own, as everybody else had gone to bed.  It was 21:50hrs??

Whistler Day 1 - Wasted Day

After the longest journey ever which included an 8hr diversion by road (landside on sea to sky highway) we got to whistler late last night. Today i really wanted to have a play on my bike in the park, but we decided to go on T2R intro ride on the bike i don't want to pedal. We built up our bikes then went for food, i was my usual Grumpy self as i felt like we were wasting time. When we finially got out there on some of 'Cut Your Bars' it was ok and we took some footage and photos but i feel felt like we had done nothing and have wasted the first day...

Oh and I found out that i have left my bank card at home, am such a twat, can anybody loan me a $5?

Cwncarn DH Old Course

We were doing the uplift at Cwmcarn over two days and decided to Hike-a-bike up to the top of the old Downhill course. We're a bit slow as we only did it once, thats my excuse... but it was really sweet they should do more to it and get and up lift going there to maybe?

Seasons

The Collective Film in my opinion capture on film the essence of riding, the huge sick tricks that are pulled on other films are amazing but The Collective go beyond just that. The new film gives you a sort of behind the scenes look at what these guys go though to be at the top of there game, and that it don't always go there way.... I Don't Call it training, its playing in the woods

I was fortunate enough to see this at the cinema on Sunday preceded by The Collectives previous film, Roam. I was not disappointed. Whislter is where i'll be holidaying this summer and if there trials live up to the look in Seasons I might even break into a smile.

My words won't really do it any more justice, just watch it you'll see what I mean...

QT trailer

Avaston BMX

Finally done a double at the track where I broke my shoulder!

Biggest Mistake of my Life?

So I Got the opportunity to go see Gwen Stefani film a song for the Ant and Dec show on Saturday (29/09), my name was down on the door but have no guarantee to get in? Now the dilemma, do I spend a truck load of cash getting to London in the hope of seeing the dream girl or go to Dalby forest with the lads as planned keeping well clear of fantasy land? I listen to everone elses reason and I chose the later, still not sure that I did the right thing... Here's some photos of I did do rather than this.


...great...?

Squamish

Went to Squamish with Paul and did a trail that reminder me for of the trails at home in the UK. Was good fast and less techical trail, was a good day.

Paul doing his exporation thing, a detour the right way... Down!

Critters

All of us rode the bike park today and it was a first from some of us Ali wins the prize for the most swearing to the terrain.

There was plenty of wildlife around today also, first thing we saw was a bear just down the trial from us and try as i might i could get my camera out fast enough before it went into the woods, it look our way as Doug said "BEAR!" it was obviously thinkin "Oh there's Doug" but was embarrassed to come over with all of us stood round...

Ali done some serious swearing down Smooth Smoothie.These fellas didn't move a fast as the bear, think it was because they were playing golf thoThe view from the car on the way home, before the traffic got really bad.

Border Run to Galbraith

We got up early to get across the border into the USA it was still a wait of 90 minutes which was rather dull. We eventually get to Galbraith and the weather was much better we're being lead by Sheldon (and wife Nancy) one of the NSRIDE guys he was a good laugh and he really knew his way round that place. There was quite a lot of up , some fast downs and a few stunts, I found it enjoyable.
We got food in the gas station on the way home, in the UK that would a sweaty sandwich, not so here. An 8" Chicken Hot Sub with all the Jalapenos and pickles you can shake a stick all for $5, bargain!
Few beers later in the Rusty Gull and it was all over, we were all knackered...

Doug, Karen, and Nikki

Karen, Nikki, Sheldon and Paul

Me, sporting my new shorts before I ripped em.

Doug with his Banana aka Doug with his illegally smuggled fruit.

Lynn Canyon

Went over to Lynn Canyon today, the ride over was mainly up but at least it was drier than yesterday. With Doug's Detour completed I was into the forest once more and again I found the roar of the river very peaceful.
Didn't take a great deal of photos on the suspension bridge as it was only just big enough to fit my bike down it. At this point I hooked up with a Swiss guy called Casper and yes he was friendly. We traversed over to Mt Seymour and eventually found the bottom of the Ned's trial and pushed up (not advised it was a funking long way). We were soon back down, I can see why they shuttle here....

The view upstream on Lynn Suspension Bridge.

I finally got back at a little after 17:30hrs I was met by Doug loading the Car up for the Thursday Night NSRIDE club ride. We set off up Mt Fromme at 18:30 after a short drive to it and i started peddling again, I think I did quite well seeing that I had been in the saddle since 11:00hrs. We met up in Seymours pub after and I had 3 (not quite) pints of some Honey Lager which was quite good although the waitress was the most grumpiest ever, and your supposed to tip em? F@ckin Smile!

Stanley Park

Decided it was time to get out on the bike again so I headed down Marine Drive to the Lions Gate Bridge to get into Stanley Park. Some of the coat ride/walk was shut due to damage from the Winter, trees over etcFound a great big dead tree with an other growing out of it, that seems to happen quite a lot here.
Between the beaches on the south side of the headland spotted a big bird, this time not from Sesame St. Possibly a Sea Eagle? Tried to get a better pic and it cheesed it then got mobbed by seagulls but it was happy about that...Once my tour of the headland was completed and I'd seen all the usual touristy type of things like the totems, I headed back to North Van I turned up Capilano Rd and ended up eventually at the Cleveland Dam. Man was it high, just look at the little folks on the left and they ain't anywhere near the bottom.
Decided I wanted more pictures so I rode down the footpath (naughty, naughty) wasn't to many people about, just folks letting their dogs crap all over the trial, nice...
There were quite a few look out points which were really well placed, the one below had a large rock ledge sticking out over the river with a plunge pool under it, fancied giving it a try, but i know my luck. NEWSFLASH "Today a man dropped the 30' into the Capilano River and struck his head on a huge rock watched his bike get stolen then died" well maybe not....

Oh, did i mention it was raining? All day. None Stop.
No? Well it was.

The strange thing it wasn't cold shorts and a T was all I required, on the local news they were having a block party and the weather didn't seem to bother them??

The height of the valley was pretty amazing, and the cloud was in the trees.

My Favorite Photo of the day has to be this one of a Giant Fir in the forest, it came out almost black and white not sure how but I Like it.

Mt Seymour CBC trail

Doug and mark took me up to CBC trail on Mt Seymour today after i had spent far to much money in the Cove Bike shop. Was pretty amazing, Glover will be kicking him self that he went to Morzine over this place he would be in his element. I gave the shore stuff a try its a bit "1 Pee 2 Pee" to did quite a bit of it but some was well out of my league. I was amazed by the speed that some of the locals were doing the high level stuff, I was in awe... carful don't wanna add a "some" to that word just yet

On my mission to search out strange new burgers I can say that A&W were poor, a mere 5/10 and thats only because I was starving, the root beer was good tho.

Sunshine Coast

We took the ferry over to the Sunshine Coast today to meet up with the guys from NSRIDE. Taking the ferry was a bit strange as its out of the ordinary but here its just the norm...
As the club caters for so many differing types for riding at all the different levels it took a while before we were on our bikes. Once we were it was so very challenging and the heat in the forest was sweltering. The shore riding was so high in places I was just glad this section had a handrail, it wasn't all this sturdy tho...

Eventually we reached our goal a trial called Red Baron it was pretty smooth and so fast, I gotta admit i did end up in a ditch at one point but it wasn't my fault i've not ridden this bike in ages :) but I don't think my P1 would have cut the mustard on that trail tho.

The Contrast in Weather...

As to be expected my journey to the airport was very wet as it has been in the UK for weeks! All the extra security checks were fun too, got a really grilling off the passport control lady at Vancouver Airport all because we can via Glasgow maybe? :(

The view of Greenland was pretty amazing, if only i had a sledge?

The view of Vancouver from the plane window as it taxied from the runway. The sun beating down on the North Shore mountains in the background can help thinking that I should have brought more shorts, suppose that's what you get when your nesh sister to help you pack ;)

Doug picked me up and we were soon in a bar was struggling to stay awake