This weekend would prove to be an accumulation of many things; the summer picking up speed and winding down, a few major events planned by my friends -about to happen, all of my bikes for all my disciplines finally got built and shizam-ee 48 hours of biking madness.
But no 2 events could happen on a single weekend with a greater degree of difference. Though most of my friends and crew aren't really too picky about what and how they ride - XC, DH, Cross, Road, X-Terra, the one underlying consistency is 'get out and pedal'.
So I did, and it was on these two great bikes that my strength, skills and endurance got put to the test.
Sept 11th, the much anticipated Whistler Gran Fondo - woo hoo, the Sea to Sky highway with nothing but bikers, now there's a great idea.
Road Bike -Rocky Mountain Solo Team RSL - Size 56cm, Shimano Ultegra, Durace equipped.
Sept 12th, Red Bull 5000 down, from the Peak of Whistler down, down and down, through the bike park, through the trails and then some more down.
DH Bike - Rocky Mountain Flatline - Size Large, Shimano Saint equipped
Funny how these two events represent Road and DH and we have the BC Bike Race splitting the difference. BC on the Map for some of the best riding and cycling events in the World, way to go BC.
What a weekend and I'm hell bent on enjoying the rest of the warm weather and the sun that we get this summer. Lets put 2010 on the map and into the annals (good word eh?) of history as - "one wicked summer". We still have 'Epic October' coming up so stay posted.
I did also manage to squeeze a short run in between commutes, bike races, chats and celebrations, but hey, 2 a day is always better than one, right?
Cheers
Dre
annals is a good word but shizam-ee. you're kidding right?
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