This is a wicked shot of a RAD friend Devon Budd from Edmonton killin it in Whistler.

Sick shot bud.

New Rad Bike shirts will be available this week, 25$. Get em while they’re hot. you and your Rad Bike shirts in action.

With the new Legacy trail, a paved path between Canmore and Banff, being the hottest new thing since Carbon Fibre, cruiser rides have become frequent and tons of fun. Here’s a series of photos that depict one of our last adventures.

We had 25+ people in attendance, had a wicked dinner and drinks at the St James Gate and finished it off with a great night ride home.

here are some picks of the RADNESS.

 

Starting line

Electra bikes were well represented with a demo fleet adding to the fun.

shadows of fun

Rob looking for the water station

Seth wins…..

Synchronized bike drinking team!(SBT)

Jimmy practicing solo, in hopes of one day making a SBT

First hill regrouping.

safety stop…..no one moves…..no one gets hurt.

What is going on……

The Renegade Kid

JIMBO

If you don’t know BO, what do you know?…….

Holly rippin the new rig.

top down

BW

Ralph on the smallest bike in the world.

Erics, male and female rockin out

Electric mat stop.

Shady reflections

Fun train….. everyone get RAD!

More RAD.

 

 

 

 

 

 

A couple weekends ago the Nordic centre hosted the 2011 Canadian National XC Mountain Bike Championships. I managed to sneak out of work on the Saturday for a few hours to see the fastest Canadian junior and senior riders battle it out for the title. The weather was great, the track was fast and spandex was a plenty! Heres what happened….

                   Blue skies and a hot sun….proved to be a challenge for a lot of the riders

      Specialized Bikes had some good representation

            Number 1’s whip….Geoff Kabush

                    The BMC fourstroke…22 lbs

                    The new Fox RP23…..its gooolllllllldddd!

                  Steve Gaffney (L) from OGC talking shop.

            Tackling the Eyedropper

                Marie-Hélène PRÉMONT…2nd place in the womens.

                 Emily Batty 3rd.

                   Post race interviews.

                 1/2/3 !!

                   29er versus 26?…. the big wheel seemed to be out numbered on the big day.

                         A team Norco rider eyeing up the start.

                    The local boys at the start line.

                 Well, we made it to the nationals!

                    The Elite men set off.

                     The group still tight together after the first sprint.

                   Geoff Kabush half way through the first lap. FYI

                  John Firth making up some positions through FYI.

                    Still killing it through the midday heat.

              Kabush still riding strong.

                   Max Plaxton takes the lead.

                    And keeps it! National champ in front of Kabush and Zandstra.

              1/2/3!! killed it!

Living in a National park as a mountain biker is a blessing and a curse. We have such phenomenal areas that , lucky we can access, yet very little of it that we are allowed to used…..

Most parks don’t really encourage the use of mountain bikes on trails and reserve many of them to horse use and hiker use….which is much less destructive, or something like that.

We are however lucky to have one….kind of downhill trail in BNP that has shuttle access, Stoney Squaw.

When i say kind of, i mean that Stoney is mostly down but has a good hike up and is better suited to a 6′ trail bike. But if you are willing to grunt up and push your big rig up you will be able to take full advantage of the descent that it offers.

The other week a crew of us headed out and checked it out for the first time of the 2011 season.

The gang of boys at the Norquay parking lot.

The crew of us catching our breath after the last climb before the descent.

Stoney Squaw is  a trail of easy-moderate difficulty, good for most riders. You can add some excitement to it by letting go of the brakes.

There are a couple bermed corners and tons of natural little poppers and hits all over. No man made structure other then a small jump at the end so you can really let go of the brakes if you have it in you.

MEGA Mike givin’er

Stoney Squaw is a super fun trail that leaves you with a big smile on your face, that will have long since forgotten the climb up to get there.

Ian letting loose on the lower section.

After all the fun you pop out onto HWY #1 and pedal a few hundred meters back to the base of Mt. Norquay.