First race of the season - - North Shore Ripper
The North Shore Ripper is a fun little series that our local trail organization throws together. Its $ 15 bucks to race and its basically either a team event or a solo event. Team events - someone rides uphill and someone else rides downhill; solos - well you get to do both.
Its pretty informal, lots of beer is drunk, its not timed, and we get local celebs like Andreas Hestler, Andrew Shandro etc out to ride.
This race goes up Fromme Mountain - celebrated in "North Shore" mythology as the birthplace of freeriding. Well, its just the place that I learned to ride.
Here's a pretty funny video of some visitor who rode Seventh Secret - a trail on Fromme which is our race course. Click on this one - I guarantee you'll like it - https://www.mountainbikebill.com/videos/13ThingsYouMightSayOnTheNorthShore.mpg
Here's the writeup on the race from a biking website which does a lot to support our trails - https://www.nsmb.com/community/ripperwrap1_05_06.php
And here's some pictures of the "race".
Le Mans start
Cam McRae photo
Gravel road grunt
Dave Ferguson photo
About two thirds of the way down I get passed by some of the downhillers:
Dave Ferguson photo
Finish line; some guys are toast
Cam McRae photo
Race profile - no HR or speed as the HRM was acting up
Post race skin loss - a whole season of skiing and not a scratch. One lousy ride and the skin's gone
Cam McRae photo
Apres jagerbombs
Cam McRae photo
The North Shore Ripper is a fun little series that our local trail organization throws together. Its $ 15 bucks to race and its basically either a team event or a solo event. Team events - someone rides uphill and someone else rides downhill; solos - well you get to do both.
Its pretty informal, lots of beer is drunk, its not timed, and we get local celebs like Andreas Hestler, Andrew Shandro etc out to ride.
This race goes up Fromme Mountain - celebrated in "North Shore" mythology as the birthplace of freeriding. Well, its just the place that I learned to ride.
Here's a pretty funny video of some visitor who rode Seventh Secret - a trail on Fromme which is our race course. Click on this one - I guarantee you'll like it - https://www.mountainbikebill.com/videos/13ThingsYouMightSayOnTheNorthShore.mpg
Here's the writeup on the race from a biking website which does a lot to support our trails - https://www.nsmb.com/community/ripperwrap1_05_06.php
And here's some pictures of the "race".
Le Mans start
Cam McRae photo
Gravel road grunt
Dave Ferguson photo
About two thirds of the way down I get passed by some of the downhillers:
Dave Ferguson photo
Finish line; some guys are toast
Cam McRae photo
Race profile - no HR or speed as the HRM was acting up
Post race skin loss - a whole season of skiing and not a scratch. One lousy ride and the skin's gone
Cam McRae photo
Apres jagerbombs
Cam McRae photo