With one of the hottest summers in years in the Kooteneys, and a freshly built course up at Retallack Lodge; myself and the rest of the Fest crew made our way up to the little piece of heaven that lies in the Selkirk Mountains. We were greeted to a mountain bikers paradise, but we were also joined by mother nature. It rained for the week leading up to the event, and all week on and off during the event, transforming the dry, dusted-out trails from the hot summer into primo spring/fall conditions. Unfortunately leaving the freshly built jumps much too saturated to ride. Everyone lent a hand and worked hard all week to get the jumps ridable, but what we were reluctant to believe was that we just needed the sun! But at least we still had the trails... We rode tons, and I had some of the best laps of my life, and every time ending at Retallack's world class lodge to have a beer to celebrate, gourmet meal, and the rest of the mountain life to relax and enjoy, and do it all over again the next day. After five days of building, riding, and having the time of our lives at Retallack, we ended up waiting out two days in Nelson while the sun dried up our future. It turned out to be one of the funnest sessions I have ever had, especially after all the work that went into this whole event. It was a great ending to see everyone come together and persevere against the odds to make it happen. Even if we weren't able to ride the jumps it would have still been a week of amazing trails, people, first decents, and good times... but the jumps were the cherry on top! - Kurt Sorge |
Retallack liked the idea of the Fest Series from the get go. It resonated with our past experience of hosting the Red Bull Cold Rush - a rider judged competition. We believe this zero pressure judging format brings out the best in the athletes. We were not disappointed - the athletes were fired up and pulled off some of the most impressive athleticism we have seen on a big bike. They made 60ft long and 50ft high dirt jumps look like child's play. Our hats are off to event host Kurt Sorge and boys for bringing this event to Retallack Lodge and showing us a good time - Phil Pinfold, Owner/operator Retallack Lodge |
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Fest series: big bikes on big jumps
Fmb: hardtails/slopestyle bikes (except for rampage)
As for the open loop- it's just one feature, don't get too hung up on it.
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Thanks pinkbike for the amazing coverage of the Fest Series , that kept me alive and sane !
My 3 biggest issues :
- Roadies yelling at me while i'm holding a big pedal wrench ( as safe as pissing off someone holding an axe )
- Dudes making eye contact / talking to you and scraching their nuts .
And THE worse : getting on your knees , lock the footpump device to inflate a tire , look up a see about five dudes ; all circling you .
Basicaly facing penises .
No words to describe everybody working hard to build (I counted 16) and after that stiil have the energy to fly like that is what make the rest of us keep riding.
Cheers
cheers from Chile!!!