Video: Racing in Cascadia - The Finale at Tiger Mountain
In the Pacific Northwest, the Enduro racing world - and culture - is best represented by the Cascadia Dirt Cup, a multi-venue series focused on the elements that make the modern mountain bike scene so attractive. In the case of racers and fans, it’s also what makes the sport so authentic. Join us as we travel through the Cascadia Dirt Cup, a race series that revolves around community.
In This Episode: Lars heads to Issaquah to meet up with Luke Strobel and Aaron Bradford for the final stop of the CDC, Tiger Mountain. The rains finally returned to the area after a long, dry summer and the crew was eager to get some practice laps on the freshly built Predator trail. With Lars and Luke both battling injuries and Aaron racing after taking most of the season off, will any of them be able to find a step on the podium? Find out in Episode Three of Racing Cascadia. — Cascadia Dirt Cup, Smith Optics, Clif Bar #RacingCascadia.
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25 Comments
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Sshredder
(Oct 13, 2015 at 11:08)
Washington is like an extension of BC. And you can walk into a store and grab some brews and a some green cabbage with out some one thinking your a gangster.
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pigit77
(Oct 14, 2015 at 19:53)
All the best trails are located in the west. I wish NY could get some decent trails start getting built, there's no trails here like in the west coast.
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Remmn
(Oct 14, 2015 at 18:01)
next big thing...Transition
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swartzie
(Oct 14, 2015 at 20:18)
So rad ... I love living in Issaquah and the PNW!
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visser62
(Oct 14, 2015 at 22:12)
Hell yeah. Living in Issaquah is the best!
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Dally666
(Oct 14, 2015 at 20:34)
Wow looks like such a cool event. Everyone seems so sweet. I'm craving cool, wet riding on an epic trail so bad! Watching was like a breath of fresh air.
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yboc
(Oct 14, 2015 at 18:29)
Sponsel is a funny guy
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chugachjed
(Oct 14, 2015 at 23:02)
I saw my car in the lot.
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trimakas
(Oct 15, 2015 at 6:32)
Well done vid. Thanks Freehub!
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Scott-XT
(Oct 14, 2015 at 21:43)
Love riding deep in the 'quah!
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jimeg
(Oct 14, 2015 at 22:34)
Proud to be Cascadian.
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loam33
(Oct 14, 2015 at 23:45)
i vote "black duck" as the name for predator's twin sister trail off the peak in the cap' 
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jimeg
(Oct 14, 2015 at 23:47)
Squirrel Chaser?
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Dhmiket
FL (Oct 15, 2015 at 6:54)
Luke , Lars and Charlie are rad people !
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Nathan-MTB
(Oct 13, 2015 at 10:57)
Sweeet trails
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rickaybobbay
(Oct 14, 2015 at 18:08)
seems like an awesome event. trails don't look gnarly, so it seems like anyone could race.
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antiglobeguy42
(Oct 14, 2015 at 18:46)
Ehhh... Dont judge them until you ride them. Some of them are a lot steeper and crazier than you'd think. Especially the predator trail the on they were filming a lot of during the practise day part of the video. But true, every one could race but it would be a struggle for some.
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rickaybobbay
(Oct 14, 2015 at 18:48)
yeah, i'm just saying, no gnarly drops, no gap jumps, no insane rock gardens, seems like steep fast flow with some roots here and there and minor lips
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visser62
(Oct 14, 2015 at 22:12)
There are all of the above at times. Definitely not safe for anyone to race. Predator is pretty gnarly.
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chugachjed
(Oct 14, 2015 at 23:03)
It's definitely technical but predator isn't that gnarly. It's tech that flows. Definitely keeps you on your game. Not to take anything away from it. It is feature after feature. Loads of drops doubles and tables. Crossways roots to keep you on your toes and some pretty nasty rocks. It's definitely my favorite trail at Tiger.
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visser62
(Oct 15, 2015 at 7:25)
True, it has more flow to it than a trail like Fully Rigid.
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MX298
(Oct 15, 2015 at 9:05)
Gnarly enough that CDC chose to not run some divisions down Predator!
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