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Official Penticton, Summerland & Kaleden Riders Thread
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flag topsog
Posted: Jul 21, 2012 at 21:42 Quote
bumhair!

hope the bikes alright - oh ya and you too!

sorry but doing a sunday morning shuttle
flag bikestocker
Posted: Jul 22, 2012 at 1:01 Quote
the bike and myself are fine, just got back from the hospital and it isn't anything but some serious internal bruising...

definitely no race or riding for me tomorrow, but I'm thinking a week, two weeks top and I'll be good to go
flag taskmgr
Posted: Jul 23, 2012 at 17:42 Quote
andrewdrouin wrote:
ridekonas19

There is a lot of XC stuff in the Ok Falls area, but nothing in the way of shuttle-able pure DH. There used to be some stuff west of Oliver, but its no longer maintained and is nowadays just a slide-fest (Kobo).

30 minutes north of you is Penticton and three major DH trails; CODE4, Knuckle-Duster and Pancho's Revenge. All three are very shuttle-friendly - the gravel road up is graded like its a city street!

Here are some maps of the area:


CODE4 & Knuckl-Duster - http://cdnav.com/images/BOG/Code%204%20-%20Knuckleduster.jpg

Pancho's Revenge - http://cdnav.com/images/BOG/panchosrevenge.jpg


More info' on valley trails, including detailed descriptions, maps, Google Earth and GPS files is available here;

www.sweetsingletrack.ca ------- Needs Password

Further north up the valley (another 35-40 minutes) is Powers Creek; here are some maps from the Kelowna Bike Club;

http://mtbco.ca/trails/trail-info/powers-creek-trails

Kelowna also features a few more DH areas, but on the east side of the bridge over Okanagan Lake, if you want info on this as well, check out; http://mtbco.ca/trails/trail-info

Andrew
flag Bricklin69
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Posted: Jul 23, 2012 at 22:17 Quote
I'll sell you a password for $20
flag andrewdrouin
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Posted: Jul 24, 2012 at 0:43 Quote
Ripper'

Dude - I take that $10.00 and spend it on signs, tools, fuel for saws, oil, maintenance etc., etc. The gist is that it allows you to help kick in a few bucks toward your local trails; and I'm out [at least] two days a week doing trail building or maintenance somewhere, somehow...

The [bike club's] annual budget for trail maintenance isn't exactly huge; I could sparingly spend it all on tools in one visit to the hardware store. Unlike other BC communities with heavy-duty trail 'buy-in' from local government, Penticton's bike club doesn't actually have a 'Trail Fund', we just sorta' work with what leftovers we come up with after doing the annual Bike Fest' and Bike To Work Week. That, along with our membership fees (which are $45.00 per year; $40.00 of which goes to Cycling BC for insurance) funds our trail efforts (money from which I've already exhausted for 2012).

Put into perspective; $10.00 doesn't buy a decent six-pack of brew (that'd be $13.00 for a 6' of Nelson After Dark) so SST's password fee is a "cheap like borscht" way to get access to wads of trail knowledge N/S between Oliver and Kelowna -- E/W between Apex and the #201.

Andrew
flag taskmgr
Posted: Jul 28, 2012 at 11:36 Quote
anyone biking today or tomorrow? hit me up! I need to get some pedalling in.
flag andrewdrouin
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Posted: Jul 28, 2012 at 13:33 Quote
I'll be heading up Sheeprock Mt. on Sunday, July 29th, departing my place (601 Braid St.) at 10am. Cool ones post-ride!

Andrew
flag taskmgr
Posted: Jul 28, 2012 at 15:19 Quote
andrewdrouin wrote:
I'll be heading up Sheeprock Mt. on Sunday, July 29th, departing my place (601 Braid St.) at 10am. Cool ones post-ride!

Andrew
what type of ride? I may be down!
flag andrewdrouin
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Posted: Jul 29, 2012 at 9:43 Quote
All XC, big climb / big descent.

Andrew
flag Bricklin69
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Posted: Jul 29, 2012 at 18:13 Quote
andrewdrouin wrote:
All XC, big climb / big descent.

Andrew

What climb?:Cool :
flag andrewdrouin
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Posted: Jul 29, 2012 at 20:27 Quote
This one... :-)

Unsecure image, only https images allowed: http://cdnav.com/images/SheepRock/FrenchmanDucking.jpg
flag topsog
Posted: Jul 31, 2012 at 15:53 Quote
andrewdrouin wrote:
I'll be heading up Sheeprock Mt. on Sunday, July 29th, departing my place (601 Braid St.) at 10am. Cool ones post-ride!

Andrew

were the apline blooms out yet?
flag topsog
Posted: Jul 31, 2012 at 15:55 Quote
planning a sunday morning bog fest
hopefully multiple laps or bog then mice then beach and beers
flag andrewdrouin
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Posted: Jul 31, 2012 at 16:35 Quote
Ya', "Trip Report"

http://bike.7forum.info/t1029-sheeprock-mt#1759


Have been to the alpine on / around Apex a few times this summer; each one held crazy flower freak shows.


West Apex Trail Network - http://bike.7forum.info/t1019-west-apex-trail-network

Apex Lowlands - http://bike.7forum.info/t1002-apex-resort


Dino and I are talking about a Brent Mt. ride next weekend. You interested?

Andrew

 


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