We find the riders who are keeping it real on smaller wheels at Crankworx this week:Rick's Ellsworth DareRick is a trail builder with Jay Hoots and got this Ellsworth Dare as a 50th birthday present 7 years ago. This is the freeride edition with a longer swinging arm giving 217mm of travel. The paint job and hubs are custom by Ellsworth.
Nancy's Norco Team DHNancy bought this bike 2 years ago from a woman who had fitted a basket to it. Nancy is from Ontario but has had 30 days in the park already this year as she has a condo in the village.
Chris's Banshee DarksideChris is over from Germany for his first ever time in Whistler bike park. He's fully stoked.
Logan's Specialized DemoLogan is up in Whistler for his annual Crankworx trip. He's looking to sell his 26" Specialized Demo so if you have $2000CAD in your pocket, let him know.
Dan's Cove ShockerDan has had this Cove Shocker since the start of the season after it was given to him by the owner of the brand. He believes it was one of the first-ever built and was previously used for testing by a pro.
Harry's Devinci WilsonHarry first came to Whistler last year on a hire bike and enjoyed it so much he decided to come back this year with his own bike picked up on Craigslist. He has been getting shuttles from his girlfriend in Pemberton for the last couple of days before heading over to the bike park this morning.
Brendan's Norco AurumBrendan comes to the park five or six times a year for his fill of A Line laps. He has been riding his Norco Aurum for 4 years.
Dan's Stinky SupremeDan has had this frame from new and has stuck with it through the years, building it up with parts to suit his needs.
Brandon's Canfield JediBrandon has racked up about 40 Whistler trips on his Jedi since he bought it 4 years ago. He hasn't changed a part since he bought it apart from the tyres.
Johnny's Banshee Legend MkiiJohnny bought his Banshee Legend for a grand a year ago and has been ragging it ever since.
One wheel to rule them all is coming back and it is the biggest one!
My daughter is 5 and my son is 9 months old. Cant wait for the day I get out on the trails with both of them.
Anyway, Rick, i salute you, still riding at 57 is awesome!
@kazwei:
Want to see how will end this family drama. And if @DJ-24 will get a new bike. Sorry, new dad.
It is already Sunday overhere
No Iron Horse
Cheers.
Even 27,5" wheels would look kinda disproportionate on some xl/xxl bikes (just take a minute to figure out Minaar's XXL V10 with 27,5" wheels).
If by sick you mean it makes me wanna hurl, yeah
Let’s all remember that pink bikes sole reason to exist is to pander the wares of biking brands selling us shit we don’t really need with a shiny new paint coat every year...
if I had a dollar for every brand new yeti at the park piloted by some jong brake bumping every f*cking jump line...
I notice the best riders are usually not on the latest whip but a year or more old rigs (pros excluded).
Go ride your (fill in the blank tire size bike) and give thanks we have the ability to do this.
Just go ride your damn bike!
It's a pretty cool bike the way I've been setting it up the last 15 years. It's a fairly good bet that I will continue to ride it as a trail bike.
$1,000 would be a generous offer for that bike, more like $800.
What is HA on a Stinky?
What happened to Cove? Where are they at?
If any sand gets in there it´s gonna be like sandpaper on those stanchions...
Seems to work for him though. Or he never removed them and doesn´t know what´s underneath...
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Replaced with this that I barely ride
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I'm in that spot right now with my bb7. Freshly rebuilt and I want to make sure that no collectors want it before I thrash it on the dry, rocky, dusty trails again.
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