East Coast Open Day One Videos

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sirbikealot (Aug 14, 2011 at 14:26)

Ya ontario is lame

they only produced the fastest rider in the country this year at nationals Kyle Sangers (Perform X) and the national series pro champion Rob Fraser (Primary Trek Poc), both on their way to worlds :-)

we are pretty happy with what we have and are happy to have anyone

static-schock (Aug 14, 2011 at 19:37)

♫ good things grow in ontario... ♫ XD

Ontario FTW!

dhpig (Aug 15, 2011 at 5:58)

Those who love to ride and race never complain. Those who sit on the sideline or “ride via the web”, are often the most critical. The Canadian DH scene is alive and well and it does not matter where you live or where you ride. If you take the top 10 elite males in the country, they may be separated by geography, but they are all close personal friends who support one another, and THAT is what makes the Canadian DH scene very special.

The East Coast Open is a great event and will only grow. It will continue to attract top racers who not only seek competition but seek a weekend of fun with their fellow riders. I applaud SirBikealot Racing for promoting this event and anyone else who steps up to host a race.

nouser (Aug 15, 2011 at 16:58)

Dudes. Freedom of Speech, just a comment. I toured Canada from coast to coast this summer, and Ontario has some sick riding areas, ie. Thunder Bay "ruled", and Horseshoe Resort has better riding than Blue. I love to ride, alot.

dhdeven (Aug 18, 2011 at 6:33)

Ahahaha Horse Shoe is most defenitaly not better then blue.......Blue used to be terrible due to insurance policys...Now they are rebuilding the trails bigger and better with more features and technical sections and its awesome.

nouser (Aug 24, 2011 at 13:07)

How can you say Blue has any good features. I rode there about 10 yrs ago, and it rocked, ie. Highway, Scorpion Thunder, Autobahn, the jump park with the 40 ft spine, and table lines, big drops for Ontario. But, this summer when I was there, no drops, no tables, no spine jump, no HIGHWAY, Blue blows......

ilikebikes1 (Aug 14, 2011 at 14:06)

looks like just as sick of an as event as it was last year. Sure wish i could come again this year.

sirbikealot (Aug 14, 2011 at 15:30)

Top five pro men DH

1. Sidney Slotegraaf (Lapierre Canada)
2. Matt Nielson (Rocky Mountain)
3. Matt Zdriluk (Primary Trek)
4. Rob Fraser (Primary Trek)
5. Hans Lambert (Pivot Cycles)

hankyman (Aug 14, 2011 at 10:59)

yea east coast rocks!

wcjrush (Aug 14, 2011 at 12:51)

Looks like a killer course. Wish they the camera on the helmet though. I think it would have had a better vidoe of the trail.

Isolated-T-Storms (Aug 14, 2011 at 17:08)

On the other hand, it did give a good view of his stem.

compaqnc6340 (Aug 14, 2011 at 16:33)

such a dope race, the dry weather held up and despite getting a flat on my race run i had an awesome time! lookin' forward to next year!

ruckusrider74 (Aug 14, 2011 at 20:05)

Was there all weekend. Didn't compete, but managed a few practice lines down the DH course yesterday PM, very fun fun fun run. Squeeker is already a fun course, but to have the option .....Please please Blue MTN staff if you catch up on here PLEASE keep the bowling alley line open...PLEASE!! hehehehe.....my vote is to roll out the bottom jumps but keep the line open, super fun.

Was watching the finals today just under the bridge at the bowling alley, great view, loved the spirit of the course today. NO RAIN, was a great event!

Was a Jozo's last night for the video premier, tough on the sound, but again, fun times, good to see the participation. XCourse was crazy, so much climbing, but I'm sure the racers enjoyed the course. Watched at the top of the exchange at Raisin/Grab Bag for a bit on Sat. while taking some fun runs, lots of spectators, good job!

Blue Mtn is a great spot for all ages and rider levels. Plus, there's no reason to go to Mt. St. Anne, they already have the bike festival as part of the World Cup event. Nothing wrong with spreading out the events nationally.

live4biking (Aug 14, 2011 at 10:53)

hey, that actually looks pretty good

km27 (Aug 14, 2011 at 10:54)

dh trail looks very tech but, we want a pov of the xc course....NOT!

krazieghost (Aug 14, 2011 at 11:03)

looks like a sick ass course. i like that super quick shoot right after the longer fireroad

therealtylerdurden (Aug 14, 2011 at 11:12)

Ha, I like how it looks like he's blippin the throttle at the very beginning of the DH vid

matty420 (Aug 14, 2011 at 17:05)

such a sick race i had a blast and watchign the elites int he bowling alley was absolutly insane cant wait til next year for this event!

ImLovingIt13 (Aug 14, 2011 at 11:38)

looks like alot of fun ahaa too bad im working all weekend

blacktip (Aug 14, 2011 at 13:36)

Ontario isn't even remotely close to the east coast. Quebec would be more eastern, but NB does have a chair serviced DH park built by Gravity Logic...

ilikebikes1 (Aug 14, 2011 at 14:03)

you guys just dont have the racing scene that exists in Ontario or someone who decided to organize an event like this so it doesnt matter

erlkonig (Aug 14, 2011 at 16:29)

You silly buggers. It's the East coast of lake Huron. Georgian Bay baby!

wrongcrowd (Aug 14, 2011 at 18:02)

Canada is part of Eastern Canada. See: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_Canada

pete-moss (Aug 14, 2011 at 18:07)

ontario is as east coast as it gets! Unless you're talking scotia nova or newfoundland. Or nb or pei. Or quebec. Really though anything right of manitoba is east coast enough to me.

wes101 (Aug 14, 2011 at 15:10)

i was going to enter but you need front brakes :'(

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nouser (Aug 14, 2011 at 12:50)

Been to Blue, its a JOKE, no vertical, nothing steep, could easily ride all the DH trails on a hardtail. Don't waste your time or money riding at Blue. If they want an East Coast event, they should have it in QUEBEC, Bromont, Tremblant.

Tejj (Aug 14, 2011 at 13:42)

your a joke man, obviously its not a big mountain.... its ontario. but a waste of time and money is a pretty childish thing to say. 35 bucks for a day of riding seems like a great deal.

Tejj (Aug 14, 2011 at 13:43)

if you think biking as a waste of time and money, then wtf are you doing on a biking website. grow up

elcielo (Aug 14, 2011 at 14:24)

@yeahbutreally. Come on man. Sure it's not the Swiss Alps, but the track looks fun. And I don't care how steep it is, when your shredding a trail with your friends thats as good as it gets. Go be grumpy elsewhere

pinnr2010 (Aug 14, 2011 at 20:57)

haha "yeahbutreally", bluemountain is my local place to ride dh, ..and i completely agree with you lol

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nouser (Aug 14, 2011 at 12:12)

east coast mountains are child's play...

scott-townes (Aug 14, 2011 at 13:05)

Haha well by the looks if it, I don't think you'd be able to handle them so... what's that say about you?

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dmarsh15 FL (Aug 14, 2011 at 11:18)

Too bad they didnt do this at a real east coast Mountain. That course is not technical at all compared to Plattekill or Whiteface. Really disapointed they made the East Coast Open there.

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brule (Aug 14, 2011 at 11:38)

It's a Canadian Event at a Canadian Mountain, having it at a US mountain wouldn't make a lot of sense.

MCsession7 (Aug 14, 2011 at 18:11)

But in Quebec would make a little more sense, even the hills in Atlantic Canada are larger and more technical.

pinnr2010 (Aug 14, 2011 at 20:54)

less of a mountain.. more of a hill lol

dhdeven (Aug 15, 2011 at 8:05)

Hey no one is stopping you from starting one. Get off your lazy ass and start a race..... Its not as easy as it seems. Nig props to Pete for doing a great job organizing the event and Blue for steppin it up!

MCsession7 (Aug 15, 2011 at 11:53)

I wasn't dissing there job of organizing, I realize its a lot of work, because i've been trying to do the same thing, building a DH course on your own as well as trying to get the rights to shuttle and hold events isn't exactly lazy.

dmarsh15 FL (Aug 15, 2011 at 12:10)

Where on the poster does it say it's a Canadian event? Maybe they should call it the "Canadian East Coast Open." Calling it the "East Coast Open" presumes that its representing all of the East Coast riding. Clearly it does not do this as the riding is no where near as technical, steep or as challenging as REAL EAST COAST mountains like plattekill, whiteface, or Diablo. Ontario, CA is pretty damn far away from the east coast compared to the other mountains in New York.

dhdeven (Aug 15, 2011 at 12:20)

Ah just shut the f*ck up> You guys are just jellous of our race scene, community and riders. We may not have huge technical mountains, but we can sure pin it. Speaking of Diablo, I think our local racer Kyle Sangers took both Giant Slalom and Downhill last year at the open?

dhdeven (Aug 15, 2011 at 12:22)

And if our stuff is so pussy and easy to ride, get your ass out here and race us.

dmarsh15 FL (Aug 16, 2011 at 5:01)

You must be from Canada since you cannot understand what the actual argument is here. My argument is that this event is called the EAST COAST OPEN, but it doesn't represent real EAST COAST RIDING. Never once did I say you guys were slow and I really don't care about your local racers. I will never ride at Blue Mountain, let alone race there. You guys would probably beat me, but I have much more challenging mountains to ride that represent real east coast riding right here in NY.

dhdeven (Aug 16, 2011 at 10:50)

Who cares what the fuck its called really.....