Video: Downhill Bike Shredding in West Vancouver

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lastminutetech (Jul 23, 2020 at 8:36)

Like most of us I rode a DH bike for years and years (Shore, Squamish, Whistler, Duncan, Kamloops). When I bought my first “Enduro“ bike I thought it was amazing.......so light nimble and you could pedal it up which meant riding solo was possible. I got back on a downhill bike this year for the first time in four years and OH MAN those things are absolutely amazing! I forgot you can truly ride the way you want to, just ploughing through everything and not having to worry. For my hack riding style I don’t think there is one bike to truly do it all.

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canFreerider (Jul 23, 2020 at 9:51)

Took my 150/130mm trail bike down Meat Sweats on Cypress. I made it down, but never been so terrified in my life. lol

tom-mc (Jul 23, 2020 at 11:55)

a lot of people seem to think dh bikes are about creating a smooth magic carpet effect that makes the trail easier, and you could feasibly set your big bike up that way, but its not the point. i can bounce down the cypress gnarly trails on a hardtail or trail bike but with an aggressively sprung dh bike you can just carry so much SPEED on everything steep and rough. when I overshoot doubles or drops to flat it feels like my dh bike accelerates, the grip is insane. I still love hopping on my trailbike to ride the big trails because its fun to find different lines and less traction means more 2 wheel drifting, but cypress laps on the big rig are just the absolute best.

blondieyo (Jul 23, 2020 at 14:30)

@canFreerider: This is pretty much exactly what I experienced the other night riding Cypress for the first time after spending most of my time at Mt Fromme recently. Riding my 160/150mm 27.5er threw me around a bit and was bounced off my pedals in a few places. The steep root, rock and chunk really keeps you on your toes but my god does it feel good when you crush through a section and come out the other side with speed.

kram (Jul 24, 2020 at 12:12)

"In our biased opinion, they are still the best type of mountain bike to throw a leg over"

Took my DH bike out for the first time this season last weekend and it reminded me that I need to spend a lot more time on it. For me, riding a DH bike at speeds where it begins to feel light and alive is the best type of mountain biking.

pieters (Jul 25, 2020 at 11:24)

Sick vid. This whole bikes can handle anything is bs. Lots of pros run custom frames or crack frames way more than they want you to know. Even dh bikes. I Grew up riding the shore on xc hardtail then 6 inch freeride bike now i ride a dh. I may not aways have the speed to make full use of the bike but its there for me when i go off line.

gramboh FL (Jul 24, 2020 at 0:34)

Sick video, riding and awesome tune. Love Cypress and miss my DH bike! Trail/enduro bikes are amazing but nothing touches a DH bike when the terrain justifies it.

providence (Jul 27, 2020 at 22:40)

Smooth styles and nice track! Lot of days in the past on the big bikes on cypress, but what trail has all that nice dirt?

Billjohn6 (Jul 23, 2020 at 14:16)

Sick riding, getting me pumped to hop on the big bike this weekend! Hurts to watch the rear rim at 1:37!

yubisol (Jul 23, 2020 at 11:39)

yeah yusuke~!

alexblayden (Jul 23, 2020 at 11:06)

They see me shredding, they hate'n

counterpoint FL (Jul 23, 2020 at 12:19)

I understand establishment shots but no riding until 40 seconds of a 2 minute vid is no beuno.

SHEESHKAH (Jul 23, 2020 at 17:28)

Yeah dude super rad riding

jomacba (Jul 23, 2020 at 9:46)

BIKES!!!

s-wilson (Jul 23, 2020 at 20:51)

yeee sukedog

whitey89 (Jul 24, 2020 at 3:02)

So good Tommy!

seanluge (Jul 24, 2020 at 21:37)

Suke, I'm pregnant.

ReubenKrabbe (Jul 25, 2020 at 21:35)

i know yo!

da1994canucks (Jul 23, 2020 at 8:35)

Cypress is in West Vancouver PINKBIKE

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Sshredder (Jul 23, 2020 at 8:53)

People will be in for a big surprise if they think that's what Cypress trails are like. Hahahaha. Cypress is a chunky , steep gnar fest. Love those berm smashes so artsy. Looks like a stash trail. Your the best! Next time maybe film sanctioned trails and the Brutus gap. No hander on the Brutus gap. That was sweet.

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lastminutetech (Jul 23, 2020 at 8:58)

As most features Burtus's "size" cannot be appreciated until you stand at the lip and say "uh no thanks".

fiftypercentsure (Jul 23, 2020 at 11:42)

Whoa, even Brutus has a big gravel road under it now. The amount of clear cutting the developers have done in the watershed on Cypress lately is a f#$*%ing travesty.

lastminutetech (Jul 23, 2020 at 11:56)

@mobiller: British Pacific Properties own the whole hill. They have been developing the south facade of Cypress for decades. They also funded and constructed the Lion Gate Bridge.....which (to put it lightly) is a massive infrastructure contribution. Yes it's tough to see some trails go in lieu of expensive homes but it is privately owned land like any other. Fortunately, the north-west facade is much steeper and much more difficult to develop which protects our regions toughest trails!!...though I'd actually need to check if they own that too.

randomsplatter (Jul 23, 2020 at 14:59)

There are no sanctioned trails on Cypress...fyi. Just because it's on TrailForks, doesn't mean its sanctioned.

ThunderChunk (Jul 23, 2020 at 22:58) (Below Threshold)

What are you talking about? First of all there are no sanctioned trails on cypress. They're all illegal. It even says so on trial forms and there are no mountain biking signs at some of the trail heads. Second, there's a huge network of trails not on trail forks that are loamy, steep, and fast with berms and jumps. The only way you should be riding these trails is if you know the trail builders and have permission.