Christina Chappetta, Andreane Lanthier Nadeau, and Georgia Astle are no strangers to riding fast and rowdy tracks but Ladies Only on the North Shore is an entirely different beast. Can they level up and conquer the root and skinny-filled trail?
@rrolly: Looking at the Kneeds Knees water bottles here from last round of Digger support, will definitely buy at least some stickers for the toolbox this round.
Fingers crossed next merch round is commemorative spoons and china Digger cherub figurines. Display case is prepped.
@mobiller: I never knew that I wanted a Royal Doulton Digger figurine until just now. I'll have to make room on the mantle, but I'm sure grannies won't mind if I move her ashes.
Hate to be 'that guy', but Im going to have to say it. Its OK for the PB crew to come down to the Shore and make their video when the rest of Metro Van has been 'advised' not to travel to Squamish/Whistler? If ll these riders all live in Metro Van, then I take my comment back. Great video, poor optics. I do expect this to be downvoted into oblivion, but feel it should be mentioned.
While I don't disagree with your statements, It is entirely possible this segment was filmed prior to the restrictions you're referring to. Sifting through all the footage from the day and editing it all together can take quite some time and they may have even held onto the video for a later release on a slow media/news day perhaps. Lets hope this is the case anyway.
@loamfiend: Avoiding non-essential travel has been in place in BC since November 2020. Its only recently that the Province has re-iterated their advice on this and instituted the new regulations asking people not to travel outside your health district.
@manofmanymilkcrates: Its a pandemic my milkycrateman. I personally have only stuck to my local hills in an effort to not be that guy who spreads the virus. Bikes are fun and I appreciate that its probably a means of escapism for a lot of us but I would say that shoresy here was actually pretty nice in his comment but was simply pointing out that Pinkbike might have stepped out of bounds a bit in terms of travel.
@manofmanymilkcrates: a positive comment may not necessarily be what someone wants to hear. It happened a lot in the UK earlier in the pandemic - MTBers ignoring the stay local rule and traveling to ride because it suited them. The positive thing to do would have been stay local and do as much as you possible to avoid transmission. They didn’t want to be told that though.
@manofmanymilkcrates: nothing negative about it... My family lives both 2hr and 4hr away on the Same island as me... I haven't seen them both in over a year..... We in BC really shouldn't even be leaving our immediate neighborhoods ATM....
@crysvb: You are correct, these areas are in the same health region. However, not only has the Provincial government specifically asked us NOT to travel from Metro Vancouver to Squamish/Whistler, the mayors of both those municipalities have asked the same. No non-essential travel outside your local area. As a group, I know that many metro vancouverites in the mtb community are trying to stay local and not travel up the sea to sky for all the fantastic biking that is available. Why should this mandate not work both ways? If we have been asked not to travel up the S2S for biking, the same should go for those wanting to travel down it to the Shore. There are of course those who will interpret the rules to fit their selfish purpose, but id like to hope we a can all do better than that.
@shoreboy1866: i'm so over people ripping each other apart for this. i'm a lower mainland local, i was at seymour last weekend. i ran into a GROUP OF THIRTY standing together at the bottom of mushroom. to shame the riders in this video is just not helping anyone. the seymour crew was WAY worse than this. technically, they're working. if pinkbike wasn't posting anything i'm sure we'd have people on the other side of the spectrum complaining about lack of content. i just don't see what the point of your comments are.
@crysvb: I think @shoreboy1866 laid out the rationale for his comments quite well, so did the original poster, its likely an unpopular opinion on this site, and in general, but its worth noting.
We can all do better, I’m in that group as well, and sometimes it takes someone pointing out the unpopular for us to see what we choose to ignore. If we were all doing enough, we would....Well we would be Australia and New Zealand. I massively appreciate the content thats being put out on the daily by PinkBike, and all the media creators out there, its helping us all get by
@gafoto: dude, all kinds of animals shit in the woods. The ground is literal wormshit. Don't go into nature if you're afraid of it and also hardly any dog will choose the middle of a trail to take a dump (yes, it has happened but again, nature is not instagram, shit exists)
@wowbagger: Yep, worm poop is the same as everything else which is why I’m going to take a dump in your garden bed. I’m sure you have no problem with that, right?
Every time I see a Ladies Only video I wait to see the Barts Bridge roll, it gets me every time, the wierdest and techiest move on the trail (in my opinion). No joy for me with this video.
The other line at they hit at the 3:00 mark, is new to me, you used to have to air from the root at the top of the rock and clear the log that they rolled over. (not that I could do that, but I have witnessed it being done). That whole section at the 3 min mark is full of super tech and sketchy options, the one they rode not being one of them.
We originally rode the "usual" line off the bridge and to the right.. the roots were actually quite slippery that day! When we saw the straight line and obviously "weirder" one IMO we just had to give it a go because had we come across that in an EWS track there would be no other line. Sometimes it's DO or DIE so it's good to practice those harder lines or the ones you aren't comfortable with :-)
I haven't been on ladies in a long time. Looks like the log before the teeter is much easier than before with the giant split in the log and a few rocks stuffed in to keep it from grabbing your tire.
Nice video and some great riding. Looks like you had a blast.
I love that you rode an old school trail and put an old school video game in for the scoring. Hats off for thinking of that.
loved this version of "Ladies Only" I found it to be less tense and more relaxed.... that said I think a mix of Pick'A'Part & Ladies Only crew would make a great episode More please
These girls are looking hot and riding like champs.
Props on the big drops and gaps and overall fun in this video.
I love the video game theme and the side shots were super cool!
This trail needs to be rode on a full capable bike from 1992 to really get the impact of how nasty this trial is.
On the big wheels with long travel, these new bikes are awesome but provide a very different trail ride than that of 90's no suspension, long stems rather than racked heads and narrow bars to compensate the long stems.
hahahahhahah
RideOn
There is nothing Janky ,in my opinion, about Diggers artfully sculpted Jem's. I assure you every inch of that trail has been refined by Digger. It's a masterpiece.
And these ladies absolutely killed it on this trail!
Skooled again. And wtf is with going up that ridiculous construction loosely called a teeter totter? Nice work.
Love that guy
Fingers crossed next merch round is commemorative spoons and china Digger cherub figurines. Display case is prepped.
Sifting through all the footage from the day and editing it all together can take quite some time and they may have even held onto the video for a later release on a slow media/news day perhaps. Lets hope this is the case anyway.
It happened a lot in the UK earlier in the pandemic - MTBers ignoring the stay local rule and traveling to ride because it suited them. The positive thing to do would have been stay local and do as much as you possible to avoid transmission. They didn’t want to be told that though.
We can all do better, I’m in that group as well, and sometimes it takes someone pointing out the unpopular for us to see what we choose to ignore. If we were all doing enough, we would....Well we would be Australia and New Zealand.
I massively appreciate the content thats being put out on the daily by PinkBike, and all the media creators out there, its helping us all get by
Be good to one another
Watched it together with a beer, was cool
Uh, a lot. You must’ve never hit dog shit at 20 mph. I looooove dogs but just not on the trail. Gimme some trailhead dogs.
Yep, worm poop is the same as everything else which is why I’m going to take a dump in your garden bed. I’m sure you have no problem with that, right?
The other line at they hit at the 3:00 mark, is new to me, you used to have to air from the root at the top of the rock and clear the log that they rolled over. (not that I could do that, but I have witnessed it being done). That whole section at the 3 min mark is full of super tech and sketchy options, the one they rode not being one of them.
Many of the real lines were missed here. And that line at 3:00 is really a braid. Much more challenging to the right on the rock or airing it.
But, if Digger don’t care then I don’t care.
They likely filmed this video over a whole day, stood around a bunch, had sandwiches at some point; it wasn’t a “ride” per se.
Just click-able content.
Uh yeah, that’s basically how 99% of all media is produced.
It’s all smoke and mirrors for the camera, with a lot of waiting around.
Although they didn’t appear to be chasing hood light in this video.
@Ososmash:
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..ah, I see.
PB needs a 'Jankiest Ride' photo contest. Then I could submit both my bike and myself.
More please
Says a guy from Ontario.
‘92 would have been loamy.