Video: Going Too Big at the Whistler Bike Park in Episode 1 of the 'I Only Ride Park Tour'

Sep 26, 2022
by ifhtfilms  

Three weeks, five bike parks, and one RV. The team from Mahalo my Dude embarks on an epic summer road trip that all starts at the Whistler Bike Park.

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36 Comments
  • 16 1
 Don’t go to Whistler. I went 3 times some years back. It’s so good, when you return to your local trails you’ll realise they suck and everything else around you sucks.
  • 4 0
 That’s exactly what happened to me,was a right downer
  • 1 0
 Yep. This.
  • 5 0
 I believe that condition is know as Post-Whistler Depression
  • 1 0
 Whistler's depression is a real thing
  • 2 0
 @lord-01: currently suffering back in Ontario right now.... Frown
  • 1 0
 @Nellus: PWD is nothing to joke about
  • 1 0
 So fax
  • 18 3
 I can't count how many times I have went to big while doing a backflip in a bike park.......the answer is zero.
  • 6 0
 As an oral surgeon I can asure you that it´s 100% okay to go ride your bike six days after you had your wisdom tooth removed - I once met a patient on the trail right the day after the surgery.
  • 4 0
 What other things can you do with your mouth before riding? Asking for a friend.
  • 16 14
 someone please explain the “i can’t ride with gloves” thing? You also can’t ride if you rip up your hands…
  • 26 10
 fkn hate em bud, would rather have ripped up hands
  • 10 3
 When you're that good you just don't get sweaty palms? I've never understood it. I can't grip on summer days without gloves.
  • 8 5
 @weirc: why? do they make your hands go numb? grip with gloves is superior.
  • 11 1
 @moroj82: personal preference
  • 8 0
 @moroj82: my grips like it raw
  • 5 15
flag 14pslope (Sep 26, 2022 at 16:00) (Below Threshold)
 you'd be surprised, hands are pretty resilient and don't really get that mashed up in a crash
  • 6 4
 ego / they are Kiwis and the ground is softer than carpet down there (seriously its amazing)
  • 5 0
 People who started on BMX and are accustomed to 'pure' feedback.

That said, there are very thin gloves that can give you tons of feedback and grip as long as you get the right size. But then they're basically not protective at all. At best, they are good sweat guards for riding in hot weather.

Source: BMXer who immediately wanted to switch to riding in gloves when I started MTBing because of how active and chattery your grip is and I'm in SoCal and i sweat. That said, when I ride like a dirt jump park or non-downhill type trial. I'd prefer to wear no gloves. I want to feel all the feedback down to the millimeter
  • 9 2
 I'm from Florida and I'm sweaty as hell. Solve the problem by rubbing dirt on my hands. Fixed. If you crash hard enough gloves aren't gonna help, so I don't bother wearing them. Your hands will hurt either way.
  • 9 1
 im always riding gloves, just the thought of cheese grating may hands with dirt puts chills down my spine
  • 23 5
 Little sissy keyboard hands need gloves…probably some lotion too.
  • 3 0
 @chwk: I have a real problem with sweaty palms...I think years of anti-antiperspirant use has caused my sweat to find other outlets because my palms look like lawn sprinklers when I ride.
  • 4 1
 I just like it more without gloves. On long days in a bike park or if I am racing some really rocky stuff I will wear them. Much better without though. At home in Utah there is no humidity so my hands do not get sweaty. In humid climates I definitely notice my hands getting way more slippery.
  • 5 1
 As long as I'm riding regularly my hands are tough enough. I just like the feel much better without gloves. Feel more connected to the bike. Only wear gloves if it's too wet not to. Grip choices changes with the lack of gloves too. Stick a pair of ODI longnecks on and ditch the gloves and you'll never go back
  • 1 0
 @hgardner: 100
  • 6 0
 @hgardner: Lognecks + dust is the mooove
  • 1 0
 Explanation=condoms
  • 1 0
 You're not a bareback bud? Come on now....or don't your choice...
  • 2 0
 @wwoooaaahh: Bit riskier, bit more fun, but people shouldn't be pressured into riding without them?
  • 1 0
 @hgardner: iandiisjustkiddingaround do whatever you want Smile
  • 1 0
 @Austin014: Yeah, its not humid in utah so im just worried about tearing my hand open on a rock.
  • 2 2
 yeah, I just don’t get it. Eminem literally says “palms are sweaty/mom’s spaghetti.” Clearly these heathens hate mom’s spaghetti.
  • 1 0
 haha
  • 2 1
 I want sushi village.







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