Stephen Matthews at n/a in Whistler, British Columbia, Canada - photo by Chromagbikes

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POD Photo of the Day on Jan 31, 2016

Selected by Scott Secco - I've always liked this shot as it really shows what the North Shore is all about in 2016: steep, rocky, rooty, technical, and beautiful. We should all be so lucky as to have trails like this in our backyard.

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Photo info

Album: Dirt
Category: All Mountain/Enduro
Date Posted: Aug 24, 2015 at 22:02
Aug 24, 2015
Location: Whistler, British Columbia, Canada
Trail: n/a
Riders: Stephen Matthews
Articles: Video: Stephen Matthews Goes Old School on The Shore

Photo details

Photo Size:

Camera

Canon EOS 5D Mark III

Lens

EF50mm f/1.4 USM

Shutter Speed

1/400

Aperture

2.5

Focal Length

50.0 mm

ISO Speed

800

Date

2015:07:25

Time

09:57:47

13 Comments

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ibex-rider (Jan 31, 2016 at 0:29)

riding the shore in not only about the trails, it's also about the forest...

blackbirdworks (Jan 31, 2016 at 20:49)

@WAKIdesigns
Look me up when you arrive. And i'll make sure my wife gives both of us shit for getting hurt. You'll love it here.

WAKIdesigns (Feb 1, 2016 at 0:24)

Thank you

I am really into meeting people and riding their favorite trails on North Shore, Squamish and hopefully Kamloops - I'd love to ride that dust. Cheers!

Kramz (Jan 31, 2016 at 3:10)

Great photo, makes me want to get out in the wilderness.

VTwintips (Jan 31, 2016 at 22:45)

I wish I didn't have to look so hard for the rider. Had to tilt the screen some sort of way and zoom in to properly see the rider. Might be really cool if it was like a 20ft wide photo.

nullaccount (Jan 31, 2016 at 0:12)

awesome

ReubenKrabbe (Feb 5, 2016 at 8:33)

reminds me of that time when we rode bikes

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WAKIdesigns (Jan 31, 2016 at 2:38)

What does it mean for the trail to be technical? Any bloke can take Enduro 29 and ride through gnarliest stuff, it still doesn't mean he won't break his neck by not making it over the second lip on BMX track

blackbirdworks (Jan 31, 2016 at 9:01)

The Shore Tech is tackled extremely slow. Which makes the bike harder to steer. add, greasy roots and tight switchbacks with high consequences, it definitely makes for a unique ride. Most shore riders can't make it past the lip of a jump, for they don't get any practice. Seems like things are progressing on the shore and some flowy jumpy trails are popping up. Casualties will increase this summer.

godaddyeo (Jan 31, 2016 at 11:48)

denomerando - I had the pleasure of riding the most terrifying technical trails I ever experienced in North Van. Coming from N.E. Wisconsin, I had my hands full. With that said, Woodro & Shandro made the experience incredible and I got out without injuries... Would go back any chance I can get...

WAKIdesigns (Jan 31, 2016 at 13:18)

Hopefully next year, I'll get my arse there for 2 or 3 weeks to see if I am a man enough... if I survive it, I can go to Whistler to break my collar bone.

stephen (Jan 31, 2016 at 14:53)

@WAKIdesigns Sounds great! Shoot me a message, and I'll show you the rock feature I'm riding in this picture. You'll love the North Shore!

WAKIdesigns (Feb 1, 2016 at 0:31)

I have no doubts I will like it. Looks a lot like my trails but scaled up 3 times.