What People are Riding in the Silver Star Bike Park
There is only one weekend left in the 2012 Summer Bike Season at Silver Star, but it has been a fantastic season. Silver Star would like to send a big thanks to all the riders who visited this summer. Plus there is still two more days this weekend to enjoy the park so make the most of it! (open September 15 & 16)
Despite the cold and wet start to summer Silver Star has had a great summer on all accounts. Getting back to our racing roots and hosting our first BC Cup in a while was a definite highlight. We had one of the biggest competitor fields of all the BC Cup races in 2012 and are already making plans for next year’s event. Friday night Extended Play was a great success and gave bikers more time to hit the park midweek. Trail Crew was busy all summer and added another new trail to the mix in the off camber DH track known as Gnar. They also redesigned some of the trail network tweaking sections of Super Star, Rock Star and Challenger which made for a lot of happy bikers! In addition to all this work the guys even found time to build an unbelievable slopestyle course for Silver Style. Building off of last year’s success the Freeride Festival was an amazing weekend of Camp of Champions airbag jamming, Pump Track Challenge, Chainless race, Norco Demos and of course the ever impressive Silver Style Jump Jam.
Silver Star has plans to keep adding to the bike park increasing the trail offerings in the future to keep Silver Star Bike Park as one of the best places to ride your bike. Cam and the Crew have already started cutting new trails to the top of the mountain so it can be ready for next summer. Shazam is getting a brand new entry that will flow right off the top of the hill from the chairlift so look for that summer 2013.
Silver Star would like to really thank all our dedicated riders and especially our seasons pass holders who support the bike park. It’s for all the riders that love coming here that we continue to keep growing the trail system, stay open longer, offer more Extended Play nights and keep evolving.
The Bike Park has one weekend left coming up, September 15 & 16 and we encourage as many riders as possible to come out and enjoy the park before we put it to bed for winter. The conditions will be amazing with the rain we’ve received early in the week and Trail Crew is out there all this week getting the place buff for you guys. We’ll see you out on the trails this Saturday and Sunday!
Enjoy the ride, and now for the stats you've all been waiting for:
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Frames:
![2013 RockShox WC Boxxer]()
Forks:
![2013 Fox DHX RC4]()
Rear Shocks:
![2013 Giro Remedy]()
Helmets:
![Maxxis Minion DHF Tire]()
Tires (200 tires were counted, so each % is 2 tires):
Number of Bike Parks Visited in 2012:
Days Ridden in 2012:
Plan to buy a new DH bike soon:
How often do you service your bike?
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Silver Star Bike Park
Despite the cold and wet start to summer Silver Star has had a great summer on all accounts. Getting back to our racing roots and hosting our first BC Cup in a while was a definite highlight. We had one of the biggest competitor fields of all the BC Cup races in 2012 and are already making plans for next year’s event. Friday night Extended Play was a great success and gave bikers more time to hit the park midweek. Trail Crew was busy all summer and added another new trail to the mix in the off camber DH track known as Gnar. They also redesigned some of the trail network tweaking sections of Super Star, Rock Star and Challenger which made for a lot of happy bikers! In addition to all this work the guys even found time to build an unbelievable slopestyle course for Silver Style. Building off of last year’s success the Freeride Festival was an amazing weekend of Camp of Champions airbag jamming, Pump Track Challenge, Chainless race, Norco Demos and of course the ever impressive Silver Style Jump Jam.
Silver Star has plans to keep adding to the bike park increasing the trail offerings in the future to keep Silver Star Bike Park as one of the best places to ride your bike. Cam and the Crew have already started cutting new trails to the top of the mountain so it can be ready for next summer. Shazam is getting a brand new entry that will flow right off the top of the hill from the chairlift so look for that summer 2013.
Silver Star would like to really thank all our dedicated riders and especially our seasons pass holders who support the bike park. It’s for all the riders that love coming here that we continue to keep growing the trail system, stay open longer, offer more Extended Play nights and keep evolving.
The Bike Park has one weekend left coming up, September 15 & 16 and we encourage as many riders as possible to come out and enjoy the park before we put it to bed for winter. The conditions will be amazing with the rain we’ve received early in the week and Trail Crew is out there all this week getting the place buff for you guys. We’ll see you out on the trails this Saturday and Sunday!
Enjoy the ride, and now for the stats you've all been waiting for:
| Specialized Demo 8 (All Models) | 7% |
| Specialized Demo 7 | 6% |
| Norco A-Line | 4% |
| Giant Glory (All Models) | 4% |
| Devinci Wilson (All Models) | 4% |
| Kona Operator | 3% |
| Santa Cruz V10 (Aluminum) | 3% |
| Rocky Mountain Flatline | 3% |
| Norco Aurum | 2% |
| Devinci Ollie | 2% |
| Giant Reign | 2% |
| Giant AC | 2% |
| Transition Syren | 2% |
| Transition Bottle Rocket | 2% |
| Norco Shore | 2% |
| Norco Atomic | 2% |
| Kona Stinky | 2% |
| Norco Fluid | 2% |
| Santa Cruz Driver 8 | 2% |
| Specialized Enduro | 2% |
| Norco Truax | 2% |
| Kona Entourage | 2% |
| Norco Team DH | 1% |
| Intense 951 | 1% |
| Zerode | 1% |
| Santa Cruz Carbon V10 | 1% |
| Hukk | 1% |
| Trek Scratch | 1% |
| Banshee Legend | 1% |
| Intense M9 | 1% |
| Kona FIre Mountain | 1% |
| Santa Cruz Heckler | 1% |
| Rocky Mountain Switch | 1% |
| Transition Covert | 1% |
| Banshee Scythe | 1% |
| Devinici Hucker | 1% |
| Jamis Dakar BAM | 1% |
| Specialized Grom | 1% |
| Norco Empire | 1% |
| Canfield Formula 1 Jedi | 1% |
| Santa Cruz Bullet | 1% |
| Cannondale Jekyll | 1% |
| Trek Session 8 | 1% |
| Trek Fuel EX | 1% |
| Knolly Chilcotin | 1% |
| Specialized StumpJumper | 1% |
| Yeti 303R | 1% |
| Scott Voltage | 1% |
| Intense Slopestyle | 1% |
| Yeti ARC | 1% |
| Devinci Hectik | 1% |
| Kona Coil Air | 1% |
| Norco B-Line | 1% |
| Trek Session 9.9 | 1% |
| Mongoose Bootr' | 1% |
| Trek Lush SL | 1% |
| Giant Faith | 1% |
| Specialized Demo 9 | 1% |
| Cove Shocker | 1% |
| Specialized Status | 1% |
| RockShox Boxxer (All Models) | 24% |
| Fox 40 (All Models) | 19% |
| Marzocchi 888 (All Models) | 16% |
| Marzocchi 66 | 8% |
| RockShox Totem (All Models) | 8% |
| Fox 32 (All Models) | 7% |
| Fox 36 (All Models) | 6% |
| Marzocchi 55 | 2% |
| Marzocchi Drop Off | 2% |
| Manitou Splice | 2% |
| Manitou Dorado | 1% |
| RockShox Argyle | 1% |
| RockShox Domain | 1% |
| Marzocchi Junior T | 1% |
| Marzocchi Super T | 1% |
| X Fusion Vengeance | 1% |
| Fox RC4 | 27% |
| Fox Van RC | 18% |
| RockShox Vivid Coil | 9% |
| Fox DHX 5.0 | 8% |
| Marzocchi ROCO | 8% |
| RockShox Vivid Air | 4% |
| Fox DHX 4.0 | 4% |
| Fox DHX 3.0 | 4% |
| X Fusion (All Models) | 4% |
| Manitou Swinger | 3% |
| Cane Creek | 3% |
| Fox RP23 | 3% |
| N/A | 2% |
| Progressive 5th Element | 2% |
| Manitou Revox | 1% |
| Giro Remedy | 20% |
| Troy Lee Designs D2 | 12% |
| 661 Evolution | 11% |
| Fox Rampage | 10% |
| Troy Lee Designs D3 | 9% |
| Bell Drop | 9% |
| Bell Ballistic | 7% |
| Kali (All Models) | 6% |
| Fox V3R | 3% |
| POC Cortex | 3% |
| Mace | 2% |
| THE | 2% |
| Azonic | 2% |
| Specialized Deviant | 1% |
| Protec | 1% |
| Urge Down O Matic | 1% |
| Fly (Moto) | 1% |
| Maxxis Minion DHF | 28% |
| Kenda Nevegal | 22% |
| Maxxis High Roller | 14% |
| Maxxis Ardents | 9% |
| Specialized Butcher DH | 6% |
| Michelin Rock'R | 4% |
| Continental Kaiser | 4% |
| WTB Dissent | 3% |
| Schwalbe Big Betty | 2% |
| Bontrager G4 | 2% |
| Kenda Kenetics | 2% |
| Kenda Telonics | 1% |
| Kenda Small Block 8 | 1% |
| Vee Rubber Stouts | 1% |
| Specialized Clutch | 1% |
Number of Bike Parks Visited in 2012:
| 1 | 43% |
| 2 | 39% |
| 3 | 11% |
| 4 | 3% |
| 5+ | 4% |
Days Ridden in 2012:
| 1 to 5 | 10% |
| 6 to 10 | 12% |
| 11 to 20 | 19% |
| 21 to 30 | 19% |
| 31 to 49 | 21% |
| 50 + | 19% |
Plan to buy a new DH bike soon:
| Yes | 31% |
| No | 63% |
| Maybe | 6% |
How often do you service your bike?
| 1 to 10 rides | 35% |
| 11 to 20 rides | 21% |
| 21 to 30 rides | 18% |
| 31 + rides | 26% |
Are you a registered Pinkbike.com User?
| Yes | 44% |
| Not yet | 56% |
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I wouldn't be surprised if TRs outnumber demos down here at winterpark.
I've seen people out ride others on what could be called far inferior kit. Not everyone can afford the latest super bike from the boutique
brands.
Just ride what you've got.
IMO the TR250 was the best mini dh bike for 2012.
start making hootch run a cheap set of tires, and stop in to the thrift store and your there.
or majbe someone uses it on his or her dj bike
You don't deserve to be in a bike park. Come sit in my office while I shred.
"How many days have you ridden in a bike park in 2012?"
or
"How many days have you ridden at Silver Star in 2012?"
Just got back from Morzine in the French Alps... Pushing up and not many options for DH sucks!
I found the maintenance frequency interesting. Maybe this is why people have so many problems with fork and dropper seat reliability.
I need a newer bike.
Also, giro remedy? Were 20% of the people blind? those things look terrible.
"Santa Cruz Heckler = 1%" lol.
"Fox 36 = 6%" Surprising 32 is higher.
"Fox RC4 = 27%" Glad I made the right choice in that regards.
Boxxer World Cup
Rock Shox vivid air
Troy Lee Designs D3
Schwalbe Muddy Mary
DAYS RIDDEN 100+
and I am proud!