walleater
Retro Guru
I'm sure the purists will groan with regards to putting a Judy (coil sprung) fork and Tomac bar on my Vertex, but the bike is now a right laugh to ride, and that's what matters 
North Shore Retro Ride
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walleater
Retro Guru
Finally....
I'd be lying if I said I rode Flying Circus (built around 1997 so it can sneak into this part of the site ) but I was surprised at how well 60mm of travel and canti brakes survived the ride!
I'd be lying if I said I rode Flying Circus (built around 1997 so it can sneak into this part of the site
) but I was surprised at how well 60mm of travel and canti brakes survived the ride!Attachments
walleater
Retro Guru
Yes. If you've heard the term 'North Shore' then it originally referred to the mountains above North Vancouver. I fancied an old school ride, and I'd never checked out Flying Circus, a trail built by 'Dangerous' Dan Cowan. There's no way in hell I'd ride any of it, even on a modern bike with the trail in good condition (the forest is reclaiming it) but it's such a seminal trail in the more extreme end of mountain bike history that I had to check it out.
I can't find any footage of the trail in it's prime (more than 10 years ago...) unless one watches the old North Shore Extreme videos by Digger, but here's some more recent footage for anyone interested:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0SyehKsZG0I
I can't find any footage of the trail in it's prime (more than 10 years ago...) unless one watches the old North Shore Extreme videos by Digger, but here's some more recent footage for anyone interested:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0SyehKsZG0I
suburbanreuben
Old School Grand Master
Gives me the colliwobbles...
Is Dangerous Dan still around?
Is Dangerous Dan still around?
walleater
Retro Guru
suburbanreuben":2ftb8741 said:
He's not far away. He lives on Bowen Island, a short ferry ride away from the North Shore. He still rides stuff like this WTF:
http://vimeo.com/19552788
People seem to think that 'north shore' and the more extreme end of mountain biking is a recent trend, but these guys were riding stuff like this since the early 90's. If anyone wants see square taper bottom brackets getting destroyed, and big wheelie-drops on rigid Stumpjumpers, then the early North Shore Extreme videos by Todd 'Digger' Fiander are worth tracking down.
