One bike, two bike, red bike, blue bike. Black bike, blue bike, old bike, new bike. This one has a little wheel This one has a little steel Say! What a lot of bikes there are!
Here are 33 of the bikes that were out braving the mud and snow during a seasonally confused Whistler Bike Park opening day.
Norco HSP
Rocky Mountain Slayer
Mondraker SuperFoxy
Forbidden Dreadnought
Canyon Sender
Commencal Furious
Intense M16
Privateer 161
Scott Gambler
Commencal Supreme DH
Trek Session run bike style
Giant Trance
Rocky Mountain Altitude
Specialized Demo
Norco Sight
GT Fury
YT Tues
Nukeproof Mega
Giant Glory in Snowbirds colorway by Fresh Paints of Whistler
GT Fury
Knolly Warden
GT Force
Deviate Highlander
Commencal Supreme DH chainless edition
Specialized Enduro
Pivot Phoenix 29
Liv Hail
Trek Slash
Xprezo Super-D
Trek Session
RAAW Madonna V1
Commencal Clash
Rocky Mountain Maiden custom paint by Fresh Paints of Whistler
@PeterT: Dam, went and checked out your profile for more Marlboro pics and stumbled on the video of the train gap. That is insane! Doesn't get any more committing than that!!
So at first I thought this was one of Marlboro's "raffles" they used to do for skiing. Basically Marlb reps would go in and out of bars all over the country and raffle off and all expense paid trip to ski Bridger in MT. Then come the trip, they'd all fly to MT, load up on a bus and come into our shop to get outfitted with skis and boots.
Marlb provided them with ski gear. Every last one of them (50/day) kitted out in a Marlboro ski jacket and pants. It was hilarious. Most of them had never had been skiing let alone seen a mountain. About 5 smoke breaks later they'd finally crammed themselves into their boots and were off for the first outdoor adventure they'd had in the last 20 years except to get the mail.
1-2 hours later, 75% of them would be back down to give us back our equipment, either pissed off or broken. They'd head straight to the bar for the rest of the day. Man there are some fun stories from those crews.
I thought this bike was something like that ski package and I was thinking to myself "oh HELL no...". Hats off to the paint job, absolutely had me convinced.
@krashDH85: My old man was a big time Speed Skier in the 80's he has lots of cool swag from Camel, Marlboro, etc. Stories of Camel Girls walking around with free packs for everyone. Different times.
@lehott: hells yeh, dude I was close on doing this too (as I’m Irish, and I’d get to stick the shamrock and IRELAND on my top tube haha but I thought nobody would get it
@ChopperCat11: It's fun until that split second you forget you don't have a chain, you go to pedal and there's no resistance so you almost bin it over the bars.
Genuinely would love a 'workhorses' thread where people post average bikes that have given them a lot of joy. Bikes must have been owned and ridden by owners for at least 5 years. Bonus points for mismatched parts, outrageous mileage and elevation done on them, and stories of good times had.
The contents of this post is very accurate to what an "average dude bike" looks like in Whistler, theres not many old bikes. You see a lot more at the other bike parks e.g. Silverstar
Awesome to see some younger riders, I'm convinced cycling is strangling itself with pricing and choking the rider pipeline out - gotta get teens, twenty somethings passionate and engaged so they can buy more bikes after dental school. Also always great to see some women in the field.
Tom and Christina confirmed doing a chainless race video or 'how much distance can you cover chainless in the bike park' video...
Also CC is SO small. Like she has this tiny bike, but it looks like it fits next to her, shes tiny, the bikes tiny. I feel bad for her tryna film chesty footage. Need to run the visor angle instead.
Got an Xprezo Ad-hoc this bike is a beast, super light and jesus you can shred with it. Way better than a brand new Norco Shight that crack on crank it up lol.
@Ba1rog: Good to hear it! They look so nice. I have been trying to find one for a while. I still have a few old Balfa 2 steps that come out from time to time. And all 3 of my old BB7s are still in action. They made some great bikes up in the East. I supported the boys from day 1. The Dsastr titanium fs bike is a sweet looking rig too.. I have been afraid to reach out and ask about it..
Is "park style" now going chainless? While I'm sure there are benefits to your technique and even the suspension but it seems like a dumb trend just to stand out as one of the "cool kids". What's next. BMX style DH with no brakes? Let's just keep binning parts until we're on a unicycle.
Marlb provided them with ski gear. Every last one of them (50/day) kitted out in a Marlboro ski jacket and pants. It was hilarious. Most of them had never had been skiing let alone seen a mountain. About 5 smoke breaks later they'd finally crammed themselves into their boots and were off for the first outdoor adventure they'd had in the last 20 years except to get the mail.
1-2 hours later, 75% of them would be back down to give us back our equipment, either pissed off or broken. They'd head straight to the bar for the rest of the day. Man there are some fun stories from those crews.
I thought this bike was something like that ski package and I was thinking to myself "oh HELL no...".
Hats off to the paint job, absolutely had me convinced.
It’s a lot of fun too.
It's fun until that split second you forget you don't have a chain, you go to pedal and there's no resistance so you almost bin it over the bars.
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Decisions decisions
Not a single Kona Stinky?
Also CC is SO small. Like she has this tiny bike, but it looks like it fits next to her, shes tiny, the bikes tiny. I feel bad for her tryna film chesty footage. Need to run the visor angle instead.
Are all these people here to ride or to show themselves ?
What's next. BMX style DH with no brakes? Let's just keep binning parts until we're on a unicycle.
If I ever get over their and hire a bike, hopes it’s guides or codes that can be flipped easy.