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Hi,
I'll be in Whistler for a couple of days early September as part of a family road trip and could get a days riding in, so I'd appreciate some advice/feedback.
I'm an old git, happy on BPW blues and some reds, not keen on larger drops and jump lines and don't want to break myself mid holiday...but I'd prefer uplifted riding.
The Bike Park seems the obvious place, but having never ridden a DH bike, will the change from 160mm trail/enduro bikes to DH be too much to make a day fun?
Also will I find trails with a focus on rollers/berms rather than jumps/drops? If so which ones?
Or are there better options outside the park, given I don't want to spend the day climbing and will be on my own?
Any recommendations on where to rent and what kit should I take given that space will be at a premium?
It will be in early September, how will the trails be?
Cheers.
pinkbike did a really good article recently
https://www.pinkbike.com/news/first-time-visitors-mountain-biking-bc-sea-to-sky-trip-set.html
You don’t need a DH bike to ride the park. I spent a day on my Bronson and it was fine. Just go into whistler and hire your normal bike you’re used to and have a blast. If the weather is good still then do top of the world and blast down all the other blues. There’s easily enough just in there to keep you amused for the day.
The same question was asked a few weeks ago, some helpful advice in there.
EDIT: Hire places don't allow their trail bikes to be ridden in the park
https://singletrackmag.com/forum/topic/whistler-trails-and-bike-hire/
Thanks!
Don’t rule out Pemberton up the road, quieter nicer place IMO
I'd do the bike park and stick to the blue flow trails. IIRC everything on then is rollable if you're not much of a jumper.
The trails outside of the park are great too but for simplicities sake for one day I'd probably just stick to marked bike park trails. There's something for everyone there.
As for bike, I rode pretty much every trail on my out of date SC Bullitt with steep angles and high BB. Anything modern and bouncy will be fine.
2nd Pemby iirc I did some runs in the park on my Cove Hummer!
This may help!
I would go back and do Lord of the Squirrels in a heart beat. Lots of climbing but magic descent that isn't too technical.
Throw in A River runs through it and you have a great day out.
Cheers
Sanny