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Sifting through the gigs of video from 2012: some headcam from the famous A Line with a woodwork diversion.


 
Posted : 11/02/2013 12:22 am
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Nice one, much better riding than displayed in my recent Whistler video!


 
Posted : 11/02/2013 12:31 am
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Lovely stuff! Looks great fun.
One day I'll manage to get there...


 
Posted : 11/02/2013 12:34 am
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I miss Whistler 🙁
Nice vid.
Missed out my fave jump ever though, that last hip-jump on A-Line before big GLC. Love it
Nearly landed on a bear off it last year


 
Posted : 11/02/2013 12:49 am
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Nice video, but kept thinking you were going to come up short on the gaps!


 
Posted : 11/02/2013 7:58 am
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Nice video, but kept thinking you were going to come up short on the gaps!

Yep: took the woodwork too slow & cased back wheel. Need a lot of speed on A Line, which takes balls when you come face to face with those massive table tops. On Crank it Up (blue version of A line) we had more speed by the end of the week & we were landing between the tables. So much stuff at Whistler we only rode A Line a couple of times.


 
Posted : 11/02/2013 8:06 am
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Good video, enjoyed that a lot.


 
Posted : 11/02/2013 8:34 am
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Na will give that a miss thanks.

Can't help but think I would be more worried about bears than the course. Imagine fixing a puncture and hearing twigs snap behind you.


 
Posted : 11/02/2013 9:00 am
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On Crank it Up (blue version of A line) we had more speed by the end of the week & we were landing between the tables.

haha I had that problem as well, especially those ones near the end!


 
Posted : 11/02/2013 3:47 pm
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That looks fun.

Are you on DH bikes?


 
Posted : 11/02/2013 4:00 pm
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That trail looks lovely. Want to go to Whistler next year and do the Summer Gravity Camp... What bikes to use!?


 
Posted : 11/02/2013 4:08 pm
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I was riding a Scott Voltage with Totem 180's up front, two riders ahead; 1 on a Transition 250 & other on an Orange Alpine. Another 3 of our riders were also on Alpines and the guide reckoned they were at their limit in the park. My Voltage was the perfect bike there. 7 inch coil travel on a slack bike gives you the confidence to hit the big stuff: I never thought I'd do the containers, Fade to Black or start to clear the tables on A Line.

That's really all down to our guide: Mark from BearBackBiking. He progressed us up to some very leery stuff by the end of the week. If you go to Whistler I'd suggest a guide as you'll get much more out of the park, even though its way marked and I'd give BearBackBiking 5 stars.


 
Posted : 11/02/2013 6:46 pm
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Aahh, I love freight train and drop-in clinic.
Stayed with BearBack in 2008, perfect hosts and guides.


 
Posted : 11/02/2013 8:59 pm
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I loved Crank it Up and Black Velvet.Fair play doing that container- looked terrifying.


 
Posted : 11/02/2013 9:17 pm
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Great Vid for a dull Monday night - nice1!


 
Posted : 11/02/2013 9:29 pm
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Those videos bring back some very happy memories.


 
Posted : 11/02/2013 9:36 pm
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This is making me very excited about next years holiday already! I was thinking of taking my Genius LT and possibly hiring a DH bike for one of the weeks if the LT isn't up to it.

I was also thinking of doing a week with [url= http://summergravitycamps.com/adult/ ]SummerGravityCamps [/url]and then a week with BearBackBiking.


 
Posted : 13/02/2013 6:06 pm
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I was also thinking of doing a week with SummerGravityCamps and then a week with BearBackBiking.

Why not flip that around? Get a weeks priming with our guides/coaches then take that confidence and riding progression to rip with the pro's.

If you go to Whistler I'd suggest a guide as you'll get much more out of the park, even though its way marked and I'd give BearBackBiking 5 stars.

Stayed with BearBack in 2008, perfect hosts and guides.

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Thanks for the kind words chaps!!


 
Posted : 13/02/2013 6:14 pm

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