Shore - WTF - Part 2 by Margus

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piperj3 (Dec 9, 2011 at 12:07)

Awesome shots ! It's been 3 weeks since I went to Vancouver , I just visited my Girlfriend , and I was amazed of the great mountains up there , those are awesome , I wish I could come back to the shore and take a ride.... awesome city . Just one of the trasures of the great north thanks Canada

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thefisherman (Dec 9, 2011 at 1:22)

moving to vancouver island next year, just got back into DH after 10 years off bikes, am super stoked and cant wait to get there!

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RedShredder (Dec 9, 2011 at 8:49)

Where abouts on the island? There's definitely some awesome riding on the island, but the Shore is a whole other story. If you plan on being on the island and riding the Shore often I hope you have deep pockets, the ferries are outrageous!

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nobodyhasthisname (Dec 9, 2011 at 14:15)

where's the photo of the year?

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MountainMonster1000 (Dec 9, 2011 at 17:07)

Parts of the island are pretty much like the shore, it just gets overlooked. The best kept secret

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epavichthesavage (Dec 9, 2011 at 17:12)

true man

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querbeetfahrer (Dec 10, 2011 at 3:49)

The Shore is for me a Place with a "must be there" Factor and i was so stoked 2004 when i put my feet on the ground of cypress mountain. This article and the pictures brings for me good emotions and is a special Place in the Bike-History and in the future of our Sport. In a couple of years i will be back with my children and then i show them this peace of Heaven.

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omnicell (Dec 11, 2011 at 3:00)

Im wondering where all of this is going.....

Will the shore be a secret for ever, meaning plenty of people have heard of it yet never been their. Or,

Will it get over crowded with laws and regulations at some point with the wealthy left to buy the entrance tickets as they have the cash.. If this be the case, another shore somewhere else will be built. The counter of power as of present would be the revenue and national identity with mountain biking that helps the general nation in an acceptable way. As long as it remains the national sport it has power..
Mountain biking is here to stay. Very interesting. A world revolution on 2 wheels. I wonder if leonardo da vinci would have predicted this....

In the end it is about the relationship between the small child in all of us and God, And that God wants us to please him by riding our bikes.. That is the bottom line. And thus we will..........

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The-Medic (Dec 15, 2011 at 2:14)

What NORCO frame is that red one that dude is jumping??? I just looked at Norco's 2012 site and am quite suprised to see that the 4x4 and the "street/DJ" bikes seem to be gone... Am I missing something???

Edit: NM, they're now not part of the "mountain bike" section so...But no more 4x4??? LAME!!!!

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alex888vf2 (Dec 9, 2011 at 6:02)

Its a dream for me to ride on the shore since 2006 when i got my first freeride bike, Its when i see those trail on pinkbike that take me into mtb. One day i will ride the shore

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epavichthesavage (Dec 9, 2011 at 0:13)

I'm going to Vancouver for schooling soon and I *was* pretty bummed about the possibility of not being able to ride anywhere...forgive my ignorance, I have been proven wrong Big Grin

First time I've actually been excited about 'school' haha

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schnrck (Dec 9, 2011 at 2:43)

you cant be serious??? you never heard of the shore before this article?

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Academy (Dec 9, 2011 at 8:12)

@ epavichthesavage, Its a funny comment coming from someone who rides a Norco Shore.

But don't you worry about having places to ride, we've got plenty.

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epavichthesavage (Dec 9, 2011 at 11:31) (Below Threshold) show comment

none of the locals would let me in on it when I was there :/
so come at me bros

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n-lagasse (Dec 9, 2011 at 14:48)

^eh?

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epavichthesavage (Dec 9, 2011 at 16:25)

Look. I think you guys misunderstood me. I know what shore riding is, what I meant is that I haven't seen/ridden anything there that would be considered ride worthy. The only thing the local bike shop people would point me to was lame ass local trails built for the community. So that's why I was bummed. No need to get all elitist on me

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leelau (Dec 9, 2011 at 17:00)

Elitist? There's a guide book. There are free maps. Don't blame people for you not opening your eyes

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KyleIsaman (Dec 9, 2011 at 17:01)

next time you go to a shop, ask to get a trail map. that will help a ton. will you have a vehicle with you?

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epavichthesavage (Dec 9, 2011 at 17:14)

I used to live in Victoria and trying to find places to ride in Vancouver is about as hard. Most of the good stuff seem to be a secret, naturally...

and leelau it's kinda hard to find stuff when you don't live there or know what trail heads to look for, man relax, I'm not stupid
and Kylelsaman yes I own a vehicle, point me in the right direction Razz

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epavichthesavage (Dec 9, 2011 at 17:18)

and I would prefer to ride with locals in the know than dick around with maps, IMO

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leelau (Dec 9, 2011 at 18:43)

epavich. Most people I know from PG are nice and don't have a chip on their shoulder. You otoh sound like a real class dipshit. Sounds like there was a good reason no-one would share with you. Have fun stumbling around.

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epavichthesavage (Dec 9, 2011 at 19:02)

Wow. ...
What a mature thing for a "42" year old man to say. What are you talking about "chip on my shoulder". All I said was I was happy to go ride in Vancouver man! and you had to be immature about the fact that I didn't know what I was doing.
But, if it makes you feel better here's a plus prop you a*shole

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leelau (Dec 9, 2011 at 19:48)

I just re-read what you posted and I was out - of -line. I misinterpreted what you said and am wrong and am sorry. Let me rephrase what I said. Use the maps and the guidebook as a starting point. Post on the pbike forums if you're looking for people to ride with. The trails will come to you

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trimakas (Dec 10, 2011 at 7:35)

A bit more advice, get involved with a few organized build days on the Shore and things will rapidly open up to you. But in general, there's so much there that doesn't need a tour guide - go get lost on Fromme - you'll have a blast. And by the way, I too was amused that you had been bummed about a lack of riding...

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hazbo Plus (Dec 10, 2011 at 11:11)

This conversion is hilarious!

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epavichthesavage (Dec 10, 2011 at 11:43)

well to be fair on my part, I knew there was riding out there, just wanted someone to show me where all the great stuff was located. .Like the trails in this article. Vancouver is pretty damn big for a small town kid like myself

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KyleIsaman (Dec 10, 2011 at 20:48)

fromme, seymour, and cypress. all easily accessible. if you want some directions to the mountains, PM me.

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epavichthesavage (Dec 10, 2011 at 21:19)

nice, when I am in town I will , thanks

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slajax (Dec 11, 2011 at 13:10)

When I first moved to the shore me and my buddy got lost at least 5 times going down abandoned trails or taking wrong turns before we finally were confident about finding and riding trails. That was before wade's trail map came out. Now all you need is to give that thing a quick look over and watch for trucks with dakine matts and north shore racks. One of my favorite things about the shore was when I went from riding all the map trails, to finding trails that were lesser known. Something about searching and finding a trail makes the ride better. If you can't roll with that you should probably go to whistler.

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epavichthesavage (Dec 11, 2011 at 15:53)

I'm all down for getting lost on a bike trip, just.. I don't have the wallet for my gas guzzler to go driving all over haha. I think maybe the local shop guy assumed I was all about lower level difficulty trails, when I aked him about some "sweet trails" I guess. I don't know, maybe not that many people ride like this in Vancouver?
Yeah I'm not crazy about Whistler, too busy at times. Prefer Silverstar

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universe (Dec 12, 2011 at 15:09)

I found GMG the first week I lived there. With some effort you can find anything on the Shore, especially these days.

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epavichthesavage (Dec 12, 2011 at 15:36)

well I was only there for around 3 days ':/

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timikiwi (Dec 11, 2011 at 8:30)

My only experience of riding the Shore is my favourite riding memory. 2002 on holiday in BC. Went sight seeing up Grouse Mountain and found a bike rental place up top. Despite being somewhat inappropriately dressed and coming to terms with a RM Switch with the brakes the wrong way round (at least to us Brits!), my bro and I ditched our parents and spent the next few hours taking in 'Pipeline' and many other quality trails. Meeting Digger halfway down meant nothing at the time, but feel very privileged now. Good times!

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milanulrich (Dec 9, 2011 at 0:21)

Good shots, but i don't like those photo effects. It looks better without them anyway.

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bunkey (Dec 9, 2011 at 5:06)

I like how Margus shoots and edits but I think *some* of the processing is getting a little ott as of late. I'm sure the full res versions look dope but cut down to 1024px it's difficult to make anything out amongst the high contrast branches.

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p-gorephoto (Dec 9, 2011 at 10:05)

I think they are all film.. not sure though. they look great though! love em

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fullbug (Dec 9, 2011 at 7:33)

Van de Kamp for the screensaver and my POY. great article and photos. more please.

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biker-Boy808 (Dec 9, 2011 at 0:08)

So many pictures added to the apple's screensaver and desktop! Great words along with the photos! Stoked for part 3

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jamiemaclean94 (Dec 9, 2011 at 6:55)

Was it really necessary for you to mention you use an apple?

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GeorgeHB (Dec 9, 2011 at 7:33)

how else would people know?

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nfiorito (Dec 9, 2011 at 11:02)

I literally just logged in on a public computer solely to prop ^ these two ^ responses

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gwgardner (Dec 9, 2011 at 15:18)

The best part about owning an iphone.... calling your friends and telling them you have an iphone

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biker-Boy808 (Dec 9, 2011 at 15:25)

jaimiemrclean94- You're sad you don't have an apple. I was just like you guys so don't worry i know how it feels. I just got my new computer and the quality of the pictures on the background of my apple is unreal. I know you won't understand. -gwgardner haha so true.

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jamiemaclean94 (Dec 9, 2011 at 15:32)

I have a brand new windows laptop, its sick... and i still had enough money left for some drugs and a hooker Big Grin

u jelly?

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biker-Boy808 (Dec 9, 2011 at 15:38)

haha i sure am! funny guy ^

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biker-Boy808 (Dec 9, 2011 at 15:55)

If i had extra money i would be riding the shore right now and if i won the big lotto then i would take the whole pinkbike community to whistler for a weekend! But have fun jaimieMrclean94 with your dugs and hookers.

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jamiemaclean94 (Dec 9, 2011 at 16:00)

and my windows laptop, sure will!

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jamiemaclean94 (Dec 9, 2011 at 16:02)

Also, whats with "jaimieMrclean94", my names not that far away surely it shouldnt be that hard to copy it?

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biker-Boy808 (Dec 9, 2011 at 16:11)

My computer has copy past, don't worry i know how to read to! (thats why i can have a conversation with you) Mr clean sounds better for you. but since no one wants to read your comments because they are all off topic and pointless I'm not going to reply after this. I would suggest commenting on the article instead of doing exactly opposite of what the sentence says right above where you are typing. " Be constructive and on-topic."
I'm being constructive by helping you understand that you don't put stupid comments on pb because then you make yourself look like an ideot.

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jamiemaclean94 (Dec 9, 2011 at 16:13)

Maclean is a toothpaste brand.... random fact of the day.

North shore is sick!
BOOM im on topic.

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forasphoto (Dec 11, 2011 at 6:41)

Holy crap.. everyone of those photos was so beautifully exposed, i love the dark and damp nature of them, Amazing!

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sheiffa (Dec 10, 2011 at 3:55)

I would love next parts of shore - WTF to appear endlessly! Big Grin

Such a sick photography, sceneries and riding.

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PIND-IT (Dec 9, 2011 at 9:00)

Beautiful photography. Captures so much of the unspoken appeal of mt. biking...

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Sharonb (Dec 9, 2011 at 16:02)

my first ride was also on SeveredD in 1991 on a Kuwahara roc'dazur DX!

Nice shots.

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JHewitt (Dec 10, 2011 at 15:11)

wouldnt have thought severed dick was ever a good place to start Confused

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Ox-Bikes (Dec 9, 2011 at 9:42)

Traveled 10,000 km to ride there last fall. So worth it.

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singletrailrider (Dec 9, 2011 at 2:16)

Quality shots!

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oldschoolj Plus (Dec 9, 2011 at 4:40)

i want to move back home, I visit the north shore every couple years, just never to ride it. Frown

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kanter (Dec 9, 2011 at 6:52)

When did digger get a new Mazda pickup?

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leelau (Dec 9, 2011 at 17:01)

5 - 6 years ago

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kanter (Dec 11, 2011 at 15:10)

Does he still drive the ranger once in awhile? I saw him just 3-4 years ago with the ranger.

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VIPEYcc (Dec 9, 2011 at 0:20)

I click on the first picture and it`s taking me to another one :/

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stumper21 (Dec 9, 2011 at 0:49)

hahhaha that is true.

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mattatattatty (Dec 9, 2011 at 7:22)

I can't wait to get back up there.

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flipfantasia (Dec 9, 2011 at 8:23)

Sick shots, Margus, that Friday ride shore day was sweeeeet!!

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tsquared89 (Dec 10, 2011 at 14:00)

AWESOME Shots!
Where is the night shot of Ryan B looking up

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semenuk-fan (Dec 9, 2011 at 5:54)

so many pods

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squawk3000 (Dec 9, 2011 at 8:40)

I miss home...can't wait to move back. Awesome self-portrait!!!

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wee-eck (Dec 9, 2011 at 14:42)

It's why I left Fort William, Scotland. The Shore is phenomenal.

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jhowe001 (Dec 9, 2011 at 10:34)

let's see some more of the Toonie Drop shots!!! That's one hectic stunt...

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GermanyFreeride (Dec 9, 2011 at 4:24)

Nice.

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Felix316 (Dec 9, 2011 at 0:10)

Heck yea! sweet shots

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niesen-ranger (Dec 11, 2011 at 13:30)

super shots!!

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pbuser102331 Plus (Dec 11, 2011 at 4:39)

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Denniswoo (Dec 9, 2011 at 6:34)

nice pics!!!!!!

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DUKEPRO (Dec 9, 2011 at 6:46)

See you again

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kinbad (Dec 9, 2011 at 12:22)

art

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ready23 (Dec 9, 2011 at 12:41)

Superb shots!

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gladiax87 (Dec 9, 2011 at 12:48)

last pic have to be POD

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giantcycles (Dec 9, 2011 at 12:58)

so wanna ride the shore

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crapster111 (Dec 9, 2011 at 18:34)

directions to the darkside anybody?

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andrew404 (Dec 10, 2011 at 16:09)

keep dreaming...

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KyleIsaman (Dec 10, 2011 at 20:50)

hahahahaha!

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bigburd (Dec 11, 2011 at 10:46)

use the force crapster...

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