Canadian DH Girls

NSMB.com Interview

STRAND — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 01:52:27 +0000

Check out this interview on NSMB.com. It’s pretty clear what my thoughts are on Yoga!

One Two One Two!

daniceuyesugi — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 20:34:04 +0000

Yes we’ve left behind 2011 – it was a good one one – and crossed over into 2012. We’ve had quite a mixture of weathers lately but it seems as though the wintery white part of it has left us… for now. I did manage to get out on some fun little adventures while it was here though, and I must say that dirt biking in the snow is quite a challenge! Actually I think riding any kind of bike in the snow borders on being ridiculous, but to me all that really means is that you’re guaranteed a few extra laughs along the way and who doesn’t enjoy that.

Mid December B and I and our friend Travis headed out to Nickel Mine near Hope and did a little exploring on our dirt bikes. We were a bit limited to the trails that we could ride but still had a blast!

Over the Christmas holidays we went to the Island for a visit and found some dirt to play on. I quickly discovered that sand is almost as hard to ride in as snow is!

And of course our good old back yard trails on the pedal bikes. Nothing quite beats that!

Oh, and if you haven’t seen this video on Facebook yet check it out – it’s pretty funny!

A word on January

micaylag — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 06:09:34 +0000

January.

I feel like January is the most positive and energy-filled winter month. It seems as if the long dark tunnel of short days and cold weather has just a glimpse of light at the end of it, which gives me a bit of motivation to go out and bare the cold, knowing it will all be over soon! January is also a time of new beginnings; a new year calls for new standards to be set; new goals to accomplish, and often goes hand-in-hand with a refreshed and new outlook on the season and year to come. Anticipating the upcoming season and what I want to accomplish is more than enough to motivate me in these last weeks of cold. Training starts to pick up a bit, and the transition from endurance-heavy weeks and gym-rat days starts to turn into more explosive riding and some time on the bikes I love so much. January is also a great month to squeeze in some winter activities that are seldom enjoyed in my life, due to traveling to warm places to ride and a general lack of snow in Vancouver that makes such activities usually less than desirable. Snowshoeing, snowboarding, and snowball fights are just a few things I did last week, and to me, it feels more like Christmas now than it did in December!

Sarah Burke

STRAND — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 07:40:00 +0000

Sarah truly made the world a better place. It’s a tough day today, we lost one amazing lady. I can’t thank her enough for the role she has played in not only the ski world, but in women’s sport. Her legacy will live forever, and be remembered and celebrated forever. Play, Inspire and Rest in Peace Sarah.

Chris Kovarik Helmet Timeline

claire — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 00:39:05 +0000

Sometimes, I triple up as athlete, graphic designer and writer/reporter…check out the Helmet Timeline and short story I put together on www.whistlermountainbike.com

Strand Training

STRAND — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 18:03:44 +0000

New and improved website, check it out!!

It’s been a while…again.

mirdoc — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 22:03:42 +0000

I know what you’re thinking, I’m quoting that song again! I’m not because that song is terrible. So, it’s been awhile since I could hold my head up high…………ooops. Lets start that again. It’s been awhile since I first saw you. DAMN. It’s been a while since I last blogged. There we go.

The past month I’ve been riding my bike an amazing amount considering it’s January. Although dirty Winter arrived last night and rudely kicked Spring out of town with little to no warning. This past weekend was the 2nd camp for Cycling BC DH team but this time it was held in Whistler. I got a personal best on the MAP test which is very encouraging as I was pretty tired going into it and was stressing a bit thinking I was going to flop it up. The Pacific Sport Centre in Function is an unreal facility with lots of equipment and room and a hyrdotherapy room to help your recovery. Remi, Nick and I- the ‘Elite’ members of the team then did a session with Sports psychologist Greg McDonnell while the Juniors practicing Visualization with coaches Dave and Mark. We then had the opportunity to do a workout before a yoga session with Strands, BOSS. It was a fun class with a fun and different vibe than most yoga classes and we learned some ‘team-yoga’ poses.

The rest of the time I’ve been working, training and brain storming cool ideas for 2012. So I’ll keep you posted about all of those! A few weeks back my segment from ‘You Like This’ was featured in Pinkbike.com’s Movies for your Mondays. Take a looksie HERE.

Santa Cruz Bikes!

STRAND — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 02:28:03 +0000

Look what arrived!

I am suuuuuper stoked and excited to announce that I will be riding Santa Cruz Bikes this year! I’ll be out and about on a Blur TRc and V10. Every time I ride with Champ (who has been on Santa Cruz for a bit now), all she really says is “I love this bike”. So that’s a pretty good review. I can’t wait to build them up and get riding!

Norco Sight

leishner — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 17:54:24 +0000

Came just before Christmas, seems to be quite the pedal shredder and comes with all of the new Shimano bells and whistles. Thanks Norco! So pumped to be back on your bikes in 2012!

27 and a bit pounds of awesome.

-Leishner

Summer’s kicked in…

claire — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 03:30:28 +0000

Well summer has kicked in down under, it is blazing hot and we’ve been riding early in the morning or late in the afternoon to avoid melting. In between my Graphic Design work and managing Kovarik Racing, we’ve been riding as much as we can, both XC and DH. The XC here is so fun, nothing too techy, just fast and flowy. I love being out in the tropical woods! It seems like a new DH track pops up every week, we’ve been exploring new ones and getting in on some club organized DH ride days at the more established tracks. We rode out at Kennilworth yesterday, was so dusty and loose, flat pedals all the way radness. Had a good stack in a corner getting too excited, just a few grazes and bruises, dusted myself off and kept shredding! My cousin Brendan ran over a brown snake, not cool and no thanks! We’ll be busy with some camps for the next months we are here as well a little bit of racing so I’ll check in again soon. Here’s a quick snap of our Gap Creek ride the other day…