When people say there are mandatory stunts… You can walk them just fine.
The Shore kicks my ass. Each and every time. I don't bitch at the NSMBA for making the trails way too hard for me, this is mountain biking. Fuck, if you want someone to hold your hand and not get your panties dirty, you can always take up knitting.
Practice makes perfect. I kept riding, got injured, healed up, went riding again, got stoked and had fun. That's what it is all about. My first ride here was on CBC to Neds. My legs looked like they had been chewed by a bear, they still do but that's another story. What did I do? I plastered my face with a grin and came back with the determination to make CBC my bitch. I ended up as her rock bitch but that's ok, she gives me pleasure. Yes the Shore still is intimidating for me. I am still a 'Shore beginner'.
I don't sympasize with you when you say there are no easy trails on the Shore. SFU is a 25-35 min. skytrain ride away. There are TONS of options out there. Why do you have to stick to those North Shore mountains? Please, no BS about it being close to you, I live nowhere near the Shore and yet I can still get out there to enjoy it. I can also get to SFU to get back to my roots and the basics.
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And to the guy who ended himself on Air Supply, get better soon and we'll see you on the trails mate!
Sober