Tuesday July 31st 2018
It was another scorcher in the Valley on Monday and it would appear that this will continue for at least the next few days. - Hot is Hot and hard to bear especially when you are old.
We did manage to get some stuff done today - but started early.
My daughter took this pic from her balcony last night - A deer looking for water.
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Looking ahead to the August long weekend - we might get a bit of a reprieve from the extreme temperatures - then the following weekend, we head for Rocky Mountain House for the ATRA Trial - where it’s always a bit cooler - in fact as I recall last year, I had to dig out my old Parka to sit around the campfire. - but the daytime weather was excellent, and everything about this event at Bernie’s Farm is great. - Please contact me if you want more info. ( With the Fire Ban in BC - it’s a great chance to ride)
This is a pic from two years ago at the Rocky Trial.
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The Rocky Mountain Club are hosting “The Dirty Moose” Cross Country race that same day at Fallen Timber. - and they have Chris Burch attending - the New Zealand Super Star will I think, be putting on a School but not sure of the details.
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Interesting that I saw a post on the Red Bull Xtreme event held last weekend, showed a wasted looking Graeme Jarvis, and said that maybe the organizers had ” gone over the top” this year with the degree of difficulty and danger. -
Back in the 1970’s - the best Cross Country races were all held in Alberta, they were tough with only a handful of the 170 + riders ever finishing the famous Moose Mountain event. - However, the difference was it was always about rider ability and technique - that’s why Trials riders did well then and that is why they do well now. ( They changed this event to be more like a Hare Scramble in later years)
I had a guy phone from Calgary today, asking about Trials bikes - he said he was an older racer, who thought Trials might be something that he would like. - He had talked to a few Motorcycle shops, but they didn’t seem to know anything about the sport !! ( Sounds familiar right) - Anyway, I told him about the Rocky Trial and maybe he will show up - ( I will have a Beta plus TRS bikes to both test and look at)
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This is the TRS XTrack - which will be in production this Fall - should be just the ticket for a lot of riders.
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