Did you like Garbonzo?

[r3volution]

Personally I thought it was good for maybe the first 10 minutes of riding then I got bored. It was way too long but I liked how technical it was. Still there were a lot of n00bs riding it. We continuously passed groups of like 10 riders. I dont think I will be doing it much. I can ride that type of stuff where I live but I cant ride A line or Dirt Merchant here haha.

Did you like it?

[freerider19]

i dont mind it..we rode "No Joke" and it was no joke. it was kidna boring. it was pretty easy tho. i didnt do the double black tho. how was it? i think it will get better as season progresses. well..... lets hope so..

[axx]

Originally posted by freerider19
i dont mind it..we rode "No Joke" and it was no joke. it was kidna boring. it was pretty easy tho. i didnt do the double black tho. how was it? i think it will get better as season progresses. well..... lets hope so..

agreeeded hha

[freerider19]

a pointless trail if i must say so my self..it is "NO JOKE!!!"

[BIKER KNOB]

I loved thoughs trails I couldn't get enough of them. I don't know why you guys say it’s boring. I think you should give it another chance and take the bigger lines. The first 2 times down me and my buddies missed some narly stuff but after you check everything out and hit all that stuff to get some flow going, its way to much fun. I'm not saying its really really hard or anything I'm just saying its a blast to ride.

[axx]

i only rode no joke... and hit all the stuff... but i heard the other trail had alot more stuff on it... so i cant really say i guess

[r3volution]

Originally posted by BIKER KNOB
I loved thoughs trails I couldn't get enough of them. I don't know why you guys say it’s boring. I think you should give it another chance and take the bigger lines. The first 2 times down me and my buddies missed some narly stuff but after you check everything out and hit all that stuff to get some flow going, its way to much fun. I'm not saying its really really hard or anything I'm just saying its a blast to ride.

Just compared to everything else on the mountain, I would perfer the lower stuff. It was interesting but Im not going to be going up there much. I cleaned everything on the way I went down and I didnt find it too challenging. I just get more kicks out of speed:)

ps. First one down A line today:)
pps. Dont double park in the parking lot:mad:

[MrGiggles]

Garbanzo was the smoothest best trail I ever ridden on my new .243! WOW it was great!

[r3volution]

Originally posted by MrGiggles
Garbanzo was the smoothest best trail I ever ridden on my new .243! WOW it was great!

Shit I saw you on A line. I fucking blew by you, I saw your nice no footer off the jump that goes under the lift;) You are teh pro.

[DangerousDean]

r3vogaytions reasons for it sucking and my rantiliation

too long ? go ride the ds course you pussy
No big stunts? its whistler not the shore
No jumps? go ride the dj;s
Steep and ghey zorz? get some balls or go ride the bike path
Loose dirt? paved path ? maybe a cruiser
Too much sliding? learn how to ride poser
Has up hill? thats what gears are for, or get in shape
Slow people? sorry if everyone isnt as fast as you king r3volutionary ROLLSEYES




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[MrGiggles]

Yes I was really getting used to my bike..and taking it slow! HT is really ruff! but I am learning

[Mountain Dewd]

I rode it last year and loved it, aline can get boring if u do it over and over again, i like technical trails and love the loamy single track up there, and the big step up and hip are tight as hell.

[freerider19]

Originally posted by DangerousDean
r3vogaytions reasons for it sucking and my rantiliation

too long ? go ride the ds course you pussy
No big stunts? its whistler not the shore
No jumps? go ride the dj;s
Steep and ghey zorz? get some balls or go ride the bike path
Loose dirt? paved path ? maybe a cruiser
Too much sliding? learn how to ride poser
Has up hill? thats what gears are for, or get in shape
Slow people? sorry if everyone isnt as fast as you king r3volutionary ROLLSEYES






Dangerous Dean Fraudette http://forums.offtopic.com/images/smilies/rant2.gif
wow dude...chill out man..were giving are opion. i dont see u up here riding any of this?. and 4 of those things we didnt even said man. give it some time. im just saying its different. which is good. but im gonna give it some time to get packed down and ridin in. give it a year and will be doin A-line and Dirt Merchant all the way to the bottom all they need is time... dont rant about something u cant really rant about ok..im done now

[the flying moose]

Originally posted by DangerousDean
r3vogaytions reasons for it sucking and my rantiliation


leave blah alone. not everyone is h-core ownzorz like you. :rolleyes:

[Uncle Duke]

Originally posted by DangerousDean
Has up hill?



Dangerous Dean Fraudette http://forums.offtopic.com/images/smilies/rant2.gif

wait a minute I want my money back.

[Think Fast Hippie]

I thought it was pretty awesome.... very old skool... not many tricks, just good old steep technical riding. Props to Whistler for NOT making "upper A-line" My two cents.:D :thepimp:

[Bryce]

I thought this was gonna be a 'I love Garbanzo so much I'd give it head' thread. I'm surprised. We rode it Friday and had a great time - next time I go I'll probably do full runs all day.

Its cool that there's all the soft shit right now, it won't be like that for very long. And there may not be big tables but there are tons of small hits that good riders can style off. Reminded me of Cypress on a dry day. Much more like real mountain biking

[DangerousDean]

Originally posted by freerider19
wow dude...chill out man..were giving are opion. i dont see u up here riding any of this?. and 4 of those things we didnt even said man. give it some time. im just saying its different. which is good. but im gonna give it some time to get packed down and ridin in. give it a year and will be doin A-line and Dirt Merchant all the way to the bottom all they need is time... dont rant about something u cant really rant about ok..im done now

go die ?

I hope they never amke a-line and dirt merch to the top, to keep all you a-line whores at the bottem and leave the real "mountain biking" to us

Mountainbiking isnt riding downa paved path with jummps :rolleyes:

[Uncle Duke]

Originally posted by DangerousDean

Mountainbiking isnt riding downa paved path with jummps :rolleyes:

testify.

[Gidget@nsmb.com]

:clap: llluuvved it!! :rocker:

I'll be very interested to see how the upper part evolves in the next couple years. It's slinky singletrack now but there's alot of traffic on that mnt.

[MrGiggles]

I did "no Joke". What was the other trail called? and what did it have on it?

[Taylor_P]

it would be cool to see the bike park go so high that you get up top whistler above the tree line. that would be ultra sick!

[MrGiggles]

Sometimes I think garbanzo would be above the clouds... but I dunno. that be really fun!

[Gyropractor]

Isn't one of the trails called Original sin? I saw a story on the news , so thats how i heard :(.

[axx]

Originally posted by Gyropractor
Isn't one of the trails called Original sin? I saw a story on the news , so thats how i heard :(.

yea i think thats the better one..

[shore king]

i think no joke is so sick, the part from collective where it opens up is fun and it's all good and the lower section roxors and shit dude it's good times

[Team2K]

Rode Garbonzo twice today... man is it long. First run was Original Sin --> Goat's Gully --> In Deep. Lots of steep roll downs and very tight single track. Lacking in the huck department. Almost all of it was natural. My buddy pinch flatted 3/4 of the way down poor fella. I liked it, but it felt kinda long towards the end. A fast rip down Dirt Merchant after felt really nice :D

2nd trail was No Joke. This is a much better trail. Still the same characteristics as above, but felt much more flowy. It had some step ups and some cool hits, a creek gap, and on the lower part, a COOL slow rolldown off this bigass rock with a wooden roll out. The rock was almost vert for like 4 feet, kinda crazy. A small huck at the end of the rollout finished it off nicely. It eventually links up with A-Line for a nice speedy route down the rest of the hill. A long ride, but lots of fun... i'll definately be hittin' this more this summer... i snapped and bought a pass today w00t!

The trails are brand new, so the dirt is super loose, and still some small stumps and lots of roots stickin' out... sending you along the trail.

Even though they were only running the chairs at under half capacity (3 bikes per carrier, and only every fourth chair has a carrier) there were no lineups to be had today :thepimp:

[Shocker]

GarbAnzo RULED. No complaints from me...

[axx]

ill have to give these trails another try... i enjoyed it, but felt i would of rather been riding other trails.. il giver round 2 tommorow.

[Wildeman]

I thought it was sweet, although i am a alineaholic i found that the new trails just felt so much more real. The sweetest thing is that big stepup thing on one of the trails, super fun. And that big natural wallride, sick!!!!

[fergs]

Originally posted by r3volution
Shit I saw you on A line. I fucking blew by you, I saw your nice no footer off the jump that goes under the lift;) You are teh pro.

That might have been me on my .243. First time down A-line (maybe my second). Did the .243 rider in question pull over to the side for you? I pulled over to the side for everyone who was passing me.

[axx]

Originally posted by fergs
That might have been me on my .243. First time down A-line (maybe my second). Did the .243 rider in question pull over to the side for you? I pulled over to the side for everyone who was passing me.

no no, it wasnt you, i was with mr. giggles when revolutions so called passed him haha.

[freerider19]

hahahahaa..good call axx. that was an intense run.absolutly "NO JOKE" to A-line. great run it was man.. mr.giggles was owned.

[r3volution]

Originally posted by fergs
That might have been me on my .243. First time down A-line (maybe my second). Did the .243 rider in question pull over to the side for you? I pulled over to the side for everyone who was passing me.

Nah it wasnt you. I talked to MrGiggles for a while after.
If I did pass you, I was on a black BB7 and most likely said thanx when I passed:)

[REM]

I rode top to bottom all day. It was nice to have some technical riding at whistler. It's the only reason that I'd go back next weekend. The lower mountain was getting pretty boring. You can't really get out of control, and I can ride a-line in my sleep. The upper mountain was fast singletrack, steep in sections and nice and chundery. You really have to work to go fast and keep it under control. And that big rock wall ride...

[Uncle Duke]

tomorrow if anybody sees an old man on a blue 2003 team ns, that be me, If i'm in your way dont Kohut me, just let me know I will move over.

[corey@nsmb.com]

I loved it.

It's nice to have real "mountain" feeling trail to ride in addition to the uber fun jumps on the lower mountain.

I found it changes my day there significantly. For some reason I feel less rushed to get in my quota of Dirt Merchant runs! The top trails are long, pretty tight in some spots, and tiring. I really enjoyed them. WBP did a great job in plotting the lines and building the new stuff. I'm all over it!

It really doesn't get any better than lift accessed 30 minute downhills!

Kicks the hell out of you physically compared to sessioning A-Line.

[Gidget@nsmb.com]

I'm going back up on friday :D

[corey@nsmb.com]

Ditto...

[Dude]

I'm drooling over here. Can't wait. Probably the earliest I can make it is next Wednesday for extended play.

Compare it to some of the shore trails, if you can...

[Rosscofat]

I thought it was ok the fireroad was the best@!

[corey@nsmb.com]

Originally posted by Dude

Compare it to some of the shore trails, if you can...

Cypress with a little Sun Peaks = Garbonzo.

[Formulaphoto]

SOOOOO good. I loved the new expansion. True mountain biking descents. The bottom stuff is fun with the jumps and all, but the top is what mountain biking is all about for me.

Really well built too...lots of traversing the hill which makes for a much more interesting trail. There are lots of points where you can just pump and flow through the roots and trees without pedalling or braking...very nice! When you pop over the top on the chairlift, it's like a whole different world with the alpine flora, deer standing under the lift, the peak ahead...

[Team2K]

Originally posted by Formulaphoto
When you pop over the top on the chairlift, it's like a whole different world with the alpine flora, deer standing under the lift, the peak ahead...

w0rd... its so lush up there -- a much better scenic lift ride.

we saw a brown bear cub just chillin' under the chairlift

[Wildeman]

Ya the view of that big bowl at the top is sweet. I had a flat tire and i broke my derailer comin down No joke so i didn't get to enjoy it as much as i wanted to but still sweet rding.

[Zen]

Rode it once last year, yet to do it this year (injury), but I am totally stoked (can't wait)!:D

[G-Ball]

It’s actually MOUNTAIN BIKING!

‘banzo was super sweet!! Hooking up flowy super long tech lines is so much fun and physically challenging… not to mention when you’re up there – you’re up there, I mean you’re actually up the mountain. I’m all over the fact I can all but avoid the gong-show of the lower-mountain and base area. Ripe it top to bottom and the break of standing in the lift line is somewhat bearable.

Kids this is just step 1… I look at the Garbanzo expansion as being like the lower was back in the day… Whistler continues to step it up and I just can’t wait to see how they continue to develop the mountain for both the summer and winter!

[Bryce]

Originally posted by duke
If i'm in your way dont Kohut me, just let me know I will move over.

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

is that now an official board term? Kewl

[EndoKing]

Originally posted by Bryce
:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

is that now an official board term? Kewl

It should be. Pretty funny.

Although I saw him up there last Tues & he seemed pretty cool. W/E.

[dwit76]

Part of his cool might have been the two cameramen following him around, he wasn't yelling at anyone either;)

[Rosscofat]

ahhaha blah U passed him good.. then I passed him tottaly without him knowing.. man I feel bad.. lol axx and I were just tearing the park up

[r3volution]

Originally posted by Rosscofat
ahhaha blah U passed him good.. then I passed him tottaly without him knowing.. man I feel bad.. lol axx and I were just tearing the park up

Wooo I was owning up A line:thepimp: Cant wait to go again:D

[Rosscofat]

Jay sinclair was havin a whole lotta fun on the radio.. haha great riding by the Men in yellow!

[Tarpon]

I'll be up there for the first time this year over the weekend and am very interested in trying the new runs out. I'm not an A-Line fan so it will be nice to see some more technical trails in the bike park.

How steep are the new trails? I still don't have a 24" rear wheel built up for my Imperial. I want to try it out in the bike park at least once. Otherwise, I'll have a Knolly V-Tach at my disposal (thanks Noel).

[r3volution]

Originally posted by Tarpon
How steep are the new trails?

Generally not too steep. A couple of sections that are steep and some long sections with quite a bit of steepness. It's still quite flat tho.

[Tarpon]

Cool. I hope my legs hold up long enough to get a few runs in on the hardtail.

[Zu]

Originally posted by TeamK2
carachteristics

:| :eek:

[r3volution]

Originally posted by MiniZu
:| :eek:

Where the hell were you on Friday/Saturday? I was riding so well and would have ownzored you;) No rain makes me ride well:D

[Team2K]

Originally posted by MiniZu
:| :eek:

sometimes my right hand takes a while to catch up with my left :P :P :P

[axx]

wo, i found origonal sin to be awsome... i didnt like no joke at all. But origonal sin is fairly chalenging and has some nice hits. We got some awsome photos from there yesterday.. ill post them up once i get the scanned.

[Uncle Duke]

its pretty cool, whisstla rocks, garbonzo is challenging and not all about air time.
nobody Kohut'd me. Everybody was really cool, endoking and dwit 76 are two wild and crazy dudes and if you are ever so luki to have them pick you up and take you to whistler you will know what I mean,,,tear drops my eye, thnx dudes.

[r3volution]

Im so surprised on how many people loved it:???:

[baloom]

just couldn't get the flow on No Joke...as a result I would miss a lot of the natural elements that could be huge fun on this trail...Original Sin was a hoot. Very techical and I love the rock faces, the stepups and wall ride. I was exhausted after one go and I hadn;t even gotten back down to Fitz yet. Once it packs up a little it will be great and will flow better. Right now it rides like any new unpacked trail where you can see how it might flow nicely but you just can't get it happening because its still not buffed in yet.

[Rosscofat]

man I cant wait to ride that trail! I HATE technical but I love big air bomb scares

[Uncle Duke]

the guys that are there to ride a line might not be loving garbonzo as much, it really isnt the same style at all, but its all mtn biking, garbonzo is very old skool .there is some mean shit up there and lots of places to test yourself, but if all a guy wants is air time , well then down lower will give you that. Either way whistler is amazing and we are so lucky to be ablt to just go ride there.
we saw a bear from the lift... and it was riding a NORCO.:D

[Rosscofat]

Poor bear.. I hope it dosent get hurt when it breaks that norco :D

[Roasted]

Originally posted by r3volution
Im so surprised on how many people loved it:???:

Some people do still love technical trails. I would rather tech than air...I am sure there are others haha

[Uncle Duke]

Originally posted by Rosscofat
Poor bear.. I hope it dosent get hurt when it breaks that norco :D

hey now...
he'll be okay it was a newer one .;)

[r3volution]

Originally posted by Roasted
Some people do still love technical trails. I would rather tech than air...I am sure there are others haha

Good point. I goto Whistler for my air adrenaline:D I used to like tech stuff but I changed;)

[Uncle Duke]

Originally posted by r3volution
Good point. I goto Whistler for my air adrenaline:D I used to like tech stuff but I changed;)

and alot of people feel that way, and thats totally cool, its two different bike parks pretty much. I loved doing the two contrasts like that, all in 1 afternoon and all lift serviced...
2 for 1 tickets are the best.
and people were being very cordial up there, it was like a love in.
:r:

[axisofevelknievel]

The fact that most people on this board love the Whistler park, but for completely different reasons, speaks volumns about the park itself. I'd rather rides 'real' (IMO) style trails like what Garbanzo has, but there are also countless riders reading this who prefer doing speed laps on A Line/DM. Hey - do what you want.

Maybe it breaks down to where you're from. Maybe Whistler riders view the park differently than those who drive here. We view it as one of our local riding options, and the fact that there is a lift (or 2) to take you to the top is all the better. It seems (and what the hell do I know?) like most of the Van riders come here for something they can't get on the North Shore - speed runs and table after table.

Personally, I can't wait to get up to ride Garbanzo again.

[Kevin26]

I loved that rockwallride, but i hate the tight tech stuff so i only did one run on there

[DHJUNKIE]

i havent been there but i cant freakin wait! tuesday i shall be ripping up the trails there! I personally live for the tech stuff.. jumpin is really fun im sure i will have a blast either way. :)

[Shakes]

2 days up and still lovin' it.

it's almost akin to the snowboard park where in the winter you have all the air monkey's coralled in one area.
Hopefully garbonzo will keep the monkey's low and the techie riders high.

consider me high.

[Moocowsia]

Originally posted by Shakes

consider me high.

allright... :D

[FullMonty]

I only did one run up there so far. Had a good run with a dude on a Foes Fly that had recently recovered from pneumonia.

I rode Original Sin, but like a goober, I skipped the middle trail 'cause I figured, "uh oh, double black, may be a little too badass for me." Personal highlight for me was the back board and neck brace stashed in the bush next to this really steep roll on In Deep. :lol: Thanks Whistler, for giving me loads of confidence! Hint: go left on that roll. ;)

I'm really stoked on the expansion, and can't wait to check out No Joke. I'll definitely be spending plenty of time up there.

[Couch_Surfer]

i think it's great that this ain't a-line top to bottom. garbanzo expansion is so nice. great loooooong descents (anyone complaining it's too long just doesn't get it), fantastic scenery, and you are way up there. frankly the lower mountain was getting dull - same trails over and over - going for garbanzo round two this weekend - will rock!

[UrBaN hAxOr]

i thought it was fucking gay, turn up the good, turn down the suck.... think they got the suck knob cranked up to 10

- not urban haxor speaking but person beside him

[Rosscofat]

I want to ride the other trail not NO JOKE.. then I will see how things be!

[Ewan]

old school trails, not really what I go to whistler for. I'm not an a-line hoe but I like to go faster. I still did 3 runs up there though, all the natural rock was cool, especially the one roll over which is interesting when you just drop it, and the wallride. The trails up top were fairly rough on my 4by4. Anyone know if theyre still gonna be workin on the 4 cross area this monday (it was closed last monday).

[Uncle Duke]

Originally posted by Ewan
old school trails, not really what I go to whistler for. I'm not an a-line hoe but I like to go faster. I still did 3 runs up there though, all the natural rock was cool, especially the one roll over which is interesting when you just drop it, and the wallride. The trails up top were fairly rough on my 4by4. Anyone know if theyre still gonna be workin on the 4 cross area this monday (it was closed last monday).

I tend to agree actually when I go to whistler Im kind of in the dirt merchant / a line groove. I enjoyed up top and in the future will hit it a couple times each day, but my picture of going the distance to get to whistler and all involves the air time.
No dissing in effect.

[Shmoe]

Dammit I really need to goto wistler again this year..

Garbanzo sounds like the riding I like the most. Tech, steep with the occasional flowy section. hmmmmm I smell a roadtrip comming up soon.

[freerider guy]

So I finally Garbonzo today and it was very interestig. I can now see both sides of the argument very well. I first rode no Joke on my hard tail earlyer on and it was preaty cool, a good mix of tech and non tech stuff. Liked the soft loam. Then in the late afternoon after I busted my bike (flat spot on the rear rim resulting in 2 flats on 2 runs and then my old school fork is dead again) and my buddy let me borrow his stinky (props to Kurt Mclaws, i swear that kid spends more time in the air with his feet off his pedals than on) and I hit up the other trails. Thank the biking gods that I didn't try Origonal Sin on my hardtail cause it would have been death. I found both to be extreamly long with i didn't mind much but I also see how peeps don't like it and just a ball to mess around on but also with the required amount of lower mountain ripping.

[wilkez]

Originally posted by DangerousDean
r3vogaytions reasons for it sucking and my rantiliation

too long ? go ride the ds course you pussy
No big stunts? its whistler not the shore
No jumps? go ride the dj;s
Steep and ghey zorz? get some balls or go ride the bike path
Loose dirt? paved path ? maybe a cruiser
Too much sliding? learn how to ride poser
Has up hill? thats what gears are for, or get in shape
Slow people? sorry if everyone isnt as fast as you king r3volutionary ROLLSEYES




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i couldnt have said that any better myself