Crankworx

[AnTi-TrAiL_nAzI]

didnt see a crankworx thred so here it is,
talk crank works.
August 3-7
http://www.crankworx.com/schedule.php
Theres the Schedule.
Who will be making it out to this event?

[cameron]

I want to go, so we'll see. I'm thinking roadtrip Ryan? :woot:

[AnTi-TrAiL_nAzI]

that could be put in order if you had a BIKE cam...

[axx]

i think i c ould be in the area. MAybe

[Danny K]

i'll be there last two days

[.Robinson]

ill be there for 4th and 5th

[DaveM]

We'll be up there for the weekend.

[Dan0]

Ill be up there for the WHOLE THING MUHAHHAHA

[ReCkLeSs RiDeR]

I'll proboably be up there at some point.

[aShogunNamedMarcus]

Myself and boatload of people are staying above the Longhorn - I just hope my room faces the slopes :D

[Battlecat]

I will be there from the 4th - 14th :)

I am so stoked

[IFO]

Sat. for sure...

cant wait...

[Wildeman]

I am there from the 6th to the 13th. I cant wait, i cant freakin wait!!

[AnTi-TrAiL_nAzI]

Wow, so many people are going up for the hole thing! . i think im just going to be up there Saturday and Sunday,

[Death Lens]

i'll be there the whole thing, and the week after.

[AnTi-TrAiL_nAzI]

i'll be there the whole thing, and the week after.
when can we get our dinner?

[Mountain Dewd]

Ill be there the whole time, probably race a little, and just get stoked watchin the slopestlye and filming...

[.243racer]

i'll be there the whole thing, and the week after.


omg time for the mass "we love GB" dinner!!!

i'm sure there will only be players, no haters!

[LOBOTIDULATOR]

ill be present, drunk in a basketball jersey with signs and a yeller with sheid and bouch

[AnTi-TrAiL_nAzI]

muahahahahaha if i see any one in a Jersey i will know who it is now :P

[SubPlop]

Ill be there on the 6th and riding Squamish sunday, should be a good weekend.

chad

[Death Lens]

omg time for the mass "we love GB" dinner!!!

i'm sure there will only be players, no haters!

no you are all invited. and i'm not joking. if you don't see me out filming give my cell a call: 203 258 5143

[SubPlop]

Everyone invited?

chad

[AnTi-TrAiL_nAzI]

Everyone invited?

chad
Nope, only the haters.

[Death Lens]

Nope, only the haters.


no everyone. its the Eastern Front Presents The Haters and Players Crankworx Dinner

like i said before, i'll be all over the place in whistler...so you can either find me or hit my cell.

[AnTi-TrAiL_nAzI]

so this invite goes out to all board members? how packed are you man?

[Dan0]

Oh I'm so up for a dinner...wait this may be a trap...free food...POISON...

[theweev]

"The Jim Beam Air Downhill is in its 5th year as Whistler summer staple. This year it's almost 3X the length, starting at the top of the brand new Freight Train Trail and continuing onto A-Line - descending 3,400 feet over more than 200 tables, drops, berms and rolls then ending in Whistler Village."

this certainly puts a new face on the racing endevours. I was thinking of racing but that's an awfully long way to hang on, let alone race. It's more like a test of survival. eeesh. don't get me wrong, it will be a wicked course. but can anyone remember the sequence on a run that long? how bout when your tired? I predict lots and lots of carnage. find your prime viewing spots boys and girls this could be ugly.
kinda ruins a perfectly good race too. At least the a-line race was accessable to most. this version...not so much.

[bcbud]

[
this certainly puts a new face on the racing endevours. I was thinking of racing but that's an awfully long way to hang on, let alone race. It's more like a test of survival. eeesh. don't get me wrong, it will be a wicked course. but can anyone remember the sequence on a run that long? how bout when your tired? I predict lots and lots of carnage. find your prime viewing spots boys and girls this could be ugly.
kinda ruins a perfectly good race too. At least the a-line race was accessable to most. this version...not so much.[/QUOTE]

Your in luck cause we ain't racing the Train as it isn't done yet. For all ya'll racing the courses are as follows from what I hear:
Air DH - old school as in the past a 4 minute rip down everyones favorite Aline
Enduro DH - Upper Freight Train-No Joke-Duffman-SideTrack to something at the bottom, probably World Cup Singletrack-Ho Chi Man-Heart of Darkness
BX- this one is obvious. SO there ya go don't believe everything ya read at that site, it says the online reg is supposed to be open by now. And why would the 3400 verticle race be only accessible to the few, a whole bunch of dudes and dudettes ripped No Joke-Duffman- WCT-HoChiMan-Hornet last year for the Garbo DH, that was fun.....

[theweev]

"....And why would the 3400 verticle race be only accessible to the few, a whole bunch of dudes and dudettes ripped No Joke-Duffman- WCT-HoChiMan-Hornet last year for the Garbo DH, that was fun....."
Cause it makes it a whole lot tougher for the over 35 and recovering from multiple surgery crowd. ;). good to hear about the old skool A-line race. guess I'm racing after all. :) Beware all. there's 235lbs( + gear + bike...scary really) of love gunning for the podium. At least I've got a whole year to get ready for the full meal deal next year. kick ass :)

[theweev]

Any idea as to when the online registration might be availiable?

[Fast&Smooth]

so can anyone tell me

how close can u get with their media pass?

[morley]

I'm ending my 7 year boycot of whistler to come to crankworx this year. Should be good times.

[rowdy01]

Any idea as to when the online registration might be availiable?

Same BS as last year.....i have no idea why Whistler can`t get their act together with registration......not to mention the supposide changes to the structure of the races.

How hard would it be to post some updated info on their web site?

Step it up Whistler!!

[Death Lens]

so can anyone tell me

how close can u get with their media pass?

as close as you want...it all depends on how well you know the riders. I saw guys getting yelled at to get behind the tape because they were just random filmers shooting for random stuff.

on the other hand if you know people and you are shooting specific shit then its open season. its basically like going to the Rampage or the Bike Battle...talk to the riders and see what and where they are doing shit and then you can get your angle and what not.

hope that helps.

[Grumster]

im hopefully gonna be up their sixth and seventh, if you see a kid on a p.2 and a white and orange honolulu jersey on the jumps on sat,give me a HOLLAAA

[AnTi-TrAiL_nAzI]

ye haha, ill be up on the Sat/sunday, if u see a Gee-u knit looking kid, odds are its be. 04 brodie thumper, mag30/double track and 03 jrt. Say hi.

[HIBuLlitT]

I'm there the whole time + a few days. I'll be the one on an 04' bullit w/ green/purple chameleon paint job and monster...say hi!

I also might be being chased by animals :stupid:

[Midas]

"The Jim Beam Air Downhill is in its 5th year as Whistler summer staple. This year it's almost 3X the length, starting at the top of the brand new Freight Train Trail and continuing onto A-Line - descending 3,400 feet over more than 200 tables, drops, berms and rolls then ending in Whistler Village."

this certainly puts a new face on the racing endevours. I was thinking of racing but that's an awfully long way to hang on, let alone race. It's more like a test of survival. eeesh. don't get me wrong, it will be a wicked course. but can anyone remember the sequence on a run that long? how bout when your tired? I predict lots and lots of carnage. find your prime viewing spots boys and girls this could be ugly.
kinda ruins a perfectly good race too. At least the a-line race was accessable to most. this version...not so much.

it would ruin your bike and who ever wins is the one with the best stamina and who can suck up a jump the best, also i would like to see whislter air downhill get a more hood supporter than jim beam, something liek hennessy or sizzurp.

and ya im there from 3-7th

[AnTi-TrAiL_nAzI]

I also might be being chased by animals :stupid:
i will know if i see you to stear clear :agree:

[freerider guy]

yayyyyy if everything goes as planned i'm there for the 1-8 (i plan on racing the air dh in my grizzlies b-ball jersy so look for the big number 50). Then the day after I get home it is off to kamloops for 3 days with sunpeaks at least once!!

[Rosscofat]

im there for air DH :D

[Rampager]

I will be there from Wednesday afternoon until Sunday evening. Staying in the hostel :)

[shawn]

il be there from the 1st till the 8th then off to kamloops and sunpeaks and then golden and invermere. coming all the way from fort mcmurray alberta. haha. be a long drive thats forssure

[Fast&Smooth]

as close as you want...it all depends on how well you know the riders. I saw guys getting yelled at to get behind the tape because they were just random filmers shooting for random stuff.

on the other hand if you know people and you are shooting specific shit then its open season. its basically like going to the Rampage or the Bike Battle...talk to the riders and see what and where they are doing shit and then you can get your angle and what not.

hope that helps.

hmm well odds are i've filmed most of them before, but don't really have any sort of verbal relationship yet ahha

[Req]

Taking time off work just to attend.
I'll be there the whole time with my cameras and bells on! :)

[Death Lens]

hmm well odds are i've filmed most of them before, but don't really have any sort of verbal relationship yet ahha


in that case just introduce yourself to whoever you want to film and tell them what you're doing. Basically anyone with a 3-Chip camera can get space on the course.

[Clownshoe]

Hey guys, just a heads up about filming this year for Crankworx. It will not be a repeat of last years "anyone with a 3 chip camera on course". That got out of hand. During training and during regular hours, it'll be easy to get on course to film. For the safety of the riders, spectators and filmers, only accredited media will be allowed on course during the contests, and its not as easy to get a media pass as last year. Check out the website for details, but don't expect to show up on Saturday night with your digi and stand in the middle of the course like last year.

Having said that, there will be lots of action in the slopestyle course starting Wednesday right through Saturday afternoon that will be easy access for those looking to film. Saturday night will be a different story.

See you all there, its going to be sick

[Death Lens]

WORD. last year was a bit out of hand. i never saw so many GL1's in my life...but yeah thats good to hear.

[|2ipper]

good call.

last year was funny, neil sanders and i where just yelling at all the kids with camera's
watch out for BP rep Geoff!! he'll be slaying the youngin's with the cams!

i would go, but i have a rugby tournament to go to that weekend..

[koman]

anyone gonna be volunteering?? i know im gonna be helping out on the 4th and 6th, got the foo fighters concert to attend to on the 5th!

[Aeropusher]

there from wed to sunday...or whenever I get back to the legal B/A limit enough to drive...

[Fast&Smooth]

good call.

last year was funny, neil sanders and i where just yelling at all the kids with camera's
watch out for BP rep Geoff!! he'll be slaying the youngin's with the cams!



hmm well i may looka likea kid but i seriously hope no one doubts my abilities or gives me a hard time. i've been filming riders for quite a while, including a few large scale events. i think that if i can film in the skate barn with hundreds of riders flying around and never have a complaint or close call i should be able to handle a fairly big ass mountain hillside.

i dunno, that's what i'm thinking. it's too bad they let it be a bit too loose last year.

but after all, it's not so much the angles and shots you get, but how you put it all together afterwords. i think it's safe to say most people there can't edit worth a poo.

-madison

[Chair_lift_whor3]

yeah i think i will go up for the slopestyle. Does anybody have any idea if there is any "cheaper" hotels left?

[Atomik-Lightbulb]

ima be in whistler for crankworx for sure, its going to be dope

[AnTi-TrAiL_nAzI]

ima be in whistler for crankworx for sure, its going to be dope
dude you going to be up there for 2 days.. that isnt All of crankwerx. Noobstick, p.s Atomik. it will be good times :agree: Chairlift, you forsure coming?

[Atomik-Lightbulb]

dude you going to be up there for 2 days.. that isnt All of crankwerx. Noobstick, p.s Atomik. it will be good times :agree: Chairlift, you forsure coming?


Even if its just for 2 days it will still be a blast. yea i forsure going, haha im going to rock the chair lift and laugh at you when u freekout :agree:
Is the asian'st member coming?

[AnTi-TrAiL_nAzI]

Even if its just for 2 days it will still be a blast. yea i forsure going, haha im going to rock the chair lift and laugh at you when u freekout :agree:
Is the asian'st member coming?
he said something about some stupid Wake contest up in kelowna or some shit, i think hees coming tho...

[morphine]

Some friends and i will be heading up from calgary. i think im getting there on the 31st, and leaving on the 7th, some of them are leavin on the 10th. who knows. it should be just wicked!

[Moocowsia]

I'm going to be up there from the 5th on. So if you see a newb riding a Grey and White 8Ball that makes a sound kinda like a bird chirping and a dinging, say hi :P

[Ghetto Smurf]

are all the trails going to be open during the week of crankworx?

[freerider guy]

yayyyyy if everything goes as planned i'm there for the 1-8 (i plan on racing the air dh in my grizzlies b-ball jersy so look for the big number 50). Then the day after I get home it is off to kamloops for 3 days with sunpeaks at least once!!


Oh and I will be on a 04 Brodie Demon with 888's, mag 30's, and hope 6pods, wearing black shorts and a black bell helmet and some random shirt most likely. Please say high because i will be riding mon-fri by myself.


Ghetto Smurf: most trails should be open but I believe they will be closed for both training and race times.

[fride_dave]

Knowbody gives a sh*t, but I will be in handcuffs at the Seattle/Canada Border wishing I was there. Canada Doesn't like me. I think they worry I am going to steel all of the BC Bud.8)

www.frideswag.com

[fride_dave]

O' yea, I really did get on this thread for a reason...Does anyone know if this year is an Invite? or do you just have to register and get approved?

[freerider guy]

if i'm correct the dj jam and slopestyle are both invitation only.

[slang]

i have the same fear as fast&smooth. i'll be shooting stills with a dslr but still nobody knows me or has seen me before and i know NONE of the riders. i look like a kid cuz legally i am still one so we'll see how it goes.

i wont be happy being shoved around though. but no choice hey

[stubz]

im going, riding friday, saturday and sunday, stoked for watching the slope style

[rowdy01]

Oh and I will be on a 04 Brodie Demon with 888's, mag 30's, and hope 6pods, wearing black shorts and a black bell helmet and some random shirt most likely. Please say high because i will be riding mon-fri by myself.


Ghetto Smurf: most trails should be open but I believe they will be closed for both training and race times.

If you can find me in the parking lot, i`ll most likely do a few runs with you.....i`m alone `till saturday ass well.

[Dude Man]

Hey,

Just had my knee fixed and was wondering can you bring lawn chairs up on the hill and a cooler if you know what Im sayyin. :crazy:

[.Robinson]

just giver,i dout somone is gunna say no

[Get_Dirty]

cant wait to see people on the road gap!

[HIBuLlitT]

can't wait...I fly out tomorrow (wed) i'll be riding Thursday woohoo!!!
I'll be the one with a bike, riding on aline... :dizzy:
oh and my bike is a bullit...
and I got a dirty white kitty as a maskot...
and I might be being chased by a wild animal... :stupid:
It took me two years but I'm comin'
Say "hi" or "aloha"...

[ProBikeGeek]

So the Enduro DH course is more like a real DH and not a race down Freight Train and A-Line, except that it is a epic?

[billytalented]

i hope the people sneaking on course to take some snapshots get a bike ditched at them for cheating out the rules (sorry im grumpy). the people who deserve to be there inside the taped off areas are the ones who will be there with their proper media passes. Not joe and jane average who have think that just because you have a dslr and have shot a few "good" snapshots with friends last month that you are all of a sudden worthy of walking right on course to take some neato pictures for yourself. the whole idea behind the media pass is to be a select part of the media granted access to areas not available to the public...ie someone taking pictures or filming to later make a profit from, and therefore make a living off.

i hope whistler will ensure the safety of the riders by securing the areas where people could possibly sneak on and try to take pictures and inadvertantly get in the way even though they think they are not.

[scottvelez]

I'll be there the whole time with my cameras and bells on! :)
"bells on"? What's that, bear protection?

[theweev]

crankworx report.Air Downhill. 1st Male out of the gate. 1st person to eat it. I broke 3 ribs 1 toe and a couple of scrapes to boot. 3 weeks off the bike. such is life. see you in the gates for next year. :hurt:

[scottvelez]

crankworx report.Air Downhill. 1st Male out of the gate. 1st person to eat it. I broke 3 ribs 1 toe and a couple of scrapes to boot. 3 weeks off the bike. such is life. see you in the gates for next year. :hurt:
What? How did that happen???? Someone run out onto the course?

[theweev]

too much speed, not enough downward pressure on the pedals. in case anyone was wondering, yes the top edge of the whistler berms are as hard as the centre. still hurts to breathe deep, cough (pain medication, ya know;) , sneeze etc. but managed to climb on the bike yesterday and while I can ride, it is not with a whole lotta presence. nose wheelies and nose pick are out of the question. day by day, 18 more days to go.