Vic riding around Uvic?

[bikesrfun]

Ok, so I have ridden only a few times in the last 2 years, and I really want to get back into it. I was wondering if there was any good riding around Uvic? Perferably Djing, I only have my HT here.

[GeoffG]

Gordon Head skate park is one place. There are a few jump places but they are most likely too wet to ride.

[bikesrfun]

wheres gordon head s8 park? I know where Vic west is but not sure where Gordon head is.

[JaBur]

Gordon Head skate park is pretty close to UVic. Head out McGill Rd, down McKenzie, right on Gordon Head Rd., then ride for a few minutes and take a left on Feltham Rd. Down a ways you'll see a tennis court... its behind the associated rec center. It might take you 5 or 10 minutes easy ride to get there.

[JaBur]

UVic itself is a pretty fun place to ride. Lots of benches and stairs and drops everywhere. Theres a wicked set of stairs near the MacLaurin building :evil:

[GeoffG]

UVic itself is a pretty fun place to ride. Lots of benches and stairs and drops everywhere. Theres a wicked set of stairs near the MacLaurin building :evil:

It's not a bad place to ride, you just have to stay clear of the campus security:P. Riding during the day in the middle of the week isnt always the best option;).

[slang]

a sample of riding around or in uvic...

rider: kyle hansen
photog: ian millar

http://photos.nsmb.com/files/2/3/0/8/8/hansonfence.jpg

http://photos.nsmb.com/files/2/3/0/8/8/hansonjersey.jpg

http://photos.nsmb.com/files/2/3/0/8/8/hansontreetap.jpg

and i dont know who took these, but it's still uncle kyle

http://photos.nsmb.com/files/2/3/0/8/8/000_2357.JPG

http://photos.nsmb.com/files/2/3/0/8/8/gapslap.jpg

[RideCraft]

a sample of riding around or in uvic...

rider: kyle hansen
photog: ian millar

http://photos.nsmb.com/files/2/3/0/8/8/hansonfence.jpg

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I broke that one when i was hacking it up on extreme hardtails awhile ago.

[bikesrfun]

any known Dj's?

[Shrew]

any known Dj's?

There's orchard which is north of the uvic soccer/football feilds if you go a couple blocks, it's west of gordon head.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v620/Shrewtech/stuff.jpg

[Straw]

wow, where's the orchard? I went to Uvic for three years, and never heard of it. I've been graduated for two years though, so maybe that's why? when I was there, we were dealing with Haro woods gettind destroyed. Oh well.

*edit I can see it on the map, but can't place it. what's it near? what street is it on? I don't live there now, I'm just interested.

[RideCraft]

the orchard is wet and in terrible shape at the moment.

[JaBur]

Damn I lived a couple blocks from 'orchard' and never new about it. When did it come into being?

[bikesrfun]

hey, shrew do u live in Vic now? I think u, used to ride with some of my buddys from the loops, like Matty, and Jared and shit. we should go for a rip sometime.

[Kyle "No Way" Wilcox]

Someone ride with Vince! He has dope azn styles

[andyy]

Someone ride with Vince! He has dope azn styles

what about me?? :(

[Del]

riding right around uvic sucks, get a longboard and ill show you some fun!

[bikesrfun]

riding right around uvic sucks, get a longboard and ill show you some fun!


Lol no cash flow to buy a long board.

[Shrew]

are you the guy that rode the blue giant or whatever?

[Neo]

lol, i've been chased by the uvic security guards so many times... too funny.

[bikesrfun]

are you the guy that rode the blue giant or whatever?


I have a Blue Giant but I dunno if I have ridden with you. i Just remember matty saying somthing about u coming to town, I think i was hurt at the time.

[Shrew]

I have a Blue Giant but I dunno if I have ridden with you. i Just remember matty saying somthing about u coming to town, I think i was hurt at the time.


ya we haven't me and matty have ridden a couple times pretty sure steves talkede about you and stuff.

[mtb_kj]

Orchard is too wet to ride right now, but we're going to be fixing it up sooner or later, once the rain edges off... Anyhow, haro has good area to dig, and there's a few sketchy things in there, if you're gnar-core... And there's just lots of neat little spots around uvic, especially for us bmxers...

[strahan]

You pretty much need to get out of Victoria for good riding...if you're looking for trails that is.

[proflex4ever]

why is this thread under "The Shore", let alone NSMB.com...is there not a SIMBs website...no disrespect, just a queston looking for enlightenment

[GeoffG]

why is this thread under "The Shore", let alone NSMB.com...is there not a SIMBs website...no disrespect, just a queston looking for enlightenment

This forum isnt only for people from Vancouver or the Lower Mainland. "The Shore" is more of a biking related forum than just a North Shore forum. SIMBS also is not as popular as the bigger forums like PB and NSMB. I would much rather ask a question on here than on there.

[mtb_kj]

why is this thread under "The Shore", let alone NSMB.com...is there not a SIMBs website...no disrespect, just a queston looking for enlightenment

Becuase some people dislike SIMBs after some of their previous actions, not to mention, I don't really know anyone who frequents the site. Plus, Vancouver island is close enough to Vancouver :P

[johnnystuntrider]

Vic riders... I stopped by the orchard today to check on the state of the jumps and bumped into the land owner. Apparently he's really concerned about the liability issues of having the jumps on his land and not having control over who rides them. He's also undergoing litigation with one of his other properties... which probably has scared him a bit.

He's planning on removing (i.e. plowing) the jumps from the orchard and seems pretty set on it too. I've only been to the jumps twice, so I don't have as much ownership of them as a lot of you other guys, but it was really disappointing to hear as I had planned on hitting them lots...

This guy is really nice and it seems like he has been really good about having the jumps on his property for the last however many years. If someone out there has talked to him before about the jumps, maybe you could politely try and convince him otherwise... i.e. no punks trashing the place or doing damage to his property...