Grouse Grind

Vps Hucker · 08-21-2004, 12:57 AM

so i finaly got my gf to come do the Grind with me the other day (42 mins for me btw

) and as we were heading up i was thinking to myself "i wonder if anyone has ridden down here before or has attemped it."

so, has anyone else thought of it or tried it? do they let bikes on the Gondola? do they allow bikes on the Grind? and footage of it?
or does anyone wanna come with to try it?

TheGiggler · 08-21-2004, 01:14 AM

just ride up mtn hiway to get there, they won't let you on the gondola.

there used to be a trail under the gondola i heard.

i think i'll pass...

Vps Hucker · 08-21-2004, 01:23 AM

ya i heard from one of the maintanence guys that there's a road you could ride up cuz it's locked to keep cars out. but doing the Grind was enough of a workout for me, let alone riding a 48 pound bike up there....

also, i was looking at The Cut skiing run and thought it'd be pretty sick to barrel down it on my bike. anyone gone down the Cut or the Grind?

just ride · 08-21-2004, 02:11 AM

Ah, i work up there and have asked many people many times..

I know that if I sweet talk the guys i can come up on the blue tram ( its what we use to get our supplys up) early in the morning (like 7 ish) .. and then ride down fromme. You cant ride down the grind

freerider guy · 08-21-2004, 03:28 AM

Yah the only chance u really have to take the gondola up is if you work up there. A friend of mine was doing the bike camps up there all summer and they would let him take his bike up in the morning use it during the day then ride down fromme. Also the camps he did acutally used the cut chair to come back up. and sometimes they would take the kids down the world cup run.

rcoope · 08-21-2004, 06:53 AM

There's a trail off the bottom of the cut to the top of St Georges st. which you can ride down (i've done it a long time ago). There used to be a chairlift there to the bottom of the cut, until they built the old skyride and current lodge, which was probably sometime in the 60's. I think riding the Grind would be a nightmare. There's a lot of sustained steeps and it's extremely worn out.

Jerry-Rig · 08-21-2004, 08:44 AM

Dangerous Dan hiked up with his DH bike in 55 mins.... machine

switch · 08-21-2004, 09:03 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Niggz
the grind is a weenie hike you weenies. Go hike something real, that is an actual acomplishment and not some bullsh*t outdoor stairmaster. And don't give me that crap that there is nothing better to run up and down after work and still have daylight. go find it for yourself.

yuppies do the grind. you are supposed to be a moutain biker.

Stay away from the forests, Il Flamo.

trail worker · 08-21-2004, 06:20 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Niggz
the grind is a weenie hike you weenies. Go hike something real, that is an actual acomplishment and not some bullsh*t outdoor stairmaster. And don't give me that crap that there is nothing better to run up and down after work and still have daylight. go find it for yourself.

yuppies do the grind. you are supposed to be a moutain biker.

hahaha awesome!thats hilariously true.

when i was at a trail day a while ago there was a guy talking about carrying his bike up,then trying to ride down or something..i'm not too sure.

Smoke · 08-21-2004, 10:37 PM

Niggz has it right. Can't get enough O2 in the lungs with all the perfume in the air on the Grind. And the sweaty makeup on the rocks is really slippery.

I rode the grind years ago before they ruined it with all those stairs and bullshit ladders. Not really rideable anymore. All the good lines are built over.

RITALIN · 08-22-2004, 11:02 PM

i hiked it four years ago in 38 minutes...isnt their a huge roadgap on grouse near the start of the tram that vanderham does in nwd5

Team2K · 08-23-2004, 07:13 PM

hope ya like dodging scores unprepared tourists on ur way down

Bryce · 08-24-2004, 07:01 PM

I read about some retarded rescues on the Grind, like one woman who took her 3 year old up there, or the family that took a 7 year old and then left her behind and waited up top cuz she was too slow

Its good that NSSR tells these people how stupid they are and gives em grief for the rescue. And if you're injured they give you a nice bumpy, painful ride out

cHuck · 08-25-2004, 01:43 AM

many many moons ago befor suspension, befor there was such a thing as the Grind too stoned to know any better I rode/fell down it.

NorthShoreofNewYork · 08-26-2004, 02:52 AM

Hey friends to The North!
I've been to The Shore before, but it was in July.
What can I expect as far as weather, in mid-November?
Temps? Snow(?)
Thanks,
RUSH RULES!

08-21-2004, 12:57 AM	#1
Vps Hucker Registered User Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Burnaby Posts: 209 Rep Power: 10	Grouse Grind so i finaly got my gf to come do the Grind with me the other day (42 mins for me btw ) and as we were heading up i was thinking to myself "i wonder if anyone has ridden down here before or has attemped it." so, has anyone else thought of it or tried it? do they let bikes on the Gondola? do they allow bikes on the Grind? and footage of it? or does anyone wanna come with to try it? __________________ Selling '03 Norco Launch. Excellent condition, only been to trails 4 times. mostly urban ridden. pm for pics and more info

08-21-2004, 01:23 AM	#3
Vps Hucker Registered User Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Burnaby Posts: 209 Rep Power: 10	ya i heard from one of the maintanence guys that there's a road you could ride up cuz it's locked to keep cars out. but doing the Grind was enough of a workout for me, let alone riding a 48 pound bike up there.... also, i was looking at The Cut skiing run and thought it'd be pretty sick to barrel down it on my bike. anyone gone down the Cut or the Grind? __________________ Selling '03 Norco Launch. Excellent condition, only been to trails 4 times. mostly urban ridden. pm for pics and more info

08-21-2004, 03:28 AM	#5
freerider guy Hack Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: N.Van Posts: 2,867 Rep Power: 29407	Yah the only chance u really have to take the gondola up is if you work up there. A friend of mine was doing the bike camps up there all summer and they would let him take his bike up in the morning use it during the day then ride down fromme. Also the camps he did acutally used the cut chair to come back up. and sometimes they would take the kids down the world cup run. __________________ www.nsmba.bc.ca www.imba.com/canada www.endlessbiking.com

08-21-2004, 06:53 AM	#6
rcoope Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Vancouver Posts: 135 Rep Power: 11	There's a trail off the bottom of the cut to the top of St Georges st. which you can ride down (i've done it a long time ago). There used to be a chairlift there to the bottom of the cut, until they built the old skyride and current lodge, which was probably sometime in the 60's. I think riding the Grind would be a nightmare. There's a lot of sustained steeps and it's extremely worn out. __________________ Robin Coope Eminence Grise

08-21-2004, 08:44 AM	#7
Jerry-Rig Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: NV Posts: 3,317 Rep Power: 1903017	Dangerous Dan hiked up with his DH bike in 55 mins.... machine __________________

08-21-2004, 01:14 AM	#2
TheGiggler Team Shuttlewhore Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: in the fog Posts: 5,250 Rep Power: 59034	just ride up mtn hiway to get there, they won't let you on the gondola. there used to be a trail under the gondola i heard. i think i'll pass...

08-21-2004, 02:11 AM	#4
just ride smokin' in the boys room Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: North Vancouver Posts: 3,646 Rep Power: 217618	Ah, i work up there and have asked many people many times.. I know that if I sweet talk the guys i can come up on the blue tram ( its what we use to get our supplys up) early in the morning (like 7 ish) .. and then ride down fromme. You cant ride down the grind

08-21-2004, 10:37 PM	#10
Smoke Pot Stirrer Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Peachland Posts: 2,394 Rep Power: 289099	Niggz has it right. Can't get enough O2 in the lungs with all the perfume in the air on the Grind. And the sweaty makeup on the rocks is really slippery. I rode the grind years ago before they ruined it with all those stairs and bullshit ladders. Not really rideable anymore. All the good lines are built over. __________________ Enduro EVO For Sale Demo 8 I For Sale 32 YEARS ON THE BIKE :: 1981-2013

08-22-2004, 11:02 PM	#11
RITALIN loudest bike ever Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: The 'Burbs Posts: 1,718 Rep Power: 0	i hiked it four years ago in 38 minutes...isnt their a huge roadgap on grouse near the start of the tram that vanderham does in nwd5

08-23-2004, 07:13 PM	#12
Team2K FutureRogueMountainbiker Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: NORTH SHORE on a BIG HIT Posts: 4,471 Rep Power: 209311	hope ya like dodging scores unprepared tourists on ur way down

08-24-2004, 07:01 PM	#13
Bryce Registered Abuser Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: high as f%*k Posts: 6,971 Rep Power: 3139475	I read about some retarded rescues on the Grind, like one woman who took her 3 year old up there, or the family that took a 7 year old and then left her behind and waited up top cuz she was too slow Its good that NSSR tells these people how stupid they are and gives em grief for the rescue. And if you're injured they give you a nice bumpy, painful ride out

08-25-2004, 01:43 AM	#14
cHuck endorphin junkie Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: gvrd Posts: 156 Rep Power: 11	many many moons ago befor suspension, befor there was such a thing as the Grind too stoned to know any better I rode/fell down it. __________________ endorphin junkie

08-26-2004, 02:52 AM	#15
NorthShoreofNewYork Registered User Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: near Rochester, NY Posts: 28 Rep Power: 0	Hey friends to The North! I've been to The Shore before, but it was in July. What can I expect as far as weather, in mid-November? Temps? Snow(?) Thanks, RUSH RULES! __________________ "....I coulda been Johnny T."

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