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The Perfect Mountain Bike Ride

The bike park crew at Whistler-Blackcomb is deconstructing the elements of the ride to find out what it takes to make perfection. Check out the videos.

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Publish date:: Jul 8, 2011
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We spoke with Jeremy Roche, marketing director for the Whistler Bike Park and general manager of Crankworx, a freeride mountain bike series, about Whistler Bike Park, which opens May 15.Can you describe the size and scale of the Whistler Bike Park? Jeremy Roche; The Whistler Mountain Bike Park is the worldwide leader in lift-accessed mountain biking—it’s pioneered current bike park innovations. We have two dedicated lifts, one supplementary lift, more than 50 trails, and 5,000 feet of vertical. The Whistler Bike Park is also home to the world-famous A-Line trail and Kokanee Crankworx Freeride Mountain Bike Festival. — We spoke with Jeremy Roche, marketing director for the Whistler Bike Park and general manager of Crankworx, a freeride mountain bike series, about Whistler Bike Park, which opens May 15.
Can you describe the size and scale of the Whistler Bike Park?
Jeremy Roche; The Whistler Mountain Bike Park is the worldwide leader in lift-accessed mountain biking—it’s pioneered current bike park innovations. We have two dedicated lifts, one supplementary lift, more than 50 trails, and 5,000 feet of vertical. The Whistler Bike Park is also home to the world-famous A-Line trail and Kokanee Crankworx Freeride Mountain Bike Festival.

What makes a mountain bike ride great? Terrain? Speed? A little bit of terror? Can you even break it down into it's elements? The bike crew at Whistler-Blackcomb is trying. They're taking a summer-long look at the alchemy of a bike ride, and so far the videos are pretty great: they hit the balance between pondering and pump-up.

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