Female FRer progression

[Kanter]

I just got back from Whistler. I just bought my wife a 05 Big Hit and a Dianese. Her first day at Whislter was her 3rd day on a big bike. Here is a few pics of her progression. Her first try she just rode of the small drop. The 2nd try she pulled back a little and dropped it. She says, "easy." She did do the 2nd drop up but I didn't get pics..... I got video. She has progressed so much in just one trip. Next year, maybe she will do the next two.

She is now talking about doing a local DH race. Female progression is awesome.

[TreeSaw]

That's AWESOME!!!

[BigMike]

HOT!!

I'm slowly getting my girl into riding........ She needs to learn XC first. I got her a GT Avalanche, her first "real" bike

[Zach Dank]

sweet man. shredding wifeys rule. I have one to. :thumb:

[Ciaran]

Awsome!!! I love it when girls ride. Wish my honey would ride but I will settle for and be happy that she doesn;t get jealous of my riding and my bikes.

:thumb: to your wife!

[stinkyboy]

My 2nd wife had a beater Trek that never left the garage. The other two thought it was "cute" that I rode. You're a lucky man!

[Ciaran]

My 2nd wife had a beater Trek that never left the garage. The other two thought it was "cute" that I rode. You're a lucky man!
How many times have you been married?!

[Monkeybidnezz]

That's awesome, props to your wife. How come no riding pics of you as well? Must be too busy riding hehehe.

[Kanter]

I have video of me and pics and video of her.

[allsk8sno]

yeah having a wife that rides is sweet!! though when i look for bike parts for her bike i find sweet deals! and when i look for parts for mine i find nothing....odd

keep her ripping rubber down!!

[zahgurim]

That's awesome.
My girl has just started saying she wants to ride. She's come to a few DH races, watched, and got caught up in it! Just got her a cheapish XC to learn the basics. If she sticks with it I'll build my old Tomac for her to DH with.

[SXtrailrider]

hey man where wer those shots taken at that place is in like every mag and i was woundering were those drops are lockated at if you could PM the info thanx

[Kanter]

Its in Whistler right by the chair. You cant miss em.

[Roasted]

Congrats. Thats awesome.

My girl tries but is just freaks out to easily. I really gotta help her learn to commit. :)

[Changleen]

How many times have you been married?!Did you read that post you just replied to? 1 + 2 = 3. ;)

[ridetoofast]

um kanter....you SUCK



























j/k :jealous:

[genpowell71]

Some guys have all the luck. I cant even get mine off the couch to go to the gym that she's paying $49/ month for. Much less to ride a bike.

[Kanter]

Ya I am real lucky. Id post a pic but she might get mad. Next year she wants to ride a lot more. Hopefully I can get her to do a few races and go with me and the guys to Fernie more. Im already planning 2 trips to Whistler.

[genpowell71]

Lucky you

[xy9ine]

i snagged a good girl as well. we ride whistler together most weekends, and she rides pretty much everything except for the double black stuff. as a bonus, she snowboards as well. its great having a partner that shares (or at least is empathetic with) your passions. she rocks. here's a crappy pic i took last week on the new freight train drop - she was clearing the wood tranny.

[Kanter]

My wife says next year..... she did look at that drop for a long time when we were there 2 weeks ago.

Wow she cleared the wood tranny. Thats awesome!

[Kanter]

I finished a little vid of the wife and her progression this year.
The first section is local and then Whistler.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-4067612630648718288&q=%22Ridin3%22+playable%3Atrue

[Inkhell]

That's awesome...my wife used to ride regularly with me. Even liked jumping and natural dhill trails. Climbed and descended Wilson's ridge several times. We had a little girl a couple years ago so quit riding. I think she's finally ready to start back. She seemed a little re-energized by your video.

Here's a shot from about 4 years ago.

[Lucky7]

Really enjoyed the video. Only thing is, it's December and I want to go ride there right now!! Haha, nice job man.

Bryan

[legend_killer]

That's awesome...my wife used to ride regularly with me. Even liked jumping and natural dhill trails. Climbed and descended Wilson's ridge several times. We had a little girl a couple years ago so quit riding. I think she's finally ready to start back. She seemed a little re-energized by your video.

Here's a shot from about 4 years ago.

Hey, thats my bike! still got that frame, might build it up for some XC riding

JT

[Kanter]

That's awesome...my wife used to ride regularly with me. Even liked jumping and natural dhill trails. Climbed and descended Wilson's ridge several times. We had a little girl a couple years ago so quit riding. I think she's finally ready to start back. She seemed a little re-energized by your video.

Here's a shot from about 4 years ago.


Same thing happened to me. We had a little girl and she didnt ride for 2 years. She use to ride a 00 FSR so I decided to get her a big bike and got her the 05 Big Hit. She didn't ride much last year, but she got a lot better. Next year should be more fun.


She only weighs 130 but she rides this 42 lb beast uphill.

http://www.ridemonkey.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=81068&d=1128483496

[Downhiller]

hm you got great wife you can ride together,i think that is great thing

[untitledsince89]

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[Monkeybidnezz]

Great vid Britt. Man, you guys must haul a lot on the trail, I noticed you both have pretty big packs. Got a kitchen sink!?!?!?!?! lol...j/k.

[Kanter]

Ya,we carry a lot of stuff. Around here there arent too many shuttles so you haul all your stuff to the top. Plus, I hate walking out. I carry tools, tubes, camera and gear.

[vinnycactus]

for everyone who is not married, good idea to find a woman who does ride. makes getting out a lot easier and i almost enjoy watching her ride and progress more than my own progression.

couple action shots.
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c240/vinnycactus/taryn.jpg

http://bustedspoke.com/Photos/bs6082.jpg

[untitledsince89]

PEE-WEE"S awesome place to learn some shore skills and have a good time:love:

[Kanter]

Well, I finally got her Avy and 03 Super T set up for her weight. She says it is waaay softer. She weighs 130. It was set up for a 185 lb rider before. :eek: Wait till she gets a real ride on her bike. It was sort of hard to set the bike up for such a light rider, but I think its perfect, now. It has been sort of fun to set the bike up for her. She tells me how the bike rides and I make adjustments and she gives me feedback. I guess Im her bike mechanic. :) So far, every adjustment Ive made has made the bike ride better, according to her.

[89yota]

Gotta love having a girl that rides...I've been with mine for a couple years now. Actually, our first date was a mountain bike ride. She schooled me on the climbs. She's a blast to ride with tho, falls a lot on the dh and she needs to build up her confidence a bit more, but we were all there at some point or another. I give her a couple more seasons and she'll probably be pretty damn good. She's recovering rite now from a foot surgery, but will be back in the saddle in a couple months.



-Ian

oh and p.s.- you gotta remember something... mountain bikers do it in the woods