Old School Double Black // Bookwus // North Vancouver, BC

[@benhenmtb4013]

This trail completely owned me first time I tried it…never had the courage to try again. DD you make it look easy, much respect.

[@bikewithbrad8983]

Looks like a nice Sunday stroll.

[@mattns13]

Some good old fashioned north shore gnar jank! I love it!

[@ddangerousddave]

The best!

[@stevehiggins1263]

Cool trail, looks like a proper workout lol.

[@flyindutchman2022]

Raw! Nice riding as always. Quick general question for you. With so many trails and so many rock drops/rollovers on those trails, how do you manage a mental inventory of which ones rollable versus require a drop?

[@iggywow]

I think he improvises a lot, like I suspect the times he does that "heh" laugh he somehow survived a sketchy move haha

[@timbershadow1]

Man your trails are friggin awesome! You've got some skills! That log ride at the end was sweet!

[@lynxg4641]

Would definitely have to agree with you DD, looks like a super fun trail, someday would love to give it a go and try to get down without too many dabs. Would be interesting to hear your thoughts, if Dale lent you his Revolver, think it would be better suited to this type of slower speed tech.

[@ddangerousddave]

Possibly. Too many factors to think about. This trail is fairly steep so the Sight might still be better suited, but on flatter tech the Revolver would probably be a bit easier to manage and the rollover would be better with the 29er wheels. The tires on the Revolver would leave something to be desired compared to the Minions on the Sight though.

[@lynxg4641]

Honestly, I think the whole "we need super slack, for steep" thing is blown way out of proportion, `think that the 67.5* HTA would be more than enough and the more spritely angles in the tight would more than make up for the bit slower you'd need to go on the really steep sections. Thought Dale put on a set of DHR2/DHF tyres on the Revolver, but if not, not hard to borrow a set of 29ers wheels with them to give it a go, or even just a DHF for the front. I think giver a go, as Dale said, never good to only have one bike, always N+1 ;-)

[@satn3345]

So Janky. Haven’t done this in a long time! Thanks for the idea to revisit!

[@matthew_dag6201]

You gotta find a place to upload onto KZbin that crazy road barrier skinny thingy that you posted on instagram

[@nicks2716]

Chunder; Gnar; Jank - whatever you want to call it, that trail has it. Nice job!

[@RiderDon]

That trail looks hard. Haven’t tried it yet so it connects at the end of 7th secret

[@ddangerousddave]

Swings towards the slower, rooty tech side of the spectrum, but it's pretty fun. First time down it should be in the dry.

[@RiderDon]

@@ddangerousddave I may try it this coming Saturday. Otherwise will shred the gnarly tech of Cypress instead 🤙🏼

[@damirculic9352]

Awesome ride mate , I felt dizzy after watching this .

[@dominicpenalosa5277]

does this merge onto the bottom of 7th secret

[@ddangerousddave]

Yep! Spits you out just above the big left hander towards the bottom of Seventh.

[@dominicpenalosa5277]

@@ddangerousddave holy crap you replied, thanks so much

[@todo9633]

The first half of that looked like just a forest hillside lol.

[@grahamjarman]

just got into these makes me wna get a bike and not try a lot of this stuff get the adrenaline going

[@jonathanjones8895]

Canada closes down and I develop an addiction to ddangerous ddave, dale stone, and VanCan. What's wrong with me??

[@ddangerousddave]

The border will be open one day :)

[@natronbetticus]

jaaaaaaaaanky

[@ddangerousddave]

Wouldn't have it any other way!

[@cyclonasaurusrex1525]

Are there bears? Looks to me like a honey pot set up by bears.

[@dominicpenalosa5277]

i got 69th like