http://www.richieschley.com/blog Richies stories and adventures around the globe Fri, 19 Jun 2009 16:48:29 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en One of Whistler's biggest secrets in the mountain bike scene is the underground local Toonie($2 coin in Canada) Ride series. It started years ago as a "Loonie Race Series". Everyone would bring a dollar and put it in the pot and the winner would take all of the money. It was ... http://www.richieschley.com/blog/2009/06/19/toonie-race-madness/ This June in Whistler has been so epic! It has been sunny everyday and felt like August. It makes it so easy to want to be out riding everyday. My friends and I have take full advantage of the situation and hit up a ton of cool stuff this last ... http://www.richieschley.com/blog/2009/06/15/june-riding-mania/ My  2007 Black/grey 5.7 liter Tundra TRD is one of a kind with 22" wheels a 4 inch lift and all the options possible all work done by Toyota. Navigation/DVD/back up camera, blue tooth system, Eclips stereo and sub. Box liner and hard cover. Heated leather seats and TRD ... http://www.richieschley.com/blog/2009/06/10/tundra-for-sale/ As I sit here with Willow, sipping on red Italian champagne, I am reflecting on how many sunny days I have experienced this year.  When the sun is shinning, everything is better. I just returned from two weeks in Europe, in which I experienced only a few days of bad weather. ... http://www.richieschley.com/blog/2009/06/04/endless-summer/ Richie follows Willow Koerber and then brother Ben, Koerber on "BK's Wild Ride" Thanks to the V.I.O Sport guys for making the cameras so easy to use. http://www.richieschley.com/blog/2009/05/11/north-carolina-eh/ My first trip to Europe every year usually starts with a long flight, some jet lag, a reunion with my bikes that live in Europe, several glasses of fine wine with my boss Peter from Rotwild and off to Italy for some riding and great food. This year wasn’t much different. ... http://www.richieschley.com/blog/2009/05/07/pizza-and-bikes/ [caption id="attachment_155" align="aligncenter" width="150" caption="An air from NWD film Ride the lightning, but covered in snow. richie schley richie schley skiing in whistler"][/caption] Anyone who has ridden Garbonzo knows this air, it is the most famous Whistler Bike Park shot of all time. richie schley richie schley skiing in whistler [caption ... http://www.richieschley.com/blog/2009/04/11/loving-spring-everywhere/   [caption id="attachment_139" align="alignnone" width="400" caption="Although this is a fall shot, not a spring shot, I did ride this trail with Willow today and it was awesome. Fast and flowy with some jumps and just enough mud to make it exciting."][/caption] I have had a pretty cool winter with a bunch of ... http://www.richieschley.com/blog/2009/04/01/spring-is-in-there-air-somewhere/   [caption id="attachment_135" align="alignnone" width="400" caption="Just some good old powder skiing in Whistler. That is exactly how I like it. Soft and smooth."][/caption] http://www.richieschley.com/blog/2009/04/01/whistler-powder-in-spring/ “Winter time and the livin ain’t so easy.”  This year. I love skiing powder more then almost anything, but this winter it just hasn’t shown up in my world. So the next thing to do is go to Squamish or Vancouver for some bundled up riding with Wade or whoever else is ... http://www.richieschley.com/blog/2009/02/03/dreaming-of-powder-days/