Evan Bolt... April 30 2010

So I am going to keep it short and sweet tonight. My new name is Evan Bolt after the Jamaican sprinter. I ran my ass off today at work. It was a long day and getting off at 8:30 sucks. What makes it even more awesome is I start and hour and a half earlier tomorrow. Have a good night I hope your day was more exciting then mine. Remember if life is worth living its worth recording.

Killer Weekend April 28/ 29 2010

Good evening and welcome back. It has been a busy couple days to say the least. I woke up at 7 on Tuesday panicked because I forgot to pack a lot of the small thing such as t.p. and food. So once I got my crap together I tanked it out to meet up with corey on the second narrows bridge. Of course me being me I show up 45 mins early and have to stand around. Which might I say in cycling shoes is not the most fun thing ever. I would reference it to standing in heels… not that I know that feeling.

So we headed out to catch the 1:20 ferry but where confused by the cashier because when she was selling us the tickets she goes the ferry is running late it will be here at 1:16. Then I though is she just dumb or did she say 1:60 just to confuse us. So we go and wait (in the wrong area) and almost miss the ferry because I was to focused on my meatballs sandwich that did not feel so hot on the climb up to gibsons. Note to self meat balls and high heart rate do not mix.

Once we made it to camp the 90.07k from home we set up. Which went really smooth actually got it all down in less then 30mins. Dinner was great used my new burner which sounds like a jet taking off. I swear to you this thing boils water faster the my stove at home. And let me just inflate my ego a little. I am a genius. I brought all the necessary condiments for both the spaghetti and hotdogs so I kinda looked like camping Jesus to corey and our neighbours.

Our fire took about 45mins to light because first our lighter died, then our wood was wet. But once we got it rolling it was so nice and warm it was redic. Made some hot dogs, and ate some smore pop tarts with a buddy and a few new friends. Nothing could have been better at that moment. Scratch that I could have not had to pee 24 times throughout the night for no reason. I think I am like a dog I feel like doing it all the time because im in the forest and can.


Anyways fell asleep and woke up to the sound of float plains taking off; which kind of negated the comment of “how peaceful it was that I was going to say”. As well my mummy bag was flipped so that it was smothering me which sucked.

The morning was easy we took down everything super smooth and were on the road after a super large portion of prorage. Now I felt awesome I was rippin the hills a new you know what spinning up them like lance in his prime. Corey was not however feeling it as much.

After the short ferry ride we headed down marine drive. Still I was feeling great and was powering up everything. Then it happened with about 40k left I bonked hard. I was so hungry I was sweating. I stopped at the toco del mar because it was the only thing close that was anything close to what we would call food. I managed to limp home and was cooked when I walked in. Lord did that shower feel good though. I found it amazing the highs and lows you go through even in something as short as a 2 day tour but it makes me look forward to the big trip even more. Remember if life is worth living its worth recording.

Black Berry Killer April 27 2010

All I can say is thank god it is Friday. Work was one of those days where I felt as if I needed one of those tools they use to kill cattle. Except mine would be used on bikes. I think that may be what black berry thorns are actually.

I was so pumped to get home because it meant I was only a few hours away from leaving for a weekend long tour. Speaking of I wont be around to blog tomorrow night but a always I will keep you updated. Anyways I must get to sleep early start to the day tomorrow. I will leave you with a great song http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsFpUW48Tnc&feature=channel and my regular ending. Remember if life is worth living its worth recording.

Napaholic April 26 2010

So good news the tour for this weekend is green to go. Corey and I will be heading out for a solid two days of riding… no homo. So that was the good news for the day. Work I have no idea what happened I felt like I was in a daze all day. I got a lot of stuff down but it just felt weird. I think the best way to reference it is to your body. You know when you feet are really hot and u feel as if u cant get your hands clean… that was how I felt. Funnily enough I had that feeling as well. Is this a sign I am going crazy?

I am sorry to say I had another nap today. I am falling back into the pattern and that can not happen. Do they have a nap rehab? Hi I’m Evan and im a chronic napper. Hi Evan!

One that note im going to sleep. Remember if life is worth living its worth recording.

LUUU April 25 2010

Lets start of with saying the beard is back, and it sucks. It is right at the itchy stage which is always the worst. Now I want to shave it off bt I wake up every day to late, and when I get home I want to go outside. Or in tonight’s case watch the canucks game. Now the game was awesome if you had epilepsy because my connection was garbage. I felt like having a seizure by then end of the 1st. Let me just say that the amazing save was simply that amazing. Even the us announcer said oooooommmmmggggggggg. So that means it must have been good.

After the game went for a quick skate and came home for a nice relaxing night. Remember if life is worth living its worth recording.

WE ARE GOING STREAKING April 24 2010

So I woke up nice and late today because my moms was willing to give me a ride to work. I guess though with all the naps I took in the car my body clock was super messed so I felt super bagged. With the few extra mins this morning I was going to watch a dvd that corey gave me about a guy touring the Americas. Which is good in theory until you try opening up my cd drive in my computer. You have to click the button like you are having a seizure and if you are lucky it will open for a split second. In that split second you must grab the tray otherwise it goes back in and you must repeat the button clicking for roughly 15 mins.

Work itself was busy but that is to be expected. Saw one of my favourite customers chris who just got back from placing top 300 in the Boston marathon. Super awesome guy, kinda wish he brought his kids though they are a lot like Austin in a way.

The night flew buy and was filled with a thrilling two hour nap, dinner, and old school. We are going streaking! Remember if life is worth living it is worth recording.

Seattle Bike Fit Aprils 21,22,23 2010

Welcome back everyone. So here is the update from the past few days. Tuesday woke up and packed all my crap early and went downtown to go take some pictures and meet up with one of my biddies. I got the chance while in Vancouver to enjoy my first ever falafel. It was amazing biting into the crunchy ball was like stepping into a nice warm shower.

Once back in poco we packed up the caps van and headed down to our fit seminar in seattle. It was pretty uneventful until we got to the boarder. This is where we get hauled into customs because rhys is a British citizen. Once standing in line for 45 mins we get to meet out guy. Now while rhys is doing his thing I start talking about the snowboarder story and mention how swollen there ankles must have been. I then referenced them to that of a pregnant woman. Te guy then say my wife is 8 months pregnant. Now this is where I poop a little because this can go one of two ways. I then say so then you know what I am talking about. He then chuckles, and I fallow up with so don’t go snowboarding.


The first morning I woke up and rhys says to me you were not kidding about yelling in your sleep. After getting ready we went at sat in a chair and did yoga for 8 hours and had some amazing Hilton cookies. The guys leading the seminar where a super cool doctor and a ike geek that was a little out there for my taste. As well they had helpers and during the yoga a few funny time where had.


That night I decided to go for a walk and take some really cool photos of the city we were in. I then walk past jj and eric waiting for a boot which never happened. The cops pulled up and told them to stop loitering. Rhys then proceed to laugh at them as he got his beer from the bar. I also laughed but then was paid back swiftly by whacking my head on a steel bar behind then seat I was sitting in.

The next day(today) was a good ego boost because both of the bikes I set up were pretty much dial my bike needed 0 adjustment, and jj’s needed about 2mm’s in the seat. Which for all the variables in the body is pretty stellar. It was also really funny because when I woke up rhys mentioned my sleep talking again and the one line I said really loud was “mom we don’t have room for another fit station”. Weird but funny.

Before we knew it the day was over and we were on our way back to Canada. We had dinner at the cheese cake factory which was so good I almost threw up all over myself because I ate so much. The car ride was filled with a lot of funny stories, and good times that I think everyone will reflect on with fond memories. Remember if life is worth living its worth recording.

Guys night April 20 2010

Can not wait for my 24 hour weekend. Spent tonight skating, and catching up with Mario which was pretty solid. Has been a long time since we had some guy time. Pretty short post tonight got to hit the rack. Not going to post the next couple nights because I will be in the states for work. Night.

B.S. Call Ref April 19 2010

So it was hotter then a beaver today. Even skating to work in shorts and a tee worked up a sweat. Mmmmm back seat at 9:30 that’s a good image I know. Anyways work was busy so the end of the day was a welcome relief. I decided to treat myself to a lovely batch of scones. Not gunna lie I was a little disappointed though. My chocolate ones were perfect but they burnt my cinnamon one. Once home dealt with some shit that had to be thrown down then decided to go for a nice skate. Dropped in at kristi’s as she was studying and watched a bit of the game. Which was complete bull. We had a goal recalled for no reason. We could have tied it up. But that’s the past, and now it is time to hit the panic button as a canucks fan. Remember if life is worth living its worth recording.

Turned Out To Be A Beauty Day April 18 2010

So no lunch today which kind of blew, but I understand we got to take one for the team when a member goes down to the sickness. Insert disturbed lyrics here. After work all the shop guys and I headed up to burke to do our now weekly Sunday ride. It is so relaxing going nice and fast through some trails after a long day at work. Cody our new builder is gross. He hit the biggest gap I have seen someone hit. Cased the first time but landed it amazing the second time. It was easy 15-20 feet across and 7-10 feet down. I pooped a little just watching it. Even better the trails were nice and dry-ish so the bike and me stayed clean enough that 3 hours with a pressure washer weren’t needed. Remember if life is worth living its worth recording.

LOLCAT is God? April 17 2010

Sorry about last night. The day was pretty boring anyway so whatever happened that I was going to write about ill be honest I forgot. So lets start fresh. I hope you had a beautiful rainy Saturday because I sure did. Got a ride to work which was awesome and rode my touring bike back and the roads were pretty much dry. I saw a neat invention for the bottom of my fenders as well so that is next on the modification list. The canucks lost but that was countered by the funniest thing I have every read. Now I now this is blasphemy but this is legit and took a long time. This guy converted the bible into internet speak. It is called the lolcat bible and is worth a read. http://www.lolcatbible.com/index.php?title=Main_Page I mean how can you not laugh at something that refers to god as ceiling cat. Mabey this is just a sign im loosing my mind. Remember if life is worth living its worth recording.

Clean Up April 16 2010

Hey guys I am just cleaning my pc's harddrive which is taking way to long because it has a lot of garbage slowing it down so todays blog is going to be short. I will update you about today tomorow. Fingers crossed I haven't deleted my 6500 songs.

WE WON April 15 2010

So pretty relaxed day. I woke up cleaned my mountain bike. Trued the wheels up and bandaged up the frame a little to keep it from scratching etc etc. Got paid and was lazy. That was pretty much the day. The hockey game was amazing at well so that was a bonus. Now the rest of the night for some reason is being filled with opera. Call me strange please because it is. Remember if life is worth living its worth singing pavarotti at the top of your lungs

Lets Get Physical April 14 2010

So today was filled with a lot of physical activity. I woke up because I had a nightmare about the house burning down. I yelled at the top of my lungs in my sleep right before I woke up and my mom got mad at me. I said dude I didn’t know. The fire itself was a little weird to it was a fire in the pipes of the house so I grabbed buckets and dumped it down the pipes. The weird part is during the dream I was mad at myself because I kept telling myself to turn on the tap but it didn’t seem to work.

After that weird wake I decided to go for a long board down to the mall and take a look at some new shoes because I have broken 2 sets mountain biking, and a laptop for the trip. Didn’t get anything because I am broke as a joke till tomorrow. I am thinking a macbook pro is going to be the way to go. Not because its an apple oooooo aaaa but rather because it feels substantial when its in your hands. It doesn’t feel like a cheap peace of crap.

Next up was a mountain bike sesh with Kev. Now the ride up was fun and I was stoked for the new upper trails we were going to ride. Boy was I wrong to be stoked because they chewed me up spat me out then pissed in the spit. I know that was graphic but that is honestly how I felt at the end of the trail ask Kev. It was one of those rides where at the end you hated mountain biking. On the plus side though the exit trail I released the speed on, and the climb backup to the top of burke was awesome. I was in the red zone for my heart rate for a long time but tats what made it fun. So to sum it up fun start, horrid middle, and awesome end to the ride.

I cant explain what happened next. I got hom and you would think I would be tired but no I had more energy then I left with. So to try to fill the night I attempted to call everyone in my phonebook but no one was free. So I turned on my facebook and saw one of my buddies Alyssa was having a rough night so that’s where I stepped in. I said I am coming over now and we are going to have fun. So we brought each other up to speed on our lives, and played some wii and game cube with her bother (who is a pretty dope guy himself).

It was one heck of a busy day today. I am feeling healthy and ready for more. That’s why I have to destroy that feeling with the left over pizza I have sitting in front of me right now. Remember if life is worth living its worth recording.

Send In The Cones April 13 2010

What a good way to start a weekend. Skateboarding Vancouver after work ripping through a few back lanes getting some sick carving in was a good start. Meeting up with my buddy and talking for a good 4 hours made it even better. Then Belgian poutine on top of that with real bacon made it a night that you could hardly top.

That being said the night did have its downs as well. Mostly it was the bus ride back actually. This one random girl and another random guy are sitting beside each other. They don’t know each other but the guy keeps looking over at her and i can see his gears turning. He then puts his arm behind her she doesn’t do anything. He then creepily asks for a bite of her sundae which was weird anyways. He then retracts his arm momentarily. He then puts it back and touches he with it she immediately leans forward as if to say fuck right off. That’s when I step in and go buddy just chill out what ever you are trying to do is not working. On top of that we then passes a bus that had 4 cop cars and 2 fire trucks around it so I wonder what happened there.

In other news the cat got back from the vet today and she looks miserable with a cone around her neck. I feel kind of bad actually. Remember if life is worth living its worth recording,

The Dangers Of Poop April 12 2010

That was a crazy episode of Operation Repo tonight. It's a half hour show and it seems like the entire show was devoted to one repo. They got a BMW without any problem. The alarm, a honking horn, is going off and no one comes out. They hook up the car and get going.

But for some reason one of the cameramen gets in the car and refuses to get out when the repo guys tell him to. Stupid. I thought that was illegal. I remember them saying it was illegal when I was a kid, to be in a trailer, whatever is being pulled.

Then as they're going along this one repo guy, Matt, who's a real hothead anyway, has to go to the bathroom desperately, No. 2. So he's driving fast. The other guy is telling him to slow down. He runs a stop sign and about wipes out in cross traffic. Pretty soon they go around a corner pretty fast and the BMW flips over. It's crazy. The camera guy is still in there. They're not referring to him by any name, just the camera guy.

They got him out. And I don't know if Matt still had to go to the bathroom, because he wasn't saying anymore. Mabey the no. 2 went into his pants… just sayin. By now he's concerned about the camera guy. The other repo guy is frantic. They have to call in to headquarters, and the owner of the repo place, Lou, comes over. He fires the camera guy and fires Matt.

Anyways the next episode they hire him back and all is good. Other then that skated to work today which was awesome. Feels like my balance is getting a little better. Only had like 3 close calls on the board so that is an improvement. Remember If lie is worth living its worth recording

Dry Trails What An Idea April 11 2010

Happy Sunday everyone. The winds of change are a blowin here in poco. No more sleeping in which kind of sucks, but that being said I went to sleep an hour earlier and felt amazing. I know I may sounds crazy but I think I may eliminate nap from my vocabulary. The nap is what is destroying my motivation. Plus now with the days getting long I would be wasting sunlight, and napping in the sun always leads to sweat and on a leather couch you literally peal yourself off… not that that has ever happened or anything.

Well now that we have that image in your head lets change gears here and pop it in 3rd. Cody, Justin< and I went up and rode a few of the trails up burke and showed cody what riding in poco is like. A few people bailed which kind of messed plans because I had a few extra sitting at my house ready to go. But when no one showed I had to haul ass up burke at a speed that made my legs burn to a new level. My max heart rate is 204bpm’s I was sitting at around 195 for a solid 15 mins. Needles to say throwing up was a near reality. But that is half the fun. On that note why is it athletes love that burn so much and why is almost throwing up a sign you did well training. Personally I think they call that bulimia. Now I am defiantly going to hell for a bulimia joke. Remember if life is worth living its worth recording.

Transit Rant April 10 2010

Got a lot done I feel for a work day. Pedaled to work then went into Vancouver after to go chat with the guy I got my long board off of. The ride back always seems to take long like every skytrain station is 5 feet apart. I am just throwing this out there to all those people who don’t get off at the stop I get off at please don’t pull the buzzer. Just walk the extra little bit. Or those people that get on and ride for one stop. Now this is fine if your old(ish) but if you a man, woman, child, or pubescent teen walk your ass that stop and save me 2 minutes of my life. Thanks and much love from Evan. Remember if life is worth living its worth recording.

Screw Fridays April 9 2010

Holy cats the late shift sucks. I am bagged like I wake up at the same time and get nothing done because it is the morning then I get home and just want to sleep. On the plus side I am going to mountain biking tomorrow so that has me pretty pumped. I was saying to kev yesterday it is amazing how my stable of bikes has changed from all road to pretty much no road. Anyways I am gunna go veg and fall asleep I am running on fish sticks and it isn’t working out well. Remember if life is worth living its worth recording.

My First Epic April 8 2010

So today was what one would call epic. Woke up with a call from Eric saying lets ride sfu. So I wake up and slowly get ready and when I say slow I mean it took me two hours to get my crap together. Anyways once I pedaled my butt down to the shop I ran into Gregg. It was good seeing him have not ridden with the guy in a while as my road riding has not been as much as it probably should be.

Once Eric showed we made our way onto the bus and up sfu. Now this is where it gets weird. On the bus I ran into megan and amrit to of my mates from way back. Then weirder Lisa (Erics girlfriend) gets on. It pretty much was a party on the bus.

The ride was good we did two laps and got hella muddy then headed back. Once home I cleaned the bike and myself off kinda. After that made some pancakes and feel asleep only to wake up to Kev calling saying lets go riding. Now having a new bike and all it would be silly to say no so I start pedaling up burke to meet him at the trail head. Luckily he picked me up half way and dragged me.

I was pretty pumped with the bike it is giving me more confidence. I am not sure if it is the bike or my skills but just to boost my ego lets say skills. I rode almost every feature on the trail except the sketchy log rides. But for the second week in a row I jinxed it I said to Kev “for how much it rained the trails sure are dry eh?” Not 15mins later come around a corner front wheel hooks into a mud pit throws me off of the bike cuts me knee and gets the right side of me completely messy.

Awesome day all in all. Now I must depart and tackle the stack of laundry in my room that is the size of a 5 month old sasquatch. Remember if life is worth living its worth recording.

I Did Not Like My Old Skin So I Am Growing A New One April 7 2010

Holy cats my knuckles are sore today from the crash. Any creams just seems to infuriate my skin and it retaliates by making it hurt. Speaking of cats jelly is starting to feel better. She was actually able to walk today which was nice. Other then that went out for a ride in the pouring rain on the new bike with kev. It is pretty sweet even though you could not feel much through all the crap. Tomorrow should be fun going to do the grouse grind hopefully and ride sfu. Cheers to another good Wednesday (other then laundry that is). Remember if life is worth living its worth recording.

NEW BIKE April 6 2010

Got to love nice relaxing Tuesdays. Work was dead so I got a chance to build my new full suspension which I am so pumped about. It is the first fully I have looked at that automatically I have fallen in love with. Now that being said I am going to ride it and see how it feels. I mean a nice paint job and parts go a long way to polishing a turd. Got home and spent most of my time starting my laundry and changing the set-up on my board from commuter to more of a carving set up. The thing is so plush right now its sweet. Thanks to nate for hooking me up with the right build kit. The rest of the night was spent getting rides ready for the weekend to break in the bike. Anyways night.

People Are Stranger April 5 2010

Had better days. It is tough when you approach someone to help you out and they say sure then when push comes to shove they back out. You try to solve the issues that they have with whatever situation has arisen and still they refuse. Not that that’s ever happened or anything. If I am honest I am a little upset right now so I am going to keep it brief today. Work was long because it felt like a Sunday on a Monday but I got a lot of stuff done which rocked. Remember if life is worth living its worth recording.

Happy Easter April 4 2010

So my knuckles hurt like a beaver today. Pealing the badaids off was not a fun thing to do. On the plus side I went for a nice walk to and let everything air out today. Sleeping in on a Sunday… on a real weekend was pretty awesome. But tomorrow is back to the old grind so cheers to that. Happy Easter.

Recovery Day Again April 3 2010

So another recovery day> I am a little sore and scabby wiped out going downhill longboarding today. Nothing says a busy Saturday like skinning your bones to the bones. I stopped at kristi’s house and asked for a bandaid and some help. It was another typical evan intro. Remember if life is worth living its worth recording.

I CAN SKATE April 2 2010

Thanks god for short days at work. It pretty much is a day off while getting paid. That is the other thing while most other full time employees get an extra day off I never do. I know I am valuable and junk but it would be nice to get an extra day off just saying. On the plus side though when I got home I learned how to skateboard. No trick or anything but I can turn and go up and down the street now. I am even contemplating commuting to work tomorrow via the board. I emailed nate and said man even though I suck I already am enjoying it. I think when you are new at something it so rewarding when you make the baby steps because even though it doesn’t look that good you feel so awesome at the end of it. Once I get good I think I may try surfing or snowboarding. I mean I live in the only place where you can do both in the same days. Good day all around. Remember if life is worth living its worth recording.

Great End To A Good Weekend April 1 2010

So here is the weekend in a nut shell. Wednesday I woke up early and pedaled down to the shop to meet up with Kev. I was pretty stoked because we were going to ride the north shore. We however did not have a pump or a tube so we headed to kev’s house to pick up the pieces which didn’t happen but it was not a complete fail because he had to change his rear tire. Anyways we made out way over to Fromme and started the ride/ hike up. Took us about an hour to get to the top and we ended up hitting snow which is awesome. We start riding upper oilcan a black diamond trail and it was sketch with the snow. Like you hit your front brake at all and you were sliding off the log. But the bottom of the trail was super fun there was this almost sheer rock that u roll down into a cobble rock garden that is about a kilometre long if I were to guess.

Once out of oilcan I was feeling great and confident… mainly because I was riding a sweet glory DH. We ripped down the service road a bit to espresso again another black diamond trail. It was F’ed. About 10 times harder then the other trail even kev said it was hard. This one section was soaked. It was a birmed corner with roots diagonal all off of a little drop. So Kev rips through it and I see him slide out a little but save it. I on the other hand was not as lucky I make the little drop then hit the roots and slide out put my arm down then my shoulder goes limp. I think o shit here we go. So I roll my shoulder back and I pops a little. Not loud so it wasn’t bad but it hurt like a beaver. We rode out the trail but it was rough. Luckily a lady bandaged me up pretty good. I jinxed it though said o I have a tenser if I hurt my shoulder.

All that leads to today super sore but very productive. Went to work and installed my computer on my touring bike and found out how slow it is. I also stripped my commuter down solvent tanked everything stripped it all and cleaned it. The bike looked mint.

After that I went home and had a nap waiting for the call from nate the guy looking at my bike. So I pull up at coquitlam centre get my asking price and my first long board which I am super pumped on. I have wanted on for the longest time. On the plus side I rolled, on the down side I already put my first nick in it but it will happen. That was the weekend. Remember if life is worth living its worth recording