Mountain bikers often like to think about our pastime as a niche, a bit outsider compared to jogging, skiing or, say hockey. But with growing popularity comes a wider appeal. And some interesting cultural cross-over moments. Like Spittin\u2019 Chiclets\u2019\u00a0 Paul \u201cBiz Nasty\u201d Bissonnette and Wonton Don trying mountain biking for the first time in North Vancouver.<\/p>\n
As part of a new\u00a0Peakin\u2019\u00a0series<\/a> based in B.C., Donnie and Biz hit up the brand new Grouse Mountain Bike Park<\/a>. Kitted up with full faces, pads, some sponsor-correct gloves, and a matching set of green Norco\u2019s, the two hit the trails.<\/p>\n North Van is, infamously, not the easiest place to learn mountain biking. Grouse does aim for a broader appeal, with some green trails. While an ex-NHL hockey player should be fine on a green trail, a\u00a0wrong turn quickly writes that option off. The two quickly seek help from the locals.<\/p>\n The locals? A nine-year-old kid and his 11-year-old friend. B.C. kids are tough.<\/p>\n Maybe they should have let Dan Hamhuis know they were coming to town? The former Canuck has finished the BC Bike Race a few times and knows his way around the trails<\/a>.<\/p>\n