Visit to Courtice

Jill and I took off yesterday to spend a day with a few young fans who have been emailing me for the past while. Since we were alreay in Toronto it was an easy 45 minute drive east to meet the boys and their family. We met up first with Jeremy Wood (on right in Norco jersey), his brother Travis, and their family. We spent the day hanging out in the garage working on his Norco hardtail, which was in a few pieces! Turns out all we needed were some cables and housing, so we took a quick trip to the guys at Impala Cycles (the local Norco dealer) and they sorted us out with everything we needed. Afer a couple of hours in the garage we had the bike back together with only a few minor adjustments left to finish before he can get back on the trails and enjoy the unexpectedly warm Ontario weather.
After that Jeremy invited over another young rider and fan, Ian Lusted (above with Jeremy and I), and we all went out for a bite to eat with their families at the local English Pub. We had a great time laughing and cheering on the Canadian Jr. Hockey boys as they beat the US in the semi-final game!! We took a quick trip back to Jeremy's house to pick up our car and meet one more of the guys, Andrew, who turned up racing down the street on his own Norco hardtail!! These guys are true Norco fans! They were all wearing Norco t-shirts, they all had Norco bikes and it was cool to spend the day with them.
I really appreciate all the support and hospitality they showed both Jill and I. I can't wait till these guys build their new 4X track in the local park and start tearing it up! Best of luck to all of you in your races this year.
Oh, and Shelley...not sure if the $0.50 offer for your gorgeous dog still holds, but we forgot to pay you and we forgot the dog!! Sorry about that.