CLAIRE'S BLACKBOX LABS BIO
Name: Claire Buchar
Nickname: it evolves but right now it’s predominantly Bucker.
Nationality: Canadian
Date of Birth: 04/26/78
Currently Lives: Whistler
Team: just me
Events: DH, Freeride, Dirt Jump.
How long have you been riding: 8 years
SRAM / RS / Avid / Truvativ Components: (what you ride and any comments)
DH: World Cup Boxxer, Code Brakes, OCT Cranks, XO drivetrain DJ: Argyle, Juicy 7’s, OCT Cranks, X9 drivetrain XC: Reba Team, Juicy Ultimates, Stylo Cranks, X0 drivetrain.
Started Cycling: 2000
Favorite Event: Canadian Open
Favorite Ride / Trail / Line: The Gripper
Most Memorable Event / victory: winning The Gala.
Achievements – Titles: Canadian National Team Member 6th consecutive year. one of the 26 Most Infuential people in Mountain Biking, Decline Magazine 2008.
Goals: Have fun, ride, dirt jump, win races, Top Ten World Cups, have fun, ride.
What motivates you: sunshine
Training tips or tricks: time on the bike
Favorite Trick: Ronnie Renners upside down moto whips, they look soooo cool.
Current Gas Powered Vehicle/s: Toyota pick up
What’s on the IPOD or Favorite Music: Tool, Shiny Toy Guns, Silversun Pickups, The Sounds, Grinspoon.
Favorite Websites: www.canadiandhgirls.com, www.wideopenmag.co.uk, www.blackboxlabs.net, www.sombriogirl.com, www.evolutionwhistler.com
Favorite youtube video: as of now……. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wblgTskUv44
Movies that you have done:
Vicious Cirlcle(Bullet Proof Video) Halfway to Nowhere(MTB films) Back in the Saddle Again(PNB Productions) Back in the Saddle(PNB Productions) Return of the Zeros Pedalfiles(PNB Productions)
Favorite Jeans: Element rockers
Favorite food: Thai
Hobbies other than cycling: Art, Snowboarding, Tea, Soccer, Beach, Camping, keeping fit, tarding with Strand.
Pets: my sweet little cat, Bear.
Favorite place to visit: home
Favorite movies: BBC Planet Earth series.
Secret: I sometimes feel like I could have Terrets....I have my moments.
Worst job you ever worked: selling vacuum cleaners, it sucked. Haha, get it?
Claire's Posts on BlackBoxLabs.net
07.01.08 Home Sweet Canada.........finally.
06.25.08 World Champs. I got a medal too.
06.10.08 lucky number 11
05.26.08 Yeah Stevie!!!!!!
05.19.08 Slacking.
05.13.08 Maribor.
05.04.08 Europe Bound.
04.29.08 PB Knife Fight!
04.25.08 Sea Squirrel.
04.08.08 Swarm!!!!!!
03.28.08 Claire
03.24.08 Planet Earth-the next episode.
03.20.08 Chalet JoJo.
03.13.08 Goldy.
03.10.08 IT'S SPRING!
02.28.08 Wanna piece of gum?
02.21.08 Pumptrack Footage and Winter Riding Fun.....
02.11.08 Laguna Beach
02.04.08 wideopenmag.co.uk
01.31.08 Time to start railing!
01.25.08 Fresh helmet.
01.16.08 Fontana Winter Vomit Series
01.14.08 This is what I have to deal with......
01.10.08 What smells funny?
01.03.08 Welcome 2008.
12.27.07 PHEW!!!!!
12.21.07 Leave it to Morland.....
12.19.07 I'm not a hippy but.......
12.09.07 Coming Along....
12.08.07 Desert Life.
11.29.07 Boo!
11.14.07 Schookumchuck Hotsprings
11.07.07 Chromag Monk.
10.30.07 This has absolutely nothing to do with biking. And I'm glad.
10.23.07 Team Dino!
10.17.07 Pump Track
10.07.07 Sometimes I wish I was a possum..........
10.01.07 Debauchery
09.19.07 When Rennie's Bored....
09.13.07 Scottish Mist
08.30.07 Mud and midgies here I come :)
08.20.07 Racing at Altitude.
08.12.07 Norba Finals
08.08.07 Crankworx Highlights
07.26.07 The Gala
07.20.07 The 8th Wonder of the World.......
07.16.07 Psychosis
07.10.07 Back in '98 Boxxers.
07.10.07 Schladming World Cup
06.27.07 new word for fart
06.25.07 Not really my weekend I guess???
06.25.07 We were bored okay.
06.15.07 Hi Tyler Hi.
06.14.07 Champery
06.07.07 im so tired of meat, cheese and bread
06.01.07 Semmering Freeride Extreme Extraordinaire
05.25.07 Camp in Scuol
05.15.07 Vigo World Cup
05.11.07 Thats More Like It.
04.30.07 Headin South to Cali.
04.23.07 Jordtron Jumpathon
04.16.07 Dig and Ride
04.16.07 Sea Otter
03.26.07 Like a summer day....
03.19.07 Pisstler
03.12.07 Rock and Roll
03.08.07 PS.
03.08.07 Hell Van
03.02.07 Don't leave your bike in the shed.........ride it!
02.24.07 Stitches.
02.16.07 Super Cool Glow Worms Bat Cave!
02.11.07 Time flys. Flatting sucks.
02.04.07 Hey all you assholes out there! Read this.
01.25.07 Gully
01.25.07 Nature 101 with Claire Buchar.......haha
01.18.07 Family Guy
01.12.07 MEAT
01.07.07 XC Nerd
12.28.06 Jokes
12.23.06 My Part Time Job
12.15.06 Canungra DH Fun!!!!!!!!!
12.07.06 Its a jungle out there!
11.30.06 Katrina Miller's Bikes And Beans
11.23.06 Quick update from the land down under
11.14.06 HI.
11.14.06 Gold Coast
11.06.06 Dirt Jumping Down Under
10.29.06 The Bottle Shop.
10.19.06 Its a beautiful day in the neighbourhood.
10.15.06 Happy Birthday Morland!!!
10.05.06 The weird lit up loud place in the desert
10.04.06 Chasing the Sasquatch
09.22.06 When I grow up.........
09.19.06 Home Sweet Home......not for long!!!!
09.14.06 TO THE BEACH!!!!
09.06.06 The Snitzel Sistas
08.29.06 World Champs
08.14.06 Back in Action
08.05.06 Thumbs Up
07.26.06 Partying with a broken thumb
07.19.06 B Labs Van Cleans Up
07.10.06 The "ITS GONNA BE GOOD YOURE GONNA LIKE IT" Party
07.03.06 Jumping Dirt
06.27.06 Hmmm where do I start.......
06.17.06 Bad Weather Break in Saalbach.
06.12.06 We were bored the other day and came up with an idea.
06.12.06 Well, Im off...........again.
06.07.06 Back from another European Adventure...........
06.01.06 rain rain cold cold
05.21.06 It's On.
05.11.06 Back from another adventure........my stomach hurts from laughing
04.25.06 I like Dirt Jumping, I like Boys, I like ISCREAM.........
04.14.06 Air Band Tour Begins!!!!!
04.02.06 You'd think that Whistler wasn't the boonies......
03.27.06 Im a Happy Girl..........
03.14.06 Drop Cliffs On Your Board/Bike, Not Your Truck.
03.03.06 Memories of Summer..........
02.18.06 Ripping in Pemby mixed with a little bit of tarding.....
02.08.06 Desperate Times Call For Desperate Measures
01.31.06 How cool is my dad
01.25.06 Back Country Booters
01.17.06 DUMPING
01.08.06 LOTTERY AND WET RIPPING
01.06.06 canadiandhgirls.com
01.01.06 Mr. Plow
12.23.05 West coast winters
11.19.05 Taking advantage
11.16.05 RHAT Party
11.10.05 Winter Came Early
Claire's Website http://canadiandhgirls.com/
