I found the trails south of Catalyst to be pretty unexciting and I haven’t been back down there in a couple years, but having that progression is exactly what the trail builders are trying to accomplish.

Plenty of great and tough xc trails in the Don. Rarely see anyone north of Serena Gundy. Come hang out there next summer!

Yes, unfortunately there’s a lot less traffic starting from 5Play—I think the simple answer is that while the idea of expansion beyond 4Play was great, a number of the line choices for 5Play and 6Play just aren’t very enjoyable to ride. (Particularly coming after 4Play, which has several of the best stretches in the Don Valley.)

Yes! We went up to the Bruce Peninsula National Park and commented that it actually had a bit of elevation and fun terrain. (Also: a lot more snakes, hmmm.)

Thanks! We ended up going to the Bruce Peninsula Mountain Bike Adventure Park, as it was nice and close. The Ontario trail difficulty classification system continues to amuse me, but they’ve certainly made the most of maybe 4 total feet of elevation–a nice little mix of awkward, chunky older-school technical rock trails and a separate easier…[Read more]

I heard it was mint

It was amazing last night. I’ve only ridden once since Labour Day and hadn’t broken out the lights, so it was a great first night ride. Much fun!

Great conditions this weekend – hopefully things dry out in a couple days.

I did notice a new trail cut higher into the hill on Serena Grundy. It appears to be a one-way downhill trail (because of several little jumps) but unfortunately it’s neither as fast nor as fun as the existing root-filled DH section – which also appears to have been m…[Read more]

I had a very bad experience at Cycle Solutions Parliament earlier this summer with a shock service, fork rebuild and a few component swaps. They did a good job trying to address some of my complaints and could have just been a really bad day at the office for the mechanic, but I’ve completely lost confidence tbh.

Everything north of Eglinton was pretty great last night