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

Also watch for the new concrete parking barriers lining the fresh pavement at the exit to Foreplay DH – they raise the bump another 8 inches or so. Came flying out last night just after 9pm and it was just getting dark enough to give me the optical illusion that they were placed on the side of the pavement, not on top of it….bottomed out all…[Read more]

Also discovered it yesterday afternoon – great alternate, but chainrings are getting some serious action on those logs 😀

Oh yeah – based on the extended forecast (rain and no double digits until the 22nd) I’ve mentally prepared myself for early May. Therapy sessions are available upon request.