[6thElement]

Fun day at Bromont, again. In "last run" predictable fashion, I ate shit into a rock berm (somehow didn't even get a scratch) and the lady friend made a wrong turn and ended up on the complete opposite and wrong side of the hill. What a shit show haha.

Saw these two on the hill under the lift. Not really sure what's going on?

This is whats left of the middle part of the world cup course. Lost to nature and rotting away.

Trails a frigging PRIME though!

I kinda want another dh bike if this is a regular thing.

I always wanted to have a DH roadtrip including Bromont when I lived in the NE, never happened

 

[johnbryanpeters]

Just grab their front brakes as they go by

Or just a bar end...

 

[canadmos]

I always wanted to have a DH roadtrip including Bromont when I lived in the NE, never happened

When the Rona settles down, you should totally come up with the trailer or just spend a week in Quebec.

There is SOOOOO much good riding up here. DH parks all over and tons and tons of incredible regular or "enduro" trail.

I'm sure @Jozz and maybe @slyfink can attest to this. Endless options...

 

[jimmydean]

Just take the tailgate off. What's it good for anyways? Send it!

I like the crap I put back there to stay back there when possible. Not sure what they had in place, or if anything at all. But they pulled all the hardware with it.

The one I got is off a GMC that locks and has a camera. I don't have the key or a monitor for the camera, but it was $250 vs $436 from the yard.

 

[canadmos]

I like the crap I put back there to stay back there when possible. Not sure what they had in place, or if anything at all. But they pulled all the hardware with it.

The one I got is off a GMC that locks and has a camera. I don't have the key or a monitor for the camera, but it was $250 vs $436 from the yard.

Are you sure it wasn't stolen? Can't you just literally lift GM tailgates off the hinges and walk away with them?

 

[Adventurous]

Did they say why? Sounds like a lot of work to maintain/test...or a lot to go wrong when it goes off or leaks...

Right? No explanation. They did have a reverse osmosis water filtration system, so maybe the builder just had a thing for high quality H2O?

 

[canadmos]

Right? No explanation. They did have a reverse osmosis water filtration system, so maybe the builder just had a thing for high quality H2O?

 

[jonKranked]

This is whats left of the middle part of the world cup course. Lost to nature and rotting away.

This makes me super sad.

 

[6thElement]

When the Rona settles down, you should totally come up with the trailer or just spend a week in Quebec.

There is SOOOOO much good riding up here. DH parks all over and tons and tons of incredible regular or "enduro" trail.

I'm sure @Jozz and maybe @slyfink can attest to this. Endless options...

2000 mile drive from my house to Bromont

 

[jonKranked]

2000 mile drive from my house to Bromont

Idk I'd say it's worth it. I was only ever there once. It was cold and windy and raining and I was learning a brand new bike I had built that morning but it was one of the best days of riding I've ever had.

 

[6thElement]

If I was feeling dumb enough to do that drive I'd have wanted to include Whiteface as I never made it there either, then Highland which was always fun and then Platty was always my favourite weekender, also no more

 

[jimmydean]

Are you sure it wasn't stolen? Can't you just literally lift GM tailgates off the hinges and walk away with them?

Pretty much. I was talking to the dude working the yard and he said "I wish they would put those bitches back on when they are done. Every now and then I get a fucking pallet of tailgates that somebody had in a shop somewhere. Not much market for a pallet of random tailgates."

My truck doesn't have the hinges or the striker bolt, I had to order those. I should be able to get the mounting bolts at the Ace.

 

[Adventurous]

If I was feeling dumb enough to do that drive I'd have wanted to include Whiteface as I never made it there either, then Highland which was always fun and then Platty was always my favourite weekender, also no more

First and only time I got to ride Platty was a collegiate race circa 2005 with @CrabJoe StretchPants and @Inclag . Twas all fun until Crabby bonked his thinker and wanted to go take a nap. Pretty sure I finished that race second to last. Little has changed in that realm.

Pretty sure I rode Bromont with @CrabJoe StretchPants and @BadDNA in 2008 or so, while at Monkeyfest. Also good times.

 

[jonKranked]

If I was feeling dumb enough to do that drive I'd have wanted to include Whiteface as I never made it there either, then Highland which was always fun and then Platty was always my favourite weekender, also no more

When was the last time you rode platty?

 

[CrabJoe StretchPants]

Idk I'd say it's worth it. I was only ever there once. It was cold and windy and raining and I was learning a brand new bike I had built that morning but it was one of the best days of riding I've ever had.

First and only time I got to ride Platty was a collegiate race circa 2005 with @CrabJoe StretchPants and @Inclag . Twas all fun until Crabby bonked his thinker and wanted to go take a nap. Pretty sure I finished that race second to last. Little has changed in that realm.

Pretty sure I rode Bromont with @CrabJoe StretchPants and @BadDNA in 2008 or so, while at Monkeyfest. Also good times.

Bromont was always my favorite place for dh. Best mix of raw, natural and built up/park style stuff. Plus post ride beers at Breaumont (sp?) and flirting with the super cute french canadian chicks was fun. Hell of a day trip, though....4:30am to midnight+.

Highland was great being about an hour away, especially the early days helping build trails and riding before it officially opened. Over time it got a bit too crowded and blown out to be fun IMO.

Looking at building a long travel Enduro/park type bike over the winter to be able to hit places again next year. Been too long and this year has made me realize how fun it was, and I might have a bit of life left in me for such things. Probably never hit my hucker prime again, and that's probably for the best at this point in my life.

 

[6thElement]

When was the last time you rode platty?

I think last time I was there was early season trailwork day in April 2014 before they opened. Trail work on the Saturday, ride for free on the Sunday.

Except it snowed on the Saturday night and was in the teen's. Three of us camping in the lot froze and the next morning just wanted to head back to NYC and get warm.

 

[Adventurous]

Bromont was always my favorite place for dh. Best mix of raw, natural and built up/park style stuff. Plus post ride beers at Breaumont (sp?) and flirting with the super cute french canadian chicks was fun. Hell of a day trip, though....4:30am to midnight+.

Highland was great being about an hour away, especially the early days helping build trails and riding before it officially opened. Over time it got a bit too crowded and blown out to be fun IMO.

Looking at building a long travel Enduro/park type bike over the winter to be able to hit places again next year. Been too long and this year has made me realize how fun it was, and I might have a bit of life left in me for such things. Probably never hit my hucker prime again, and that's probably for the best at this point in my life.

Wasn't that "super cute French Canadian chick" you went 6 to midnight over actually a 14 year old dude in skinny jeans with beautiful blonde hair?

 

[rideit]

My son's sense of humor is coming through...

 

[jstuhlman]

we clearly need to bring the MA monkeys down to snowshoe next year for the proper WV experience

 

[CrabJoe StretchPants]

Wasn't that "super cute French Canadian chick" you went 6 to midnight over actually a 14 year old dude in skinny jeans with beautiful blonde hair?

Well I mean....he wasn't the *only* one....

 

[rideit]

And another neighborhood bully. My dog was under him...

 

[jdcamb]

Bridgestone is back online. Put the smoke and dart back on for shits and giggles. In need of a 8speed shifter to keep the drivetrain alive. Chain and cassette are toast.

 

[Full Trucker]

Man, I had a great day. Took the new beater out for 13.5 miles with Wife, splat, and 10 others, doing our best to stay socially distant but not really. The new bike is awesome. I like it even more than I thought I would, probably due to be upsold on the more expensive frame and wheels. We stopped at a hole in the wall burger joint after for a calorie reload. I rode 9.5 miles last night too. Pics of all that shit are on Strava for the three of you who use it.

Three + 1... I wanna see the pics.

Stick... spokes...

This.

2000 mile drive from my house to Bromont

In.

 

[johnbryanpeters]

Bridgestone is back online. Put the smoke and dart back on for shits and giggles. In need of a 8speed shifter to keep the drivetrain alive. Chain and cassette are toast.

Exactly what shifter are you looking for?

 

[jdcamb]

Exactly what shifter are you looking for?

A Shimano XT or DX thumb shifter would be ideal. The XT version can switch between friction and index. So that would be ideal. The spacing on the hub prevents me from changing formats. I have a XT 8 speed shifter and cassette (not new) and a SRAM 8 speed chain with some miles left on it. I took the dremel to the cassette and middle ring to keep them alive for now. I am not going to put it on the trainer in a effort to keep her alive.