The last person to post a picture from their last bike ride wins access to the white courtesy phone.
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new bike review, dammit!She's dirty now.
But can we even trust someone with a Marzocchi fender on his Fox bump stick (to say nothing of the yellow flame stickers that detract from the purple accent colours)?
owl have to think about that for a minhoot.But can we even trust someone with a Marzocchi fender on his Fox bump stick (to say nothing of the yellow flame stickers that detract from the purple accent colours)?
I did not die, yet.
She's wicked low, rails corners like a nutty mofo and luckily I have not forgotten how to ratchet pedals, yet. Makes chunk disappear, pedals uphill surprisingly well but unglueing the rear wheel off the ground takes some effort. I think we'll be friends. 
The only thing I dislike is the chainline, way outboard.
Wait, it gets worse. It is a Marzocchi (therefore Fox?) sticker on a Syntace fender on a Fox (therefore Marzocchi?) fork.
But, crisis averted, I relocated the offending sticker to my trusted cooler.
I did not die, yet.
You should have just fixed the old bike
I am glad I have not because this thing is insane. It loves to pick up and carry speed when pointed downhill.
(yes, the line goes over the rock to left of the front wheel)
(yes, the line goes over the rock to left of the front wheel)
bring it to thunder to ride for part of a day. you'll enjoy. i promise.I am glad I have not because this thing is insane. It loves to pick up and carry speed when pointed downhill.
(yes, the line goes over the rock to left of the front wheel)
One of the local spots "The Pines" is rented from a local conservation authority. It has been a riding spot since before the early 90's when I started riding there. Unfortunately (?) it gets logged every 20 odd years. It was logged last winter (2019-2020) so again needed redevelopment. This time instead of simple stacked loops, they built a series of hubs at the highpoings and then short sessioning trails down. This time the focus is more on the technical side instead of pure XC.
This is the biggest feature out there. It is not too bad except the gap drop landing is sniper steep. Flatting is a not an uncommon occurrence if you come in a bit spicy. I actually prefer the small double drops on the "B" line, probably because my balls have shrunk and I pooped myself on the big one as it is super speed critical.
Pic from top looking down and bottom looking up.
This is the biggest feature out there. It is not too bad except the gap drop landing is sniper steep. Flatting is a not an uncommon occurrence if you come in a bit spicy. I actually prefer the small double drops on the "B" line, probably because my balls have shrunk and I pooped myself on the big one as it is super speed critical.
Pic from top looking down and bottom looking up.
Left work late, so only had time for a super short ride. The tent caterpillars are chowing down. And so are the mosquitoes.
Kind of just derped around the forest. Found this turn with some hero dirt and I needed to adjust my tire pressure, so when in Rome...
Front tire got a little close to this guy. Didn't even realize this sapling was there...
Kind of just derped around the forest. Found this turn with some hero dirt and I needed to adjust my tire pressure, so when in Rome...
Front tire got a little close to this guy. Didn't even realize this sapling was there...
Cool Rocks thanks...Fat chunk was served for lunch today.
Now this step-up is hard.
Great, now I want flames for my (unridden) bike 
ETA TIL that flaming bikes was a thing:
ETA TIL that flaming bikes was a thing:
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The good, I brought a shoe for each foot. The bad, not the same shoe and xc shoes really suck for hiking with bike. Had to turn around a little early. Did a lower trail and its too overgrown to ride after today, but this one is good. Fistful of Devils Club and a Few Miles More.
Sweet. Where is that?
Somewhere a few hours north of Toronto. Lots of rock slabs on the Canadian shield. Super grippy rock.
Ontario version of Squamish, if you will?
It's flat, but come on up. Onterrible does have some fun trails.
Coaster brake ride 2k climbing in 15 miles, smoking hot melted grease flying out of hub on the way down.
Sudbury?Somewhere a few hours north of Toronto. Lots of rock slabs on the Canadian shield. Super grippy rock.
Ontario version of Squamish, if you will?
It's flat, but come on up. Onterrible does have some fun trails.
or is that hush-hush now?
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Sudbury has some awesome riding too. More flow than here, for sure. But still very technical. And the rocks in some areas are burned black from all the acid rain from the mines.
Some spots are hush hush, but pretty publicly known. Others are all known and sanctioned.
Have you been?
Most trails in Sudbury look like this...
Old man heading down this big slab...
The black rocks. This area is hidden...but I can point the way if needed...
Sí, I had an amazing day being shown around by some trail building locals. I hear that Sudbury shield was used by NASA for testing the moon rover way back when, which is pretty cool.
man some of you have way better local riding than me 