Taco'd Wheel Ontario Bike Shop (BS talk)

Here's a final photo dump from the UCI world cup DH/XC at mont ste Anne

https://youtube.com/shorts/xPQOE9miHlU?feature=share

 

Thats in brantford?
Looks like a sick spot

 

Yup, Brantford park. Everything there rides very nice. Pump track I found akward tgere

 

Every city owned pump track is awkward

Looks rad tho, too bad i live so far away..
But good to know its there

 

We need to do another Newbie run with some folks while the season is still good. yeah sorta hot outside but there are still these nicer cooler days like today

 

@Saturnine Top of Grey mountain from our chat earlier


This is part of the same trail as this video. IIRC it's Money shot trail. dont recall the name of the other one. most people run Ebikes to get up and then bomb down these trails.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3pjYEKgrqpM

First 5 seconds is that 40ft drop i was talking about, the dream trail is what i used to hike down from across the 3 peaks of grey mountain

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-BAEt71YBE

Y'know it's only $50 to bring your bike along with you as a checked bag

 

Anyone looking at trying out bikepacking:

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/intro-to-bikepacking-weekend-tickets-656381403447?aff=ebdsoporgprofile

 

Just shy of a 30km day, so a proper day bike with a nasty uphill first thing in the morning. (implying start is in dundas fvalley at Freewheel.

the "down" side is i'd need to most likely get a panier rack/ pack for the bike and i just got rid of my old rack a few days ago....

edit: looking at the blurb a bit more, they recommend gravel/ mountain bikes, since "riding off the beaten path". also an alternate "more adventurous" route is possible. Have a support vehicle and all. Overall a pretty sweet deal.

Now to look at new mounting bags

 

I've got stuff

 

Lets set up an interest list:
1) @Shveet
2) @Saturnine
3)

 

What are we doing?

 

Look up, comrade

 

Buddy already did a shakedown ride. This guy.

 

gotta test the waters early! and only a partial shake down. i'm realizing the hammock setup is light weight but too bulky. however the MEC camper 2 tent i've owned for years fits but i might need to look into something lighter weight....

Curse the ultralite guys... let us have the Durston X-mid pro 2s for dirt cheap!

 

Coincidentally, only 2 tickets left for the event. You officially in or out?

 

If its just the two of us, im cool with bailing and figuring a different time/ trip all together. Ive been to valens a bunch of times already

Edit: i backed out. Some stuff came up this morning and im not able to go

 

I am gauging interest in an overnight/weekender at Turkey point last weekend of October for some day/night biking and camping. I know it's a provincial park and there's no 'froading but it is what it is and everything will close shortly. That's the last weekend the park is open.

 

not 100% sure i am available for that weekend but i am interested and will know as we get closer. i would be even more interested if we were riding better (and less tick ridden) trails like SCMBA trails near horseshoe or the copeland forest.