That pretty much sums up our ride tonight!
JF, Isablle, and myself before the ride.
We don’t know what it is, but Isabelle and I are absolutely addicted to night riding. We’re not sure if it just puts a new spin on old trails, or having the trails to ourselves? Either way, we think we may have our friend, JF, addicted as well! (more…)
Somewhere on Green Dome
I ride between 3-5 times a week but this week was an excellent one for me. Last April I suffered an avulsion fracture to my right ankle, along with some other soft tissue damage, and this week is the first week I was able to ride without pain. I can’t even begin to describe to you how awesome that is! So of course I had to push my limits, just a little bit… (more…)
Well okay, the week isn’t over yet! The weather here has been great so I’ve been taking advantage of it. I didn’t ride Tuesday to recover from the Plunge on Monday (ankle was a bit sore afterwards) and then did an easy night ride with Colin last night. He finally found the charger for his old BLT light and so we went to check them to make sure they were still working and the rechargeable battery still had lots of life. We chose Moe’s Misery since it was an easy trail we both knew well and should his lights fail, an easy hike back to the car. Fortunately his lights worked, the battery held out, and now I have someone else to night ride with. (more…)
No, I’m definitely not suffering from it, that’s the name of my new favourite trail! I was first introduced to Cabin Fever by Colin last fall but only got to ride it once before I left to spend a long, cold Winter in Regina, SK. We’ve ridden it a couple of times in the past month and each time I swear the trail becomes a lot more fun. (more…)
Every year here in Cumberland we lose a trail or two to the logging industry. The majority of our trails are built on privately owned land, and while the logging companies work with us to save some of the trails, sometimes it’s unavoidable. This time we lost another of my favourite trails, Soggy Biscuit. Soggy was one of the original Cumberland trails and one of the most popular since it was also used by hikers and trail runners with it being so close to town. I had only just discovered it myself this summer since I needed to find mellow, easy trails to ride after I fractured my ankle. (I normally ride the trails higher up which are a lot steeper and far more technical.) (more…)
We got home from our Kootenay adventure last Saturday night and on the drive back I noticed that it’s starting to get dark a lot earlier in the evenings now and my first thought… Time to start night riding! So I fired off a text to my friend, Isabelle, who I knew also had a headlight to arrange a ride. We managed to find a spare light for a third person, JF, and headed out on Tuesday night. The trails here in Cumberland are well marked for night riding, bicycle flashers mark the way and they use different colours to help you figure out which direction you’re going so you don’t get disorientated. (more…)
A chance to demo a 2010 Specialized Stumpjumper FSR for a year and all I have to do is write about it? Is this for real? Those were my exact thoughts when I heard about this contest so I figured, why not?
I could start my blog by going on about my days riding with an old beater of a hardtail and bore you all with my cycling history… Instead I thought I’d tell you a little a story about when my life changed forever. It all started when I moved back to Vancouver Island in the fall of 2007 and a little trail called “Bucket of Blood”. This was my first real introduction to the world of mountain biking. (more…)
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