Horseshoe Ontario DH Cup #2

    After almost two months of hard work, lead by Shane Joachim, we were gratefully faced with a totally brand new Horseshoe course. The dreadfully long pedal section was taken out and instead changed into a fun warm up before racing. On the course you could pretty much find anything and everything. Thus possessed a challenge to not some, but all racers and maybe even spectators.

Greg de Boer - Riders getting ready to go in the background.

Camp Of Champions Intern Contest

     Camp of Champions, a summer camp in Whistler, BC, is holding a contest where you make a video and the rider with the most faves gets an all inclusive trip to there camp! Like always there is a catch. You will have to be there intern while your there.
     Even though you have to be 16, I couldn't resist entering. So pleaase help me out by watching my video and if you have a PinkBike account please favorite it!!

 

Thank you!!

AU

Horseshoe Course Run

What do I think of the Horseshoe OCup course?? Well, its gonna be FAST AND LOOSE!!! BRAAAAAAP!!!

Thanks to Josh for the video!
See y'all out there!!

AU

Dagmar Sesh

    Another awesome session went down at the Dagmar trails.Sunshine all day was great. Pretty technical track. Gotta be probably the hardest toonie race track that's taken place. Some steep off camber, crazy rock garden, and gnarly roots.

 Bill Graham getting bottomed out. 

Matt Macduff & Ryan Korpikoski

Riding Richmond Green skate park. Very nice quality!! Video by Justin Browne.

Matt Macduff & Ryan Korpikoski from Justin Browne on Vimeo.
2 Hours at Richmond Green Skatepark.

Kelso Ontario DH Cup #1

    Was soo stoked for the first race of the season, but it now feels like it was centuries ago because I am now even more stoked for the second race! Haha.

    Thanks to all the folks that were able to make it the build and set all of us with sweet new,not brand new, course. Saturday's practice turned out to be interesting. Prior to the race we had been having rainless riding weather, however come race weekend, showers were predicted. Pretty much everyone got a run or two of practice on the bone dry course. Unfortunately, but fortunately, at 11 o'clock we got blasted with strong pouring rain for 30 minutes, with some light rain for a bit after. I had actually predicted it exactly, seriously! With the lifts closed for lunch, we went up for an inspection. It was looking pretty slick. Hermo did some but tobagons down the course. At first it was looking like the water just seaped into the ground until everyone started riding it... and it turned out to be even more awesome!!!! Check out a helmet cam of the track:

Thanks to Hermo.

    Sunday was looking like we were gonna get a whole day of showers, but it only drizzled in the morning for a bit and became sunny and hot eventually. The morning was started off with a strange closure of the track. Someone had snapped a tree causing danger for riders which had to be chainsawed off. After delay, practice went on. 

 Brad Zdriluk  (Marc Landry photo)

    

    A new line got revealed or uncovered by

ShitHouse Sesh

  Sweet session went down at Jeremy's trails. The weather has been so great, the trails were even dusty! Before that ride I can't say I have ever went that fast inside a forest. The race track was just soo pinned. Near the end their was a section were you'd come in pinned after corner, hit a jump, let go of your brakes, and just hold through like 50ft of naturaul woops. So awesome!! 

 John French before the turn to the awesome section. 

Test Edit

Justin recently picked up a new ballin camera. He came out to the trails and got some wicked test footy! Check it:

Bunny Sesh

  You've got 'Good Friday' and 'Easter Monday' combined with no snow and t-shirt conditions, who wouldn't want to ride? Hermo and I knew from last season that we wanted to host a little spring session at our trails. Unfortunately all our stuff got torn down last fall by the conservation authorities. Fortunately however, we have established an area that we all call 'Mexico' were the authorities won't be touching us, hopefully. With the snow gone so fast this year it allowed myself to get out to the trail we had built last fall and mint it up. But thanks to all the folks that helped out Friday to get some gnarcore features added!

  Saturday was looking mint. Gangster people showed up and the BRAAAPIN' began.

Shooting @ JoyRide150

Since last summer many people like myself have been anticipating one of the largest additions to the Ontario cycling community: the "GTA bike park" which was later given the name "Joyride 150". Since opening it's doors in December of 2009, it has been given much attention by cyclists and non-cyclists alike.
From opening day I have started to get to know the guys at Joyride, and they are an amazing group of riders dedicated to helping the sport progress! There is definitely something for everyone there, from jumps and street/vert park, all the way to a cross-country (XC) loop and spinning studio (coming soon).
I have collected a bunch of my favourite shots I have taken at the park and posted them below:

Cheers,

SH