115. Welcome to Blursday

Searching For a Bit of ClarityIt's been a while, so I thought I'd poke my head out of the blur and take a look around.  To be honest, since last March, writing about playing bikes felt kinda silly. Sure, I've been riding lots, but with the shutdown I stick close to home and typically hammer …

114. The South Scarborough Loop

A Love Story About the City I Call Home. I've been working on this post for a long time. I want to get it right. You see, the SSL isn't just a bike ride, or gravel ride, or an adventure; it's MY ride through MY home town, and it lives and breathes MY past.  And …

FOTC: Tiago Varella-Cid and the Burk’s Falls Loop

What's a Chetwynd? Aw dang. My pal Tiago sent a report of a secret new loop, and it looks tastier than anything I've ever seen.  Okay, that's not dang-worthy.  The dang-worthy thing is that I really really really want to ride it...but I think it's waaaaay too epic for me. He calls it: The Burk's …

FOTC: Oliver Dowd and Cannonball 300

The Longest Day of the Year, a Dude Named Oliver, and the Cannondale 300 This post needs no explanation.  It's all in the title. Dude rode 300k in one day. I usually reserve this for the end of a post, but I gotta say out of the gate:  Boom Okay, full disclosure:  I know this …

FOTC: Bruce MacDonald and the Simcoe County Loop Trail

Bruce MacDonald, Fatbikes, Dad Jokes, and the Simcoe County Loop Trail My pal, Bruce from PEI, rode the Simcoe County Loop Trail a few weeks ago, so I reached out to him for a dispatch.  The SCLT is a 160k bikepacking route that "starts" is in Barrie (although it's a loop, so well, it's a …

110. Wohoo. A Look Ahead!

El Bandito Cancelado On Monday, May 22, the OCA extended the cancellation of all races until July 31st, and with it, a whole bunch of awesome stuff was added to the 2020 List of Nope, namely the Summer Epic 8 Hour, and one of my favourite races:  El Bandito. "Wait, that's a look into the …

2019: 2K19/16

2019 Holy cow!  16 big kid...big boss...awesome races in one season. I started the season a sick as a dog, and it didn't get better for a loooooong time.  Some fat, some gravel, and lots and lots of MTB.  I even busted out a few new races (Georgian Nordic, Turkey Point XCM, Sea Otter, Scrappy …

News: 20/20 Race and Ride Calendar

UPDATE:  May 4th, 2020 Happy Star Wars Day! Well, the OCA has cancelled or postponed all events until July 6th, 2020, so here is an updated calendar.  It ain't getting prettier. UPDATE:  MARCH 21, 2020 Talk about bad timing.  I posted this calendar a few days before the wheels fell off the global bike, and …

102. My Year in Review

2019 I can't believe I'm saying this, but I'm actually kind of glad the 2019 race season is over.  I mean, sure it was a great season of big boss racing, but after 16 races I'm tired.  Like, really really tired. Keep in mind that 16 races means 16 days of racing, 16 days of …

FOTC Adam Hill: My Race Season

The Legendary Adam Hill I'm at a loss for words.  Adam Hill has written a Friends of Team Colin post for my blog. FOR MY BLOG!!! I've tried to write this intro a few dozen times, and every time I just can't get it right.  What can I say about a dude who talks about …