http://www.crankarm.ca Recent posts from Crankarm: a mountain biking journal with trail reviews, photos, and equipment discussion. en-ca Tue, 02 Sep 2008 21:42:43 GMT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss webmaster@crankarm.ca 240 http://www.crankarm.ca/trail-reviews/coulson-hill Coulson Hill is located at Highway 400 and the 11th Line, 30km south of Barrie. It is across the road from Joe Magani Park and there is a sign that reads "Hardball Diamond #3" where the parking lot... Tue, 02 Sep 2008 21:42:43 GMT http://www.crankarm.ca/trail-reviews/coulson-hill http://www.crankarm.ca/trail-reviews/silent-lake Silent Lake is an Ontario provincial park located just south of Bancroft. I camped there this past Canada Day weekend and had an opportunity to ride their mountain bike trail. Before I talk about... Mon, 16 Jul 2007 23:45:06 GMT http://www.crankarm.ca/trail-reviews/silent-lake http://www.crankarm.ca/off-the-bike/2007/07/09/kitchener-free-ride-park-public-meeting Apparently, a new planning consultant has been selected to take up design duties for the proposed free ride park in Kitchener. According to a news post on the Waterloo Cycling Club website, there... Mon, 09 Jul 2007 17:40:54 GMT http://www.crankarm.ca/off-the-bike/2007/07/09/kitchener-free-ride-park-public-meeting http://www.crankarm.ca/off-the-bike/2007/06/28/hardwood-hills-sold As reported by Pedal Magazine and the local media, Hardwood Hills has been sold to the County of Simcoe for 2 million dollars. The County owns a landfill next door and the owners of Hardwood filed... Thu, 28 Jun 2007 22:03:15 GMT http://www.crankarm.ca/off-the-bike/2007/06/28/hardwood-hills-sold http://www.crankarm.ca/off-the-bike/2007/05/25/bike-messengers I came across this YouTube video that shows some bike messengers racing through the traffic filled streets of New York City. The camera is located on one of the rider's helmets and gives a great... Sat, 26 May 2007 02:01:00 GMT http://www.crankarm.ca/off-the-bike/2007/05/25/bike-messengers http://www.crankarm.ca/off-the-bike/2007/04/02/no-sewer-through-scout-valley Orillia City Council has voted against running a sewer line through Scout Valley, according to the Packet & Times. This is a big win for Bob Bowles and the Friends of Scout Valley, who... Mon, 02 Apr 2007 17:13:36 GMT http://www.crankarm.ca/off-the-bike/2007/04/02/no-sewer-through-scout-valley http://www.crankarm.ca/ride-journal/2006/12/17/muddy-kanata I went up to the Ottawa area to visit family a few weeks ago. I would have never thought to bring my bike (as it was nearing the end of November), but Ryan suggested a ride so enthusiastically I just... Sun, 17 Dec 2006 15:46:44 GMT http://www.crankarm.ca/ride-journal/2006/12/17/muddy-kanata http://www.crankarm.ca/off-the-bike/2006/10/27/pass-body-armour-please It looks like the expert trail at the WCC Freeride Park will be pretty dang advanced, with 10 foot drops and 25 foot jumps. There are some new elevation designs up on WCCFreeride.ca. It actually... Fri, 27 Oct 2006 23:09:44 GMT http://www.crankarm.ca/off-the-bike/2006/10/27/pass-body-armour-please http://www.crankarm.ca/off-the-bike/2006/10/09/wcc-freeride-park-kitchener The Waterloo Cycling Club is developing a new freeride park in Kitchener! The proposed site is MacLennan Park, which is off Ottawa between Westmount and Homer Watson. The preliminary plans [pdf] are... Mon, 09 Oct 2006 16:25:41 GMT http://www.crankarm.ca/off-the-bike/2006/10/09/wcc-freeride-park-kitchener http://www.crankarm.ca/off-the-bike/2006/10/05/retractable-bike-rack Some GM SUV models in Europe now come with a cool, integrated bike rack which retracts into the back bumper when not in use. It is hard to tell how the bike actually attaches to the rack, but it is a... Thu, 05 Oct 2006 20:39:34 GMT http://www.crankarm.ca/off-the-bike/2006/10/05/retractable-bike-rack http://www.crankarm.ca/trail-reviews/buckwallow-trail-map A few weeks ago Lyle and I had another stellar ride at Buckwallow up near Gravenhurst. I bashed my knee up a bit on West D'Nile, which I find to be one of the tougher sections, even though it is only... Thu, 28 Sep 2006 20:00:17 GMT http://www.crankarm.ca/trail-reviews/buckwallow-trail-map http://www.crankarm.ca/off-the-bike/2006/09/19/IMBA-trail-care-crew Get your resume ready; IMBA is looking for a couple dedicated riders to join their Trail Care Crew. From the job posting: For the last 10 years, the Subaru/IMBA Trail Care Crews have traveled... Wed, 20 Sep 2006 00:36:57 GMT http://www.crankarm.ca/off-the-bike/2006/09/19/IMBA-trail-care-crew http://www.crankarm.ca/off-the-bike/2006/09/13/biker-hurt-scout-valley A biker got injured at Scout Valley yesterday and had to be air lifted to a Toronto hospital. [Full story at the Packet & Times] Hopefully he recovers quickly and is back on the bike soon... Wed, 13 Sep 2006 18:58:37 GMT http://www.crankarm.ca/off-the-bike/2006/09/13/biker-hurt-scout-valley http://www.crankarm.ca/ride-journal/2006/09/11/through-the-trees-hydrocut-video A few months ago, my buddy Aaron and I treked into the Hydrocut to make a mountain biking video. The editing could have been tightened up a smidge in a few spots, and we have a lot to learn about... Tue, 12 Sep 2006 04:37:17 GMT http://www.crankarm.ca/ride-journal/2006/09/11/through-the-trees-hydrocut-video http://www.crankarm.ca/off-the-bike/2006/09/02/bike-thief-video Sticking with the bike thievery theme started with our previous post, I found this video on YouTube. A cyclist in New York City was filmed trying to steal his own bike to see if anyone would stop... Sat, 02 Sep 2006 17:15:13 GMT http://www.crankarm.ca/off-the-bike/2006/09/02/bike-thief-video