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I stopped off for a quick beer in the Brewers Union (Delicious British style cask bitter!!!) last week on the way home from Downieville.

The brewery isn't exactly new though...it was there when I did another roadtrip about 8 years ago. 

I'd echo what Todd said about the MRT...it's a destination trail, something different than the hard core biking we have here in BC, but enjoyable all the same. 

And for those not swanky enough to stay in the Best Western with a hot tub, nature has provided her own hot tub in the form of Macredie Hot Springs a couple of miles up the road.

Love it!

_There is no expiry date on a helmet. You can wear it until you damage it or some part of it gives up based on wear and tear. That could be 10 days after you bought it or 5yrs.

What you should do is inspect it once in a while to see what shape it’s in._

I think jdot is referring to UV damage to the shell. Probably not really a significant problem is you only ride on cloudy, tree covered North Shore trails…

It's gonna need a lot of work. Pushed/rode Expresso last weekend and there's an awful lot of trees down across the trail…

Looking at the angle of the trees in the background of the gif, I think the photos have been tilted - but they've been tilted backwards so the angle of the fall _is even steeper!

Respect_

Bike clubs don't exist as you know them, there are no local teams, clubs or group rides. There are organisations which offer social rides usually of a entry level ability.

Not sure I agree with that. NSRide have some VERY advanced ride(r)s if you're feeling brave/fit and they are a sociable group! I'd start off with the intermediates until you get better orientated though...

Dales is running great! Less greasy roots then a typical summer :-)

Anyone know what Mountain View park access trails, King of the Shore, Upper/Lower Griffin etc are like currently?

Is car park open again?

For anyone interested...

I hiked the climbing trail > Dempsey ascent > BP > lower Digger last night.

Loads of ice above approximately the line where Pennzoil crosses the climbing trail. I'm glad I had my mini crampons on...

Haha, all that pent up cabin-fever needs some relief!

Sit. Rep @ 14:00hrs, March 3

Mostly icy...Hiked up Pangor. Bridle Path seemed clear but Pangor was 50/50.…higher up the snow was fairly grippy but lower it had thawed/froze so sketchy.

Lots of riders though...including one group with spiked tires!

The Darkside was 95% clear...

I hiked up the lower climbing trail to Dempsey to BP over to the parking lot.

Luckily, I had spikes for my boots as it was very icy! I wouldn't recommend riding the lower trails. 

Upper ones may be ok if the snow hasn't melted/refrozen.

Having said that, I saw quite a few bikers heading up Mountain Highway above the parking lot...

Posted by: Ddean

If it means anything I gave lower Seymour a try yesterday afternoon and it was a slushy mess. Little traction. Hard to climb and descending was slow. It was a beautiful day to be out, but I’d rather have been doing trail recon or clearing downed trees or something other than being on a bike.

I hiked up the Fromme climbing trail and down Executioner yesterday and wished Id taken the bike!!

If putting your bike on a bus rack, make sure you sit up front so you can keep watch on the bike. It would suck to get to the end of the journey and find some fucker has stolen your bike when picking up/dropping offer passengers. 

(Bus drivers will have no idea who the bike belongs to...)

Might also be worth checking with your Extended Health provider thru work.

I was covered by Pacific Blue Cross for some dental work following an OTB incident in Washington and also a hornet sting which required prescription antibiotics...