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Have you checked out the Scott Lumen?

Authorized trail stewardship organizations have the ability to set the trail statuses, permissions, closures, etc. of their networks in Trailforks directly. The majority of the time I’ve found it to be accurate, although on occasion there’s a delay on inputting new information when a change...

The no-ebike restrictions there were lifted back in 2019/20 to be consistent with the release of the Recreation Sites & Trails BC ebike policy that classifies class 1 ebikes as non-motorized. Although RSTBC does not manage the Cumberland private land trails (they have authority on Crown Land...

We always choose Rathtrevor when we go because it’s so nice there. It is only about a 15 minute drive from Englishman River Park anyways, but there’s a decent chance that reservations are already full for June at Rathtrevor. It’s extremely popular. Both campgrounds are fairly heavily treed and...

Sounds like similar terrain to what I like too. The 9.7 will definitely handle it. I’m about 180 lbs geared up.

I’m 5’8” with a 30” inseam as well, and the medium Ex-e fit me absolutely perfectly. Definitely spring for the 9.7 over the 9.5 if you don’t plan on upgrading too much. The 36 Rhythm is a very nice fork. Not a lot of adjustments, but very well tuned with what it has. I rode a Rhythm on one of...

I live not too far from Revelstoke Mountain Resort, a lift access ski/bike resort in southern BC. There you can take the gondola up then ride up another 500 m or so in elevation to get to the top of a trail named Fifty-Six-Twenty. It’s named that because it drops 5620 vertical feet (1713 metres)...

As far as camping goes, there are very limited decent opportunities for Crown public land camping until you get north of Campbell River or towards the west coast, so you’ll probably want to mostly camp at the Provincial Parks or private campgrounds, depending on your need for hookups. Most...

Cumberland, just outside of Courtenay/Comox! Hands-down the best trails I’ve ever experienced. Plan a whole week there and never have to hit the same trail twice. The entire eastern side of the Island from Duncan, Nanaimo, Parksville, Courtenay/Comox, to Campbell River has more than enough top...

I had to use the shoelace technique for the first time a couple of months ago. Although I eventually got it to work, it was a huge pain because the chain kept flipping sideways due to the slightly off centre pull angle created by the string as it crosses over itself. Would probably be ok with a...

I’ve only clocked a couple of hundred km on it so far due to the unusually late arrival of proper winter conditions around here. Really enjoying it though. The stock tires are absolutely terrible for anything other than packed trails, but swapping those out for some 45NRTH Wrathchilds absolutely...

This morning’s ride started at -28 Celsius and warmed up to -18 by noon. At least the wind was much milder than it’s been the past few days, but still cold enough to warrant a full face balaclava. Pretty humid in there on the climbs though! Was a bit of an experiment ride to see how the RM...

I run the Wrathchild 27.5 x 3.0” studded tires on my trail bike in mixed conditions and on packed snow trails and would very highly recommend them. They have excellent climbing and braking grip with the trade off of higher rolling resistance (and price!). They absolutely monster-truck up climbs...

New Blizzard arrived yesterday, one day before the first snowfall of the season. Let the fun begin!

Doesn’t look like that has made it to the North American market quite yet, but it will definitely make it a strong contender once it does.

That would be my biggest concern with the array of non-mainstream manufacturers out there… a lack of any post-sale service or future parts availability. I think a lot of them are not particularly well designed for proper trail riding either and just stuffed big tires onto a suboptimal frame with...

In my 30+ years of experience of working outdoors, mountaineering, ice climbing, backcountry skiing, and winter biking in Canada, often in temperatures down to-30 Celsius, I’ve spent a lot of time trying to find the right gloves. By far the best gloves I’ve ever used have been high-end ice...

Oh, that’s an awesome score! Please let us know your impressions on it once you’ve had some time to try it out.

Or if ya wanna get really crazy… https://moonbikes.com/

Wandered in to my LBS yesterday just to inquire if they were planning on getting any of the new Blizzard Powerplays in this year. Turns out they had just received an order of them in on Friday afternoon and had an A30 on the floor for me to drool over. Next thing I knew, I was pulling out the...