After six days of various crews clearing the fallen trees, we finally won this battle! The exact tree count got lost, but surely more than 60 big trees had to be saw-cut and removed from the trails (strictly by hand, we are not allowed to use chain-saws). Only one tree on Stinky Girl escaped our [...]
XC O-Cup #1 Woodnewton Today April 28, was a great start to the series. The weather was perfect, trails were great, people were friendly and I meet other WCC racers. I started the race today at the back of the group. Shortly into the race, I was able to pass the other girls in the [...]
…Except that we work into the night too! 17 huge fallen trees were removed on Monday and we are going back to it again on Wednesday and Saturday. The Wednesday group is leaving from the Snyder’s parking at 5:45pm, but the stragglers can find us if they follow the proper riding order, starting with Sweet [...]
Upcoming O-Cups Woodnewton XC O-Cup #1 SRS will offering transportation and support at the first MTB O-Cup in Uxbridge on both Saturday and Sunday, April 27/28. Race details: http://www.superflyracing.com/race-series/ontario-cup-series/ontario-cup-1-2/. Don’t forget there is an event happening on Saturday as well, the Woodnewton Sprint Eliminator: https://www.facebook.com/events/458111464265720/ ** SRS will be located in the Expo/O-Cup Sponsors Area in [...]
The Waterloo Cycling Club’s Tuesday night road ride is legendary. Like the Toronto Donut ride, a few riders will show up no matter what the weather (although snow on the ground prevents this during the winter, when WCC riders instead opt for cyclocross bikes on gravel roads and rail trail). When the weather is nice, [...]
40+ volunteers showed up on the April 20th Trail Day, despite the cold and snow! This is the first Trail Day we’ve ever had in snow, but from it we learned that the snow does not matter at all. All the people that signed up did show up, and then some others unexpected ones too. We [...]
Each of our official Trail Days is preceded by weeks or even months of preparing for the event. All the trail changes are first discussed and deliberated in the carefully devised decision making process of the Waterloo Cycling Club’s Trail Committee. After the trail change idea is accepted, we go out in the field to [...]
According to the Singletracks website, the WCC Trails is the highest rated trail out of 91 trails in Ontario! Globally it is ranked #64. This website also has a page with glowing reviews from WCC Trail visitors. The recent storm created havoc in the forest. Dozens of huge trees fell onto the trails. While many of us were racing in [...]
SRS will be offering accommodations, transportation and race support for the Calabogie Road Race – Road O-Cup #2 being held April 21st: http://www.cyclelogikracing.com/classic.cfm A corner lot house with a waterfront has been rented that is located 8min drive from the track; so easy to get to. The house has [...]
The already thrilling, fast finish of the Frankenstein trail, just became even faster! The final bend was widened to line it up better with the exit; reducing the need for slowing down through the finish. The new line is also better positioned for taking the optional rock-drop-off feature. The runout “gate” after the rock feature [...]
With all this snow and the never ending winter, many riders may have forgotten the trails. The spring is bound to arrive sooner or later. Let’s celebrate by finalizing the Adam’s Run changes that were started a year ago. These changes have been well received and, according to the prevailing opinion, have transformed Adam’s Run [...]
New bridge sections were delivered this past weekend for Kaitlyn’s Switchbacks and Back 40. These latest few bridges will help reduce muddy areas, but will never be completely eliminated. Please remember, mud spoils riding, erodes the trails, creates work, and ruins drivetrains. Please follow common sense to help keep the above in check.
Get Ready! Our anniversary sale is THIS SATURDAY, April 6th! Everything in the store on sale, up to HALF PRICE! All bikes 10-50% off All parts 10% off All clothing 15% off All helmets 10% off All pumps and locks 20% off Select Continental tires 50% off Hotdogs only $1, all proceeds donted to Prostate [...]