Ontario is known to be super flat. So downhill biking in Ontario is not the first thing we would search for, or try, for that matter. We don’t get the Appalachian mountain range, nor do we get the rockies – far from it. Literally. Approximate 1,500 km from the western most side of Ontario to the Rockies. Everything in between that are now the prairies, which was home to an great inland sea, the Western Interior Seaway which split North America into two, during the Cretaceous period in our earth’s history.

But wait, this isn’t a geology lesson! Let’s get ripping to some downhill biking in Ontario! It’s flat, but not that flat you can’t find some hills to bike on. Ian went with his brother to Horseshoe Resort over the summer to get some laps in. Since Ian’s bike is a carbon fibre cross-country monster, he borrowed his brother’s old dirt jump bike. His brother also has a fancy downhill bike.

It had been a while since either of them hit up any downhilling and it was almost like putting on an old pair of shoes. Ian rode the bike so hard, he blew out the old forks on the old dirt jump bike. Admittedly the bike is super old and not meant for some of the trails being thrown at it.

Damian’s, an Explorations team member has this going out west, ripping up some crazy trails! What set up do you have going on?

Check out the ride!