Reminds me of the now defunct Across the Highlands, which used to be a lot of fun. Maybe I’ll hit up the triple mountain crown next year.
2 Likes
I did that ride in 2006(?). Hot, dry, and fun.
HRM is kinda average for gravel riding but there are some loops that we’ve put together over the years. One is nicknamed the Bear Scare, it’s out in Tantallon: https://www.strava.com/activities/75625529#1507441540
You could cut off the yankeetown section and roll it to/from the Train Station Bike and Bean pretty easily for about 75k. Make sure you’re running tubeless rubber or lots of pressure if using tubes.
Other popular routes that you’re prob aware of are the rails-to-trails both on the COLT and on the Salt Marsh trail. No real elevation gain/loss but scenic and as easy or hard as you want.
Ideally if you can get to the Annapolis Valley, East Hants or Colchester you can find hundreds of kms of great terrain for gravel riding since they have more dirt roads.
2 Likes
Looks like we’ve got a comedian over here.
Triple mountain? Any details on this?
1 Like
I was doing “bike packing” back in '91 on a Trek 830. Didn’t even know it wasn’t invented yet.
This Video makes me want to sell everything and get a gravel grinder.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=LB–HCRr8iU
Nah, just sell your cx and mountain bike, keep the road bike and bmx bike.
I will say that I am excited for these “New Gravel Bikes” finally a road bike that is comfortable fast and has brakes from this decade. The 650b tires are great even if a 1.75" tire is a throwback to 1988. I do find that pigeonholing “Gravel Bikes” to be a road bike with fat tires is a bit wrong. I have bikes from the '80s through to current that all do the job on the grey trail, its not hard to ride in a straight line with no hills on maintained crusher dust with a speed limit of 20-30 km/hr almost any bike can do it flat bar, drop bar just personal choice. I tend to pick my bike based upon how long we are going for and who I am riding with. Gravel riding is a great way to have fun with a group of people in a safe environment
4 Likes
Ha ha, nice to see some sober second thought. Based on your earlier post I was wondering if you considered Paris Roubaix bikes from 1896 to be gravel grinders. I think people are confusing the activity with the purpose built bicycle brand Gravel Bike ™.
1 Like
That dude looks like he’s always got good weed, do you know his instagram handle?
5 Likes
Following…
Hornedupgoat weed I heard. Or was it sprocket OG
1 Like
Sprocket OG is dank AF
2 Likes
Love this, cant wait to ride it!! got more??
I have ridden a modified version of the Bear Scare from the Windsor end:
https://www.trailforks.com/route/five-mile-lake-loop/
Jimmy’s Roundtop is a classic but better when its frozen:
https://www.trailforks.com/route/jimmy-s-round-top-loop/
Here is the 3mtncrwn original route from this year… it was modified just before the event due to logging activity I believe: https://www.trailforks.com/route/triple-mountain-crown/
BNS did a group ride in the South Panuke Wilderness Area outside Chester but unfortunately do not want the route published as he had one time permission to ride a section that is currently not bicycle permitted.
I have another loop that goes through the Old Mineville Rd but you have to be up for a “whatever it takes” kind of adventue because you will get wet. I’ll get to posting the route eventually. Same with the Old Myra Rd in Porter’s Lake.
3 Likes
Yeah man, got lots of that stuff, lol!
Here’s one you can do from the city if you have the time. We did this on mtb’s but you could do it on a gravel bike but keep in mind that the section btwn Guysborough Rd and Myra Rd is really rocky so if you’re riding a gravel machine you’ll want to go with big rubber.
1 Like