Run Bike to Kindergarten

by cfield on July 20, 2010


Pinkbike’s video of the day is just plain awesome. 360′s on a run bike? So good. This kid is a ripper.

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The Raven

July 18, 2010

With the North America Eight Metre Association’s championship taking place at the exotic locale of Etobicoke, ON this year, local boat genius John Gyles is in on the action. For the last two years he’s been working on Raven, a 1938 eight-metre that needed a bit of love. Well, maybe a lot of love.

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Rural Roots: A Profile of Artist Julia White

July 12, 2010

by Ned Morgan Julia White’s home studio stands in the midst of fields and trees near the hamlet of Walter’s Falls. On the sunny spring day I visit, Julia’s four-year-old daughter, Ariel, picks buttercups while her mother wraps red thread around a nearly finished sculpture. Julia’s husband Steven, also an artist, mows the lawn around [...]

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Beat The Heat

July 8, 2010

Combine these 15 minutes of ski trailers with an ice cold beer and you may just stop sweating for a minute or so… enjoy.

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Mariposa Festival’s 50th

July 7, 2010

There aren’t many venues that are better for a Folk Festival than Tudhope Park in Orillia. Right on the waters of Lake Simcoe there’s no parking hassles, crowd hassles or heat hassles. It really is the perfect spot and always feels a lot smaller than it actually is. Which makes for some great performances.

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Gear Review: PakCanoe 170

July 5, 2010

Gear Review: PakCanoe 170 from Mountain Life Magazine on Vimeo. by Ned Morgan When I first read about foldable PakBoats, I imagined something that would unfold like a pop-up book – ie, easily. The first time assembling my PakCanoe 170 took a little more sweat. Feeding the aluminum rods through the gunwale channels and aligning [...]

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The Swamp Thing

July 5, 2010

On the eve of a new climbing zone’s unveiling, a look at the complex question of access By Aidas Rygelis I was asked to keep the directions to myself. This newly developed climbing hotspot in the Beaver Valley was exactly what I was looking for: well-bolted sport climbing routes of all difficulties. But even with [...]

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Sounding Off: Electric Eclectics Offers Unrivalled Irritainment

June 30, 2010

Now in its fifth year, Meaford’s Electric Eclectics Festival hones its weirdness and sharpens its profile. The 2010 Electric Eclectics Festival will take place on the weekend of July 31 – August 1. Check their web site to see this year’s lineup. By Ned Morgan Every summer in the hills above Meaford, people pay to [...]

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Horseshoe Resort Downhill MTB Video

June 27, 2010

That’s right, Horseshoe Resort is offering lift-accessed downhill mountain biking as of this Thursday, July 1st. We got a sneak peak on Friday courtesy of the resort and altough there are only two

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Not in our Budget for 2010?

June 16, 2010

According to our publisher, we will NOT be getting one of these this year. Serious bummer. Check out this unbelievable camera system, courtesy of the Brain Farm‘s Curt Morgan. Seriously dope gear. According to our video guy Brian Hunt, “it’s like video shooter porn.”

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