No new bike this year. Though I wish I had grabbed a Transition last year when they had the Patrol on for a good price. So instead, this year I picked up a NX Eagle groupset to upgrade the old 2x9 that was on my Giant. I also did a full service on my fork and all of the pivot bearings and headset bearings. If anyone is going to be converting to a DUB BSA BB, don't forget that you'll need a 12 point bottom bracket wrench/tool. I didn't realize that when I ordered the BB and of course no shops around here sell them, so I had to wait an extra week for the tool to arrive. Oh well.
But I got out for the maiden voyage on the weekend and put 15 km on. My lack of staying active over the winter and the past year really showed and it kicked my assay. And we don't have trails anywhere near the level of the north shore here in Toronto.
I run an 11x NX setup on my commencal, and it's great. I haven't really had any issues with it in my two years of using it, and I find that the 11 gears are great for everything I do. If I hit a big bike park like Whistler this year (fingers crossed that it actually opens and we can safely ride), i'll rent. Anything other than Whistler though, I take my commencal just because I have so much travel and I don't really do any massive drops or jumps anyways.
I've wanted a new bike for a couple years now, but can't justify it with how little I've ridden. My biking excitement lies in us having just got a Thule so we can trailer our 18 month old around. At least it let's us ride our bikes again.
But damn am I jelous of that North Shore shot, amazing! I've always wanted to ride there.
We have some wetlands right by our place in Mahogany so now that it's nicer, I'm going to start bombing that during my lunch to get back in shape and get some seat time in. Not as exciting as trail riding, but oh well.
See if you can't find someone selling one they impulse bought last year haha. Might be a long shot, but they are out there. I'd assume that if the general population is more or less vaccinated by mid-summer, people might start to ditch the hobbies they picked up last year like golf and biking.
The North Shore is truly a special place. I pretty much bring my bike down every time i'm in Vancouver just because I can't pass it up. Even if it's just a couple of laps, I always have such a good time.
Where is Mahogany? South Calgary, right? By Fish Creek? Cause I know of a few trails in Fish Creek that are really good! Would love to have those in my backyard, but instead i'm just very itinerant and plan on brining my bike with me everywhere I go this summer.
