Where oh where could my Halo be?

Earlier this summer, I discovered this incredible thing called a Halo Headband . This is a headband has a small rubber strip that stops sweat from getting into your eyes. My buddy Yves had purchased one of these and he had been raving about it's performance.

So I went ahead and purchased one and I must say that Yves was right. This little piece of fabric was incredible. No more sweat in the eyes, no more foggy glasses due to sweat. I was really happy with my purchase.

In early July, my beloved Halo Headband disapeared. I searched everywhere but it was nowhere to be found. I returned to where I had purchased my original one and they only had 1 blue one in stock. I decided to hold off buying it and to keep looking for mine. Surely it would show up one of these days when I wasn't looking for it.

After a couple sans Halo rides, I gave in and decided it was time to replace my Halo, no matter what the color was. So I once again returned to the original place of purchase and quickly found out they had sold the last remaining blue Halo. I was then informed that it might be awhile before they got anymore in stock.

So after suffering through several more rides without my Halo, I finally broke down and purchased a replacement one. I ended up ordering one online from Jensonusa.com . I placed my order on a Thursday, and my package was promptly delivered the following Monday. Talk about fast service and shipping from the US. I figured since I was ordering one, I might as well order a spare so that I'm not left Haloless in the future. My buddy Yves also wanted a spare, so I ended up ordering 3 in total.

I'm really looking forward to my next ride now.

Group Rides + Social Media + Mountain Biking = A Whole Lot of Fun

Having set out on my new adventure with my newly purchased  bike, I faced 2 big challenges.

- First I needed to find places to ride.
- Second I needed to find other riders to ride with.

I quickly realized that meeting other riders would allow me to explore and discover new riding places. So I went to my local bike shop (Savage Bike Center) here in Fredericton and inquired about group rides. I was informed by Todd the shop's mechanic that they hosted a weekly Wednesday night group ride leaving from the store at 6:00 p.m. He explained that to me that the rides are usually split up into 2 groups (Beginner/Slower Riders & Intermediate/Faster Riders) and that we either leave from the store or we drive to the trail head.

Armed with this information, I then set out on the internet to do a bit of researched to try and gather as much information as possible about the mountain bike scene in Fredericton.

On Facebook, I discovered a group called Mountain Bike Fredericton. This seemed right up my alley so I joined the group and I've met some great people, attended some great group rides, discovered some incredible local trails and I've had a bunch of fun.

After talking to several other local mountain bikers, we all seem to agree that the mountain bike scene has really exploded in the Fredericton area. I personally believe that the weekly group rides and the ever increasing popularity of social media has allowed local riders to meet up together and has ended up solving my 2 biggest challenges.

I have now met a large number of riding buddies and I've probably gotten a change to ride 80 out of the over 100km's of single track trails in the city.

All this would of never been possible without Savages and Facebook.


Savage's Bicycle Center
Savage's Wednesday Night Facebook Group
Mountain Bike Fredericton Facebook Group

It's been a great summer

Welcome to my new blog about Mountain Biking in New Brunswick. I plan on using this blog to allow me to post pictures, videos, maps, provide general information and try and keep everyone up to date on what's going on in the Mountain Bike scene here in New Brunswick.

Having lived in Fredericton since the summer of 1997, a few years ago I decided to start mountain biking once again. I used to mountain bike in my younger days, but kind of got out of the sport in my late teens before going away to college.

As a mountain bike enthusiast, Fredericton is a great city to live in since it offers over 80 km's of multi-use trails and over 100 km of dedicated single track mountain bike trails. Yes you've read that correctly, Fredericton has over 100 km's of single track mountain bike trails.

My biggest problem was trying to find all these mystery trails I kept hearing about in our area.

So this past summer I decided to get serious. I went out and purchased a 2011 Specialized Rockhopper Mountain Bike and decided that it was time to start exploring. With my trusty GPS, Digital Camera, and my Helmet Cam, I pedaled right into it and I haven't looked back.