Rated M Biking

11/14/2016

New place to buy used high end bikes and sporting gear.

Wild North Gear Trade buys and sells used sporting goods focusing on outdoor sports, primarily ski/snowboarding,white-water kayaking, and mountain biking.

09/01/2016

I was just passed a notice from Camp Fortune:

Over the weekends Oct 1-16 and Thanksgiving Monday the NCC will shut down the parkways to Champlain lookout and Pink lake. Cars will be sent to Camp Fortune to park and take a shuttle.

Most action will be between the hours of 10 am and 4 pm. You may of course still come and mtb, but parking lots will be busier than usual and you will be directed to available spots by parking personnel.

02/27/2016

Thank You.

We are officially closed for business.

It's been a great six years. Rated M Biking has always been a pursuit of passion. I love mountain biking, and wanted to be able to share that passion with people and help grow the sport in Ottawa. I still love mountain biking, and I still want to see it continue to grow in Ottawa, but now it's time for me move my focus elsewhere.

Thank you to all the students, many of whom I now consider friends, who have made the last six years so amazing.

Sincerely,

Matt

12/24/2015

I hope everyone is enjoying this fine March weather. Merry Christmas.

11/06/2015

I'd pay $2.99 for this service. Phat Moose, you going to start offering it?

Bicycle Tune-Up PodCast IThinkImFunny.com

10/30/2015

I know I'm preaching to the choir, but big box store bikes just aren't worth the hassle. Last month I watched a neighbour carry his kid's bike while the boy walked behind. Turns out the bike broke on the ride home from school. This was the second time the bike had failed since the bike was bought this summer. Sure the bike only cost $100, but the father had to bring it back to fix assembly errors twice. How much is your time worth to you? Oh, and I haven't seen the little boy riding a bike since.

Here are six reasons you should avoid buying a bike from a department store or big-box store.

10/09/2015

Woot! New msm trail!

09/22/2015

I feel no shame admitting I will never be this good. Sometimes the older generation has to accept it has been passed by the younger. I just kinda wish the younger generation was *so* much younger.

09/04/2015

Mountain bike tires as soles for your shoes? The Reese peanut butter cup of trail running?

Mountain bike tires appear to be popping up everywhere on the soles of footwear these days. First Under Armour with their Fat Tire GTX shoe, and now Adidas finally gets set to release their own...

09/03/2015

7/10... I guess I need to build a bike... How about you?

OK so we managed 8/10 on this one, looks like we need to cross a mountain range and sleep next to our bikes next year... How many did you score out of ten? This is a short compilation of experiences I made on my mountain bike during the past three years that I found worth sharing. And if you know f

08/31/2015

This is my new favourite thing.

We're pretty sure that Yoann just made 95% of us that ride Dirt Merchant and A-Line look bad, all on his cyclocross bike.

08/27/2015

I regret nothing.

Editor's Note: Infographics! Man they're cool. This one is wild, illustrating your chances of dying from doing anything from skiing to playing football to smoking to driving. Which activity do you think is the most deadly? Scroll down...