Tyler's Trailway

Crank the Shield - Sault Ste Marie Superfly Racing, Algoma Highlands Conservacy, Agawa Canyon Tour Train, Outspoken Brewing, Stokley Creek Lodge, Searchmont Resort, Tourism Northern Ontario, Sneaky Socks, Velorution and Sault Ste Marie.  Without the people and the companies behind Crank the Shiels - SSM (Sault Ste Marie) than this past weekend would have not happened.  Without Sean and his countless volunteers, I don't think anyone can say thank you enough.  Usually I leave the thank yous to the end, but in this instance, they all need to be thanked and thanked and thanked. What was Crank the Shield - SSM, well it was a 3 day mountain bike point to point adventure in the Algoma region of Ontario.  Did it dissapoint? Not at all! Lets take a look back at our Journey.  Months and months ago on a winter ride, Chris and I had a chat about Crank, and decided we could do it as a tag team.  The idea of doing it tag team was mainly to provide a second challenge for both of us.  We had

Some folks may have heard of this loop, some may not, but all should add this to their bucket-list.  The Simcoe County Loop Trail is a 160+km Trail around Simcoe County.  I must say what the county has done to promote cycling is truly amazing.  The Simcoe County Loop trail is mainly gravel based, or paved rail trail, so overall not a lot of elevation gain, but there is some so don't kid yourself. For our 2-day ride, we decided to start and finish in downtown Barrie.  Mark and I were on our fat bikes with gear, Chris was on his plus bike.  If I were to have one criticism on the whole trip would be finding a parking spot for an overnight stay.  Luckily for us, Chris knows the guys at Tilemaster so we were able to leave our cars there overnight. With overcast and drizzly sky, we unloaded our bikes from the vehicles, and loaded them up with gear for a couple days of biking.  For 2 days of biking, it is much easier to pack everything, as you really only need limited clothing