Looks like I'm the oldy at 27 (nearly 28! ), I spend most of my time in a cell... errr... I mean cubicle at work programming computer systems.

Wascana will be much nicer once the bridge is in, supposedly work is going to start this week. This thing is going to be built to last, unlike the last couple of attempts that washed away the spring after they were built.

I've never been to Avonlea. There have been lots of problems out there between bikers and the land owners leading to the bikers beeing 'banned'. Since then a bunch of guys formed their own club and pay the land owner $350 each (!!!!) a year to ride on his land. Those trails would have to be FABULOUS for me to pay that kind of coin to ride there, IMO riding should be free it's not like we're destroying vast sections of land like golfers for instance.

You guys really have to try Turbulls sometime if you haven't already, it's great out there and a nice change from the more heavily used trail systems. Perhaps we could organize a ride come May, I could get someone who knows those trails really well to serve as a guide. I've only been there once so the chances of me getting lost and missing some of the trails is good.

I'll reiterate, if any of you are looking for people to ride with and want to try racing check out www.offroadsynicate.com, come out to the wednesday night races and to the sunday trail rides. The wednesday nights are not technical at all, but still fun to hammer against some competition.

Out of Sask, the other 'prairie' trail system I've really enjoyed is Fish Creek Prov park in south Calgary. It's like a mini version of riding in the mountains with lots of rooty twisty trails and some short steep technical decents. The only downside of it is the fact that it's quite well used and there are some errosion problems on some of the trails. I remember one downhill where the trail was worn about a meter down from the height it started at!