Video: Wade Simmons Rides Le Massif de Charlevoix with the New Generation

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canuck7870 (Oct 21, 2021 at 15:45)

Man, Wade Simmons is the poster child for a guy just having great fun on his bike.

Ironchefjon (Oct 21, 2021 at 13:03)

quebec MTB has blown up like crazy. I cant wait to check it out!!

mtb-quebec (Oct 21, 2021 at 16:23)

Yep!!! Come up and ride, check us out at BikeSkills.ca to get a great coach and guide ;-)

gatogordo2 (Oct 21, 2021 at 11:42)

what does the Godfaddar keep in that backpack?

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criscoe (Oct 21, 2021 at 12:03)

lol Tylenol...

2pi (Oct 21, 2021 at 12:12)

A spray can to better match the fork lowers to the new frame color ?

ocnlogan (Oct 21, 2021 at 12:38)

Some possibilities:

1) Water?
2) A book of every trail feature he's checked off over the years?
3) An extra layer?
4) A whole bunch of rolls of Wade Simmons signed toilet paper?
5) Lunch for three people?
6) Spare parts and tools?
7) Some of his various medals or awards, to show off to people he meets on the trail ("oh, yeah, I won Rampage once, see")?

I'm hoping it was only for 2, 4, and 7 personally.

robdonovan (Oct 21, 2021 at 17:58)

Smirnoff ice for anyone who asks. He tells them to take a look them boom you just got iced.

brajal (Oct 22, 2021 at 4:01)

SOS stuff and tools, and I think he believes that saves his old back also

jgottya1 (Oct 22, 2021 at 18:41)

@criscoe: and snacks and Dead CDs

mtbmdc (Oct 22, 2021 at 5:03)

Quebec is a freaking blast! So much good riding, and the food up there is insane!

zoobab2 (Oct 22, 2021 at 8:38)

A Québec ils parlent français quand même.

There was a raid years ago called "Raid des Trappeurs" in this forest of Charlevoix.

airlacasse (Oct 21, 2021 at 18:03)

Wade Simmons is now a click bate, wtf?

trippleacht (Oct 22, 2021 at 1:55)

Now?

launchrider (Oct 22, 2021 at 17:42)

Wade is and always has been the man!

ashfuel (Oct 22, 2021 at 9:59)

Rode there this summer. Definitely a 2 beer chairlift

ericboumtb (Oct 22, 2021 at 3:46)

Rode there last summer, except for the view the rest is pretty boring.

cky78 (Oct 22, 2021 at 5:26)

My buddy said IF he goes back it'll be with his gravel bike... lol

AAntoine (Oct 22, 2021 at 8:27)

First year of operation. They will normally double the trails for next year with different levels.

jlb1 (Oct 22, 2021 at 8:37)

Did you find it boring for what it is or maybe blue and green flow trails aren't really your type? Maybe don't expect find great pizza in a chinese restaurant.

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Sylvain38 (Oct 21, 2021 at 12:20)

those trails are so flat !!

Ironchefjon (Oct 21, 2021 at 13:02)

It's Quebec, not Squamish. I'd say they do a good job with what they have.

Elbeciko (Oct 21, 2021 at 13:09)

yep, but those are the greens and the blues. All their tech is on 1 trail, and that one is pretty fun. It's their first year operating and the terrain they have to work with is pretty good; decent vertical (about 750m vert) and a lot of variety. Hopefully they'll have more options in few years.

davesick (Oct 21, 2021 at 14:30)

There are tons of other riding areas around if you want to "hit the gnar"...

liamdubs (Oct 21, 2021 at 15:11)

@Ironchefjon: I think it's more a problem with the tourist organizations sponsoring these trips to quebec wanting to showcase easy trails. There's a lot of big gnarly stuff that is super steep all over the province but yet somehow it never makes it any of their content.

clalonde (Oct 21, 2021 at 15:43)

@Ironchefjon: and they've just starting building trails for biking... give it a few year and it will be epic... that whole region is the best in eastern Canada!!

mtb-quebec (Oct 21, 2021 at 16:25)

Yes, but that doesn't mean it's not fun! If you want the gnar, Mont Saint Anne is only 30minutes away.

hg604 (Oct 21, 2021 at 16:28)

@Sylvain38 yeah the first couple of trails they built were machine built flow trails that I think were just to get the bike park open and rideable, they're not super exciting or difficult overall but they're good for beginner/intermediate riders and there are some awesome corners in there. They do have quite a lot of vert though (about 700m I think) and amazing terrain to build on. I rode there in August, if they keep building more stuff it could very easily become one of the best bike parks there is. Hard to overstate how well suited the terrain there actually is to bike trails, there is crazy potential there.

hg604 (Oct 21, 2021 at 16:35)

@Ironchefjon: actually has about the same amount of vert Squamish has (~700m), plus a gondola. Give the trailbuilders some time and see how it eventuates - Massif has so much potential, the gradient/dirt/forest/undergrowth are all very conducive to good bike trails. There's legit sick riding elsewhere Quebec too, Sentiers du Moulin, MSA and even some really good stuff further north towards Saguenay like Mont Lac Vert.

CircusMaximus (Oct 21, 2021 at 18:07)

Glass half empty kinda guy eh?