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  • DK200: Sometimes You're The Nail | Wild Rock Outfitters
    July 22, 2019

    DK200: Sometimes You're The Nail

    by Kieran Andrews, #ShimanoGravel Alliance Ambassador & Wild Rock Co-Pilot There is a saying in cycling which simply states that sometimes you’re the hammer and sometimes you're the nail. Well, at Dirty Kanza 2019 I was the nail. Starting well,...

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  • Back Yards | Wild Rock Outfitters
    June 28, 2019

    Back Yards

    Back yards; we all have them and, if we are lucky, we all love them. These are the places that we have spent our lives exploring, the places that we have spent years riding while season after season passes by....

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  • 50 Years of Going Out To Play | Wild Rock Outfitters
    June 3, 2019

    50 Years of Going Out To Play

    by Scott Murison 50 years of having fun sure has gone by quickly. The strange thing with time, just like with a good book, is you are really only involved in the chapter you are in. My life, like most...

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  • Spring Paddle on the Indian River | Wild Rock Outfitters
    April 15, 2019

    Spring Paddle on the Indian River

    by Jon Moreno We could not have asked for better weather for our first outing on the Indian River this year. The sun was shining and even the wind was in our favour, pushing us gently downstream with the current....

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  • The Canadian Ski Marathon | Wild Rock Outfitters
    February 15, 2019

    The Canadian Ski Marathon

    by John Hauser “Wait, is my tongue actually freezing?” This unique, and rather ridiculous thought entered my mind just after sun rise on day two of the Canadian Ski Marathon, or CSM for short. I was about 25 kilometres outside...

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  • The Outside | Wild Rock Outfitters
    October 16, 2018

    The Outside

    I was walking with my head down when the dirt ended. It was raining. Not torrential, soaking rain, but the kind of rain that’s more like wet air; constant, light, and misty. Impenetrable. Cold. Eight degrees is lovely in the...

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  • Why We Love Gravel | Wild Rock Outfitters
    July 19, 2018

    Why We Love Gravel

    Gravel, Hardpack, Dirt, Chip Seal, Rail Trail, Groad- whatever you want to call it - riding a bike off the pavement opens you up to a whole new world of that many never thought was a possible on a bike....

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  • The Grass Is All Green | Wild Rock Outfitters
    May 22, 2018

    The Grass Is All Green

    WHEN IT GETS TOUGH, WELL..... This time it was decisive. What remained of the lead group at Almanzo 100 was rolling away from me and though I was calling out for more cowbell my legs were just not responding. And...

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  • Kawartha Daycations | Wild Rock Outfitters
    May 4, 2018

    Kawartha Daycations

    MAKING THE MOST OF IT. I spend quite a bit of time guiding cycling trips in Europe. As our clients are on holiday, the days there have a flow. A casual start time is typically followed by a leisurely coffee...

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