The Bride | Hydrocut, Kitchener, Ontario | MTB

[@oliverdowd1978]

I'm stressed about crashing just watching this

[@StonedMTB422]

so glad these trails are a 10 min drive from my house 1st time riding them this year

[@haseeb9090]

Same 😅 but I’m a total noob to mtb.

[@ToogyHowser]

Nice! One of my favorites at the Hydrocut!

[@DaleStone]

The Hydrocut is pretty rad in general! I see you're from the area and have a few videos of it on your channel. Excited to see some more Southern Ontario youtube content.

[@ToogyHowser]

Dale Stone yeah man! I’m around London so the Hyrdrocut is pretty much the best system within about an hour drive of home

[@bikeninja956]

holy crap, so much flow for an Ontario trail, I really need to check this place out.

[@DaleStone]

Hydrocut is the go-to forest for easy blue square flow. Not many places do it better!

[@bikeninja956]

@@DaleStone oh man, no doubt by the looks of it, literally the most flow I have ever seen outside of DH ski resorts... it's cool how it's all natural terrain with little vert, just enough undulation to keep things moving. Amazing.

[@dannyk847]

Makes it look so easy....I am riding this same side of Hydrocuts with a Gt aggressor pro, hardtail - the rocks/roots are killer on the wrists

[@thomasanderson5929]

Would a 2020 Trek Marlin 5 (SR Suntour XCE 28 100mm travel, Tourney TY300) be able to handle the Hydrocut trail for a beginner biker?

[@DaleStone]

It would be able to handle some of the easier trails for sure! Reliability will be your main concern with a lower end coil sprung fork and a triple crankset.

[@thomasanderson5929]

@@DaleStone Thanks for the response! Would the reliability of the TY300 groupset be an issue even on the easier trails?

[@thelionskiln]

Dude totally! I've taken my CX bike there on occasion. Awesome trails!

[@drock1136]

Looks like a cool trail network. Always interested in seeing what the east coast has to offer. Thanks for the vid.

[@sermikan13]

La pratique du Mtb dans d'aussi belle forêt donne une sensation de plénitude, splendide vidéo 👍🚴‍♂️🙋‍♂️

[@JamesStoup]

Man this makes me so excited for summer!!!

[@scottmilloy3299]

What camera do you have? Great videos

[@DaleStone]

Hero 8, but I believe this was on a 6...

[@cosmickazoo806]

What do you use for wind reduction?

[@DaleStone]

In this video nothing, in all recent videos a foam housing.

[@Xminor79]

What bike are you on here?

[@DaleStone]

In this video I'm riding a 2019 Norco Fluid FS 1 Women's!

[@Xminor79]

Dale Stone thanks! How was it in steep inclines?

[@DaleStone]

It performed really well on those. The seat tube angle allows you to keep your weight centered on the climbs and feels a lot more efficient for laying down the power in a comfortable way.

[@garysumak3637]

Nice the downhill part of The Bride is my favourite section!

[@philiprayner1772]

OK this type of ride is absolutely out of the question for me but it sure looks fun maybe when i was 20

[@viperrules24]

Interesting to see that your lines are basically the same as mine, but you take them at 2x the speed!

[@DaleStone]

> implying I don't just fast forward my videos

[@RthereNEusernames]

Would you say Hydrocut is some of the better trails in the GTA? I just moved to Guelph so this is nice and close to me.

[@DaleStone]

I would say so. I rode a ton of Hydrocut out of necessity during uni but it is easily a world class XC spot. Once Hydrocut gets to easy you should try out Twin Ponds (which is closer too). The thing that's pretty cool about Guelph is that there is an insane amount of trail variety with a 30 minute drive in any direction. Rocks, hills, flow, XC... Pretty good spot for riding.

[@RthereNEusernames]

@@DaleStone Great to know, thanks man! Loving the videos.

[@thestuffgrantdoes7427]

I was just wondering what camera you use to record these amazing videos

[@DaleStone]

I record all of my videos with a Hero 6 Black, and I'm pretty happy with the results!

[@thestuffgrantdoes7427]

Dale Stone Nice

[@JamesRobertMTB]

Sick trail

[@DaleStone]

Cheers James, the Hydrocut team have done a good job with this one!

[@BC_living]

You should come up and ride in British Columbia we have some gnarly stuff

[@DaleStone]

Trust me, I'm well aware as I live in BC now! :)

[@ccook905]

Video quality is excellent! What settings are you recording in on the gopro? Are you using a gimbal chest mount?

[@DaleStone]

Thanks Chris! I shoot everything with a Karma grip to stabilize things. Video settings are usually 2.7k superview at 60fps.

[@sasomtb4784]

New bike 🤙

[@DaleStone]

I wish! Just borrowing unfortunately.

[@cameronmartin719]

Thanks for posting this and other amazing riding videos! I live in Toronto and am planning a biking trip in late spring with a friend to Kitchener/Waterloo. The Bride seems like a must ride trail, what else would you recommend we check out for a day trip? Is Kitchener/Waterloo your favourie riding spot in Ontario? I'd like to get out to Quebec this year, but there seems to be a good amount of trails in Cambridge, Guelph, Blue Mountain, Horseshoe Valley, Buckwallow, Hardwood Ski and Bike, and others that would make for a great day trip.

[@DaleStone]

Thanks Cameron! Hydrocut is great because there is a main loop that takes you through just about every trail in around 26km (1.5-3 hours depending on your pace). Definitely doable in a day. If you want amazing XC trails than there isn't anywhere better than Hydrocut. When it comes to my favourite stuff it would definitely be Hilton Falls first (super technical rocky goodness, and closer to Toronto for you!), Waterdown second (for the cardio punishment) and Twin Ponds third (since it's a good mix between the two and there is a main loop like Hydrocut). Try everywhere you can!