Golden Cycling Club | Mount 7 Bike Trails | Psychosis

Mount 7

If Golden registers at all in the international biking conscience, it is probably due to Psychosis.

Pyschosis, hosted by the Golden Cycling Club (GCC) for its 10-year existence and sponsored by Red Bull for the last four, was the longest, most-demented single-track downhill mountain bike race in the world that attracted some of the most talented racers on the planet. Compared to the standard World Cup race time of 2-5 minutes, Psychosis' 12-20 minute, 1200 metre pulverizing descent into madness was extraordinary. From the top where the slope inclines so steeply that the course drops from view and seemingly into oblivion, to the menacing, endless spine of dirt and rock that is the bulk of the course, to the 40-foot gap jump near the bottom—when fingers can barely hold the brakes any longer—the pace was relentless.

The race may be gone, but the course and its sister trails still maintain their grip on the sides of Mt.7 and on the minds of shuttlers. The 14-km access road feeds into numerous downhill trails all the way to the subpeak known as "The Launch" (Mt. 7 is also Canada's premier para- and hang-gliding jump).

For the adventurous with stamina, it is also possible to hike-a-bike another 300m to the true peak for a truly mind-blowing drop to the valley floor. And for those with more money than stamina, a helicopter can fly to the same access point.

The Psychosis Website is still live.... in case you want to see photos, find out results etc