THUNDER BAY – The Black Sheep Mountain Bike Club has announced the return of its tin can challenge with a murder mystery twist.
The Black Sheep Mountain Bike Club is bringing back its popular tin can challenge and, this year, things are taking a dramatic turn. Riders will need to explore the trail system in Trowbridge-Kinsmen Park, collect clues and piece together the crime using nothing but their bikes, their wits and 20 hidden tin cans.
“The suspects are members of the Black Sheep board, myself and the president, vice president, volunteers and whatnot,” said Steven Anderson, a member of the Black Sheep board. “Locations are like places in the trail system as well as some of our sponsors like the bike shops.
"Kamview is a location and Loch Lomond is one of the locations since we do have some races there. The weapons are bike tools and the trail building tools.”
Each numbered tin can contains a clue — either a suspect, a location, or a weapon. The goal is to find all 20 cans and solve the murder through process of elimination.
“The tin can challenge is something to get our members and the general public out on the trails and hopefully get them to ride the entire system instead of just their couple of favourite trails,” Anderson said.
Participation requires a playing card, which can be purchased for $5. Riders may only buy one card at a time, but if they complete the challenge, they can purchase another to go again. Cards will be available at Black Sheep events and also distributed through local bike shops for those who can’t pick them up in person.
The challenge takes place exclusively in Trowbridge-Kinsmen Park and runs through the summer. The final day to participate is Sept. 27, which coincides with the last downhill race of the season at Loch Lomond.
Once participants have tracked down all the cans, they'll be able to solve the mystery. Everyone who finds all the cans and correctly identifies the killer, the location and the weapon will be entered into a prize draw.
