“Where have you been riding over the last month?” That’s what I’ve been continually asking my friends recently. Here’s what you’ve been telling me. You are showing me that Mountain Bikers have amazing lives! 1. Santa Marta, Columbia. (Daniel Rangel Aguilar)   “Santa Marta” by Daniel Rangel Aguilar Every Sunday, Daniel and his friends pick […]

Smartphones are amazing pieces of technology, who would have thought that one day we would have the knowledge of humans in our pocket…oh..and cats…lots and lots of cats! When I got my smartphone I was excited to start tracking my riding, mapping and sharing my rides with my friends and family. I saw a few […]

The Alaskans first figured it out: fat is an essential ingredient to surviving the long, cold dark days of winter. Word spread and folks in the eastern US have been gobbling up fat in droves. In the West, the trend to go fat is picking up steam but in the Pacific Northwest, fat is still […]

Fat bikes. You might love them or hate them but when the conditions are right, they are the perfect trail weapon. With the snow we’ve had here in the North East and the snow we are going to get over the next few days, I wish I had one. I’ve got a singlespeed, a 700C […]

Having recently relocated from the north shore of Vancouver, BC to Saskatoon, Saskatchewan I was not looking forward to the long winter. Biking in the snow, ice and extreme cold sounds daunting and very unappealing to most. However, after the first major snowfall hit the city in mid October I began to notice a new […]

Last Saturday was not only the first day of the month, but it was also my first race of the season! The first race of the year always brings all kinds of nervousness and excitement. I have been training for months, but is it enough? I know that I am getting stronger and faster, people […]

I’m no moralist when it comes to shopping for bike parts, and frankly I tire of forced moralism on consumers in general.  There is always someone who wants us to eat organic, drink fair trade, ‘support your LBS [local bike shop]’, boycott Wal-Mart and so on. We are set up for buyer’s remorse before we […]

High quality mountain bikes cost a lot of money and one way to save money on them is buying them used. I’ve typically found that people take good care of their expensive toys, however there are always exceptions. Below is a little guide on getting a great deal on a used bike and ways to […]

Someone once told me that it wasn’t worth the time and effort to spend hours hike a biking in the Chilcotins. This person was fit, had a light bike and rides regularly. The simple fact was they would rather pedal their bike than take it for a walk. That’s understandable, we all prefer to be […]