What does one do on a weekend when riding bikes has become unavailable due to weather? When the trails and roads are skating rinks. And one has shoveled, salted, scrapped, chiseled, salted, and shoveled pretty much all weekend. You take to the basement near a fireplace pulling the lacking bike down with you and strip […]
The Art of Cornering
Cornering, such a simple part of mountain biking right? But how is it that the cat 1 guys whip through those segments so fast? How is that Strava segment twisting between tree after tree even possible at those speeds? Like any good art form, cornering will take a lifetime to master and you continually learn […]
What’s in a name?
If you have been paying attention it seems like Specialized is up to it’s old tricks again. This time making a little shop in Cochrane Alberta change it’s name from Cafe Roubaix Bicycle Studio because the big S has the name Roubaix trademarked. Everyone is all up in arms over this and I agree…it’s stupid, […]
Sometimes the right riding is no riding at all
Its always tricky being a mountain biker, talking about mountain biking whilst not having actually done any mountain biking. But this time there is a good solid, 30 year reason for the pedaling drought. And hard as it is I have to admit this time actively not riding has been the best thing. Hard tail? […]
What’s in the Bag?
What we carry in our bags says a lot about us as riders, are you a minimalistic racer, a carry everything boy scout or a throw a few things into your bag you think you may need type of person? I thought it may be interesting to show our readers what the TMTBL contributors carry […]
High School Mountain Bike Season Starts!
If you have been following any major mountain bike sites in the past couple of years, you probably have heard of NICA. The National Interscholastic Cycling Association runs races for high school teams across the United States. I race for the Santa Cruz Mountains Cycling Team, which is a part of the Norcal League. We […]
Helping a Friend get into Mountain Biking
Mountain biking, sure its more addictive than crack and a little more pricey too (hmmm… there has to be a Rob Ford joke in there somewhere). Recently one of my friends, who rode a really long time ago (as in pre disc brakes) decided that he wanted to get back into biking and I wound […]
Dog-Gone Cold Riding
In addition to some things you need to remember for yourself, there are a few important things to keep in mind when riding with your furry friend these colder months. There isn’t a lot you need to do that’s out of the ordinary, but I promise it will make things easier for the both of […]
Cranking Out the Bucket List
Just recently I saw a video titled “Ten Things Every Mountain Biker Should Have Done”. It’s been making the rounds on social media so odds are you’ve seen it too. As I started thinking about my own bucket list, I realized just how much time has passed since I started mountain biking and what I’ve […]
Altura Attack Short Review
For years like anyone else made do when it came to baggy shorts for riding in winter. Until one day had enough and picked up a pair of military surplus Gore Tex pants. Took the scissors to the legs to make them into shorts. While it worked it was still not quite there yet. So […]