Crashing or dumping your bike isn’t something anyone plans to do, but it happens to everyone. This summer I managed to create two not so great crashes and a couple more incidentals. The first one was actually out in Wyoming, but then the second one was in my backyard at my local trail. In both […]
Gravel Grinders, Change, And Winter Projects
In the last few months while putting in mileage for Paul’s Dirty Enduro spent a lot of time riding new areas. Doesn’t seem significant but in the end it brought knowledge of something I wish I had 2 years ago. And like any new information we take it and make improvements to things like what […]
Review: Ruff Wear Palisades Pack
I have to say it: this is without a doubt the best dog pack/harness system I’ve ever used with my little guy. It has tons of room and attachment loops, it fits securely (thanks to an almost ridiculous amount of adjustable straps), it comes with two 1-litre collapsible water bottles, and the harness that the […]
Why I Love Riding in Santa Cruz
If you read my profile on the right of this page, you will see that I live in Santa Cruz, California. Well, not exactly. I live about 10 minutes outside of Santa Cruz in the small town of Scotts Valley. I have grown up here, and started riding here. I love it here! Here is […]
Who let the dogs out? A year with the On One Whippet.
As ever I need to begin by framing my post with a little back story. For years I was as obsessed with the emergence of new technology, new concepts, new materials, in short new bikes. In fact for a long time I think the ‘bling’ was more important than the boom in terms of my […]
Ready for Redbull Rampage
Redbull Rampage, debatably the most notorious freeride event of the year, goes down next weekend (October 11-13). One of my first posts for The Mountain Bike Life was about the competition, and why I think it’s so important to the sport. Next weekend, the bike community will gear down and watch one of the most […]
What’s in a word?
I have been thinking for a while about writing a mountain-bike-to-English translation dictionary. Lord knows if you’re around mountain bikers for any length of time, some sort of translation aid is necessary. However, I have been assured that perfectly good glossaries already exist, so I spent a minute or two pondering why I felt such […]
How To Prepare For An Enduro Race
On October 12th I am scheduled to race The Santa Cruz Super Enduro. I am super stoked to be apart of this local race that is only open to about 200 riders. Since this is is on one of my local trail systems I have been taking it pretty seriously. Here are a few things […]
Paul’s Dirty Enduro
There is no other way to say it that is not to the point and sums it all best the result on September 20th…… After 40k of riding….I failed to finish the task before me. The Friday night the first of a serious of storms came through and was still going at 6 am Saturday […]
The Carbon Conundrum
To C, or not to C? When I bought my newest bike, I was living and riding in British Columbia. I’d been looking at the various carbon offerings coming to the knobby world over the last few years, but I always assumed they were the sort of upgrades you’d get if you were a weight-weenie […]