I remember the first time I drove a car. More clearly, I remember the first time I crashed a car (wet road, hair-pin turn, blew a ‘racing shift’. You get the idea). I still remember the first girl I said “I love you” to, as well as the long and sordid story behind how that […]
A Tale of California Trails
[ED: Please give a warm TMTBL welcome to our newest guest poster Jenn! She comes to us from beautiful Whitehorse and will be sharing with us once a month, check out her Flickr and Blog to follow more of her awesome adventures.] Spring has been slow to, well, spring in the Yukon this year. So, […]
Review: Rad Dog’s “Release N Run” Collar
Just about the only thing I enjoy more than playing with fancy new bits for my bikes is playing with fancy new bits for my dog. Stop laughing, you know what I meant. In April, the lovely folks over at Rad Dog were kind enough to ship me one of their Release ‘N Run collars […]
The Not So Known Origins of Mountain Biking
The origins of mountain biking can be easily pinned on natural human curiosity or desired practicality. We know that the Buffalo Soldiers, or 25th infantry, rode iron bicycles from Montana to Yellowstone in the late 1800’s. They were trying to be practical, which it wasn’t exactly. While they technically were the first to ride off-road, […]
Commute by Bike?
Last month in English class I was assigned to read a nonfiction book and write a persuasive speech that is related to the book. After stumbling into Book Shop Santa Cruz in Downtown Santa Cruz, I naturally wandered to the cycling shelf of the Sports Section. The book that piqued my interest the most was […]
The Roman Road to Sparta
This is not the article that I planned on using for this particular publish date, nor is it one that I thought I’d write. This is a by product of several different aspects of my life all conspiring together and ending up in a pretty big idea. Like many big ideas that have gone before […]
The Mistress V2.0
It’s been a little over a month now since the frame switch to the Chromag Samurai frame. I had been planning to write about what my spec was prior to getting the frame but held off till it was in my hands and being ridden. Now one has to keep in mind that this is […]
The Underworld Cup Recap
The Underworld Cup is the unofficial name for the North West Cup race held one week directly after The Sea Otter Classic. The race is at Dry Hill, in Port Angeles Washington, and attracts 1/3 of the racers who flew in for Sea Otter, who want to get some real Downhill racing in before the […]
7 Small Things to Take on your next XC Ride
It’s a wonderful feeling to ride a mountain bike in a remote location and enjoy stunning scenery. But what happens when things don’t go as planned? We all have spares and tools to help us recover from mechanical failure, but here are seven small but unusual “extras” you might like to take on your next […]
Product Preview: Spank Spike Goodies
I have to admit that when I first saw Spank years ago I had a preconceived notion that was less than desirable. I thought they were just cheap catalog parts, maybe it was all the colours or the silly name that put me off at first but after I did some research it turns out […]