It doesn’t matter where you ride – through central Oregon in 100+ degree weather, or bombing down Who’s Yer Daddy in the B.C. rainforest – the fact is, you need water. What’s better than water? Well, how about a lot of water, plus a lot of extra space to carry all your gear. It’s not […]
DIY: Surviving winter with studded tires.
If you are like me and live in the frozen tundra of North America, or anywhere else snowy and cold, you know how challenging riding in the winter can be. I don’t mind winter sports, but mountain biking is my favorite sport. Figuring out how to bike in the winter was a challenge I solved […]
Tech Tip: Grease or Thread Locker?
I have heard many different people give different answers for this question so I decided to ask around and see what people said worked for each specific bolt on your bike. Don’t use red loctite on your bike…but I just finished my blue.. To make sure I was giving out the correct information I had […]
Building a Pump Track
A little over a year ago, one of my close friends approached me about turning part of his yard into a pump track. The piece of land was a heavily wooded, the idea of fitting a pump track there seemed completely absurd, and almost impossible. Without much hesitation I decided to take on the challenge […]
Nothing Better Than A Good Ride
After many months of not riding because of injury it was just awesome to hit my favourite local hill again. I mounted the trusty old GoPro to the Kali Amara that has a built in helmet mount and I think it worked out rather well. It’s amazing how good it felt to get back out […]
Holy Altar of Contribution
In the last few years I have observed and experienced an increasing trend in mountain biking. Maybe I am an old grouch, but it bothers me how it has become this holy grail of mountain biking contribution. When I say contribution, I’m talking giving back. Go to any forum these days and you will see […]
Where the Trail Ends: Movie Review
While I have been lucky enough to spend the semester studying in Paris, the time spent off my mountain bike has been crippling. I’ve decided to channel my longing into a movie review of Where the Trail Ends, a travel-oriented mountain bike epic that I’ve been meaning to watch every since I watched the first […]
DIY: Single Gear Crank Conversion 1×9 or 1×10
Why would you convert a perfectly good 2×10 or 3×9 crankset to 1×9/10? Well there are two reasons to do it, save weight (500 grams) and simplify your bike. If you do the math and look at a table of gears the 11-36 cassette from Shimano or Sram give you almost all the gears with […]
I Love The Smell of Racing in the Morning
Five, Four, Three, Two, One, GO! The classic words that every racer has come to love and hate. These words have becoming all too familiar with me over the past couple of weeks. Keep reading to see what went down. The first race I went to was the first race in the Norcal High School […]
Clothes Make the Rider
I don’t fully subscribe to the saying that ‘the clothes make the man,’ or that the gear/tool makes the craftsman. There are many instances in which people achieve great things with limited resource – a skilled photographer can take stunning photos with a pinhole camera; a dedicated fisherman can catch dinner with a piece of […]