This past weekend was the first round of the UCI Downhill Mountain Bike World Cup in Fort William, Scotland. You probably have heard by now that Gee and Rachel Atherton both won their respective fields aboard the all new GT Fury. The shocker for many people is that 2012 overall winner Aaron Gwin had a […]
Roll Your Own Adventure
After organizing rides with friends, I’m often asked: Where did you get the idea for that ride from? How did you work out the route? How did you get it onto a GPS? Sometimes I reply “If I tell you I’ll have to kill you”. But today I thought I’d let you in on a […]
The Empire Strikes Back: Talking to Cy Turner from Cotic
In this root’in and toot’in installment we peek inside the mind of a man that went and did what you, I and so many other Mountain bikers have dreamed of doing. He thought of the kind of bikes that he would most like to ride and then he went and built them. He then carried […]
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 […]
Norcal High School Mountain Bike Championships
Last weekend was the Norcal High School Mountain Bike Championship race at Boggs Mountain in Cobb, California. This was my favorite race of the season for a few reasons. One being that this was one of my best race results this season. I finished 13th which puts me in 14th place overall in my division […]
Kali Amara: Long Term Review
I have been riding with the Kali Amara for about 9 months now, through hot summer rides and wet, cold, muddy winter rides, and I thought it was time to share my thoughts with you. In the name of transparency the good folks at Kali sent me this helmet for free to test. To find […]
Whistler: More than Meets the Eye
We are still deciding who the new contributors will be, so I decided to do a short post with a video about my last Whistler trip. Everyone knows what to expect when you go to Whistler right? Did you know that the Whistler valley also has world class singletrack that is super easy to access […]
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 […]
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 […]