Even the tamest of trails have sections that are filled with rocks, roots and other high speed rough areas. Navigating this rough sections of trail at speed can be a nerve racking task for new riders or experienced riders looking to get more technical with their riding. For me, there is nothing quite like blasting through a rock garden and then looking back at what your...

We are dead in the middle of the wet season on the northern hemisphere. As I write this, my night ride has been canceled due to weather moving in from the west, so there is no chance of getting out on the trail. Hell…it seems like it has rained every weekend for the past 6 weeks! As potential saddle time decreases, we have to make due with what we can get and sometimes...

Over the course of your mountain biking and cycling career, you might get the itch to try to accomplish something unique. You have seen these rides organized before and…in the past…you have glanced by them with the notion that it just isn’t for you. Who would want to sign themselves up for that amount of mileage and abuse? It just does not even sound...

This past weekend, we were lucky enough to sneak in between the rain clouds and get in a ride at one of our local trails. It wasn’t the day we had planned on, but it was still a day out on the dirt and that beats any day in the office. Due to the impending weather, I brought out my Ventana El Terremoto just in case things got muddy. Typically, I do not like to ride...

Photo by tricky ™ The series “How To Become A Better Mountain Biker” has come to a close. Here is the 6 part series in summary. Part 1: Ride Different Trails RIDE DIFFERENT TRAILS | HOW TO BECOME A BETTER MOUNTAIN BIKER Everyone has their local trail that they have grown to love and know like the back of their hand. Here in lies the major flaw with becoming...