The past week or so has contained some stressful events both personally and professionally. As any seasoned mountain biker knows, the best way to shrug off the stress and get your head straight is to get out and ride…so that’s what I did. This past Saturday, I grabbed my rigid, SS, 29er and hit the trail with a friend. No cameras, no review product…nothing...

It was a bike filled weekend as I hit a great southeast IMBA epic trail (Bull Mountain) on Saturday and got a ton of work done wrenching on bikes on Sunday. As I type this post on Sunday night, I have a huge feeling of bike stoke satisfaction as I look back on the weekend’s events. There was a ton of progression in both areas as I checked everything off my list....

Yesterday morning, a friend of mine and I decided it would be a great chance to get some extra miles on the legs in preparation for a LONG mountain bike ride at the end of next month. Affectionately called the Drama Queen, it has over 6,500ft of climbing spread over 57 miles of north Georgia July heat and humidity. In know…sounds crazy doesn’t it? That’s...

This weekend is Memorial Day weekend in the US and that means we get one extra day of possible ride time before we have to return to the dreaded 9-5 on Tuesday. Everyone that ever throws a leg over the bike plans at least one excursion for the weekend to enjoy with friends and family. So what happens when this fantastic weekend of excess arrives? RAIN! We had a great ride...

Yesterday’s ride out in the mountains was surreal. With pending rain just waiting to dump all over our heads, the humidity and fog was through the roof. This made for an unbelievable, lush ride out in the woods. EVERYTHING was green. As we climbed up the mountains of Ellijay, GA, it really seemed like we were in another world with the fern ground cover and new leaves...