I'm currently in the midst of an internship with Dirt Rag magazine, and the most recent issue (#162) showed up in my mail box a few days ago. I started reading through the magazine, but I soon realized that I had already read most of it since I had had a hand in editing most of these articles a month earlier. While...
This new shoe from Five Ten is perfect for all sorts of applications including normal trail riding, freeriding, downhill, and more. Click on over to Singletracks.com to read the full article....
Gallatin Crest Trail At the age of 23 I am still pretty young but I’d like to think I’ve already learned some valuable lessons thanks to my unique life experiences. One of the lessons I’ve learned, but that I need to be reminded of often, is to live in the present and not take anything for granted. This lesson...
This past Friday marked a new personal milestone: I had my first article published in a print mountain bike magazine! While I love writing for the internet, and specifically for Singletracks.com, there's just something special about seeing my work published in such a venerable mountain bike publication. The article in...
Daylight savings time is upon us, and with it comes progressively more afternoon and evening sunlight. But that doesn’t mean night riding season is over! Nope, now’s the time for dawn patrol and 24 Hour races. And for that, you need a dependable light. I give you the Niterider Pro 1500 LED. Click on over to...
Bull Mountain has been castrated. What used to be one of the last remaining bastions of technical mountain biking in the state of Georgia has been cut and bled of its virility. What was once a true man’s trail (or a true woman’s trail ) for those who wished to challenge themselves is now a trail fit...
There’s been a lot of hubub around the interwebs of late about the potential explosion of the 650b wheel size. Much of the commotion is around the very substantial rumor that Fox and Rock Shox are both developing 650b forks, leading many to believe that several major bike brands will be rolling out 650b-specific...
This is a feature article that I recently wrote for The Saint student newspaper: The Hoag Student Center, the heart of campus, has been roped off for what feels like half a lifetime. In reality, it’s only been closed since last summer. According to school officials, Barnes Hall is on schedule to be finished...
The ASR-5 is a trail bike with 5+” of travel and 26″ wheels. It’s compatible with either a 120 or a 140 mm fork, depending on how aggressive of a ride you want. The Yeti was blinged out with Fox suspension front and rear, a full Shimano Deore XT drivetrain, XT brakes, and tubeless XT rims.Click on over to Singletracks.com...
This is a story that I wrote recently for the student newspaper at North Georgia College and State University: Before you hit the road on your way to the ultimate spring break destination, make sure you’re ready for anything by downloading these five crucial Spring Break travel apps to your iPhone: Click on over...
Mountain bike bloggers: when you hit the publish button, do you ever feel like you’re just throwing your carefully-crafted articles out into the wilderness of the world wide web where no one will ever read them? Despite the fact that Singletracks.com is the #1 mountain bike blog on the internet, we know how you feel,...
This is a feature article that I recently wrote for The Saint student newspaper: The sound of an explosion rips through the humid night air in the town of Natchez, Miss. Wharlest Jackson Jr. hops on his bike to go see what had happened, not expecting to find his father’s pickup truck ripped to shreds with his dad...
This was my final research essay for a class titled "Rhetorical Theory" in Fall of 2011. In it I draw on Augustine to make parallels about the critical importance of focusing on the audience when blogging. Despite putting a lot of time and considerable effort into this paper, I only made a B. My professor's final remarks...
This is a feature article that I wrote for The Saint student newspaper: The number was 1,500—that’s how many people had “liked” the NGCSU Memes Facebook page by the end of the day on Monday, its first full day online. Click on over to The Saint to read the full article!...
Photo Credit: Drew Graham Southern Cross is one of a growing series of events that features a style of racing that has been christened “UltraCross,” or UltraCX for short. UltraCX is a wonderful mash up of the fast-paced action of normal cyclocross and the quad-burning endurance challenge of a gravel-grinder. The...
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