Some Killer Photos, Dug Up from the Archives

Dropping into the Welschtobel Valley in Switzerland in 2016. Despite having ACL surgery three weeks ago that has relegated me to the lazy boy sidelines, I didn't want to stop sharing photos on my Instagram account because, you know, I'm just a little bit addicted. Thankfully, over the past few years I've created a folder...

“But that’s not REAL mountain biking!” …or is it?

Shops roll fat tired bikes onto their showroom floors to prepare for the onset of a long, snowy winter. Riders are shaking down their snow-specific rigs, checking to make sure they have all the gear they need to brave the cold, dark, wet trails of winter—and inevitably, adding more gear to their Christmas wishlists. Some...

On the Road to Recovery: Chilling Out to Heal Better

Surgery recovery can really screw with your mind. On the one hand, progress is painfully slow. After two weeks spent mostly sitting in the lazy boy, aside from doing the meager exercises that qualify as “physical therapy” twice per day and hobbling to the fridge for a beer, I’m still faced with many more days of...

On Wanting – Where do motivation and desire come from?

I think that we don’t always get to choose what we want in life. Instead, the desire is so deep-seated within us that we feel compelled, motivated, driven, and inspired to do and be a certain type of person. For Cam, that’s throwing 360s off of massive drops–so much so, that he retired from slopestyle mountain biking...

How Bad Do You Want It – What Pain Do You Want To Sustain?

“What determines your success isn’t, ‘what do you want to enjoy?'” writes Mark Manson in The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck. “The relevant question is, ‘What pain do you want to sustain?’“ This line struck a chord with me more than any other in his book, as it’s been proven true over and over again in...

What Autumn Can Teach Us About Worry

By living either in the past or in the future, we miss the present–the one thing that we know for sure we possess, if momentarily. What a tragedy it would be if we missed all of our present moments, only to arrive at the end thinking, “I thought there would be more.” Autumn’s ephemeral appearance on the mountains reminds...

Interbike: It’s All About the People

The internet accomplishes many tasks incredibly well, and it has co-opted many of the roles that Interbike used to serve. Websites like Singletracks now play a massive role in sharing new products with consumers just moments after they’re announced. You don’t have to worry that you’ll miss something, because...

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