Trail Tales

Hauling into the final days, and more ice cream.

I set out to not be embarrassed - a modest yet difficult to achieve goal.

Smoothjazzlines is a plant-based martial art. My Process is werewolf-balanced.

Ready or not, day 1 of BC Bike Race eventually arrived. For many racers, it had been a two-year wait. Was Pete ready for 6 days of hard riding? Probably not, but he did it anyway.

No matter what my reasons were for wanting to do BC Bike Race, I knew it had to be done. As the race approached, I felt a bit of a reckoning coming on.

The future bruises on my ass cheeks hurt but not as much as the gleefully twinkling eyes of my companions and the jolly mirth in their glib and waggish comments.

Wellington New Zealand may not have the reputation of Rotorua or Queenstown - but the riding is more than worth the trip...

"I had my doubts about how the FrankenCamber would handle a bike park and this made me very nervous..."

Do you dream of mountain biking moves? Of complete loops or undulating rock faces? And have you ever seen the infinite roll...

Can a riding trip to B.C. Bike Parks replace the father/son fishing trip?

Someone has been ripping out fresh trail work and stealing and vandalizing trail signs on one of Digger's oldest trails - and it's probably one of us.

Extra watts and more carrying capacity are helping trail builders up and down the Sea to Sky corridor and beyond...

Kaz gets a bit loose - hell, they all do - and we see at least two kinds of flow.

‘Home Wild Home’ is more than a bikepacking film, it’s a sign of gratitude to their own land and encouragement to the recovery of L’Aquila, hit by a devastating earthquake 10 years ago.

Tips from Wade Simmons, strength and skills coach James Wilson and instructors Kelli Sherbinin and Darren Butler from Endless Biking…

"You could take the crappiest, city bike gruppo off a WalMart bike, and it will most likely out-perform the top of the line stuff..."

How far would you go to extend your favourite time of year to ride? Last Autumn, Cooper Quinn and Matt Beer chased fall colours from the BC to the Yukon in search of the endless Fall.

The B.C. Gov't came out guns-a-blazin' in an effort to curb un-permitted building - but there may be legitimate reasons why these trails are being built...

You can't be disappointed when you don't know what to expect - but you can have your will crushed at 15,000 feet...

Some prep and the right gear can help you get out the door when the weather kills your mojo...

"My path to mountain biking mediocrity was a bumpy and circuitous one - largely because I’m a stubborn SOB..."

"Our order doesn’t have a secret handshake, a gang sign or even common colours..."

Little things can make a big difference - and the internet is the perfect place for shortcuts and counter-intuitive tricks to ease your life...

"It floats up huge climbs like it’s pumped full of steam - I think it’s pulled right from Ned Overend’s dreams..."