Trail Tales

"There was a hint of what inspired them in their new creation, but just a hint..."

"Man, tie a rope around your neck and suspend yourself from a high branch while wacking off before dropping in if you want..."

"Old age occurs when you stop buying new equipment to improve and you start buying new equipment to mask how old and slow you are..."

The latent message is that racing is the the pinnacle and the essence of mountain biking; nothing else is truly biking.

Tineke Kraal’s lawyer informed the Court that his client now intends to plead not guilty to the charge related to trail sabotage..

"Short of hanging out at the trailhead each and every Friday evening, pleading with hoards of drunk people..."

The first in a series chronicling Team Smith's tour de New Zealand begins with a freak petroleum accident (Zoolander?) and rain...

"Should I give up hope and focus on things I am good at , things that require no innate physical gifts… like beard growing or checkers..."

"The accused 'Skull Saboteur' has pleaded guilty to one count of Mischief in North Van Court this morning..."

“…we see the challenge of a world caliber event as something to aspire to…that challenges us to exceed our own expectations, or go down trying.”

"Different bikes, questionable line choices and individual airtime ability can separate and connect us all at once..."

"Swapping back to clipless after 15 years of full time flat pedalling has taught me a few things about sticking feet to bikes..."

I’m pretty happy if I get home from a ride without bruising or numbness in my testicles.

"Deny any problem, make no changes, continue to stress that this is the best product ever…"

"Is it better to have two addicts in the same house? Is a hard core user compatible with someone more recreational..."

The Vertriders are pioneering the kind of No Fall Zone riding that is more common to skiing.

"Nobody is forcing you to buy the new standard? If anybody ever says this to you, punch them right in the balls..."

“You see, once you get around one corner you find there’s another one waiting for you. And Another.”

The third installment of Kaz Yamamura’s bike check series finds him taking the ferry to meet up with Dean Tennant…

Take a trip to Chile with Chris and Dylan of the Nomads to the 2015 Andes Pacifico.

“…she is gone, leaving nothing but a thin track of dirt on the road trailing behind her.”

"Like a George W. Bush era terrorist, they hate your freedom. Really, you’re just asking for it..."

Battling demons, 46 degree heat and Chile's infamous 'Anti-Grip dirt, Chris Johnston climbs the podium...

Should mountain biking embrace a public high five when athletes move on - or pretend the relationship never happened...