The shore is the first place I think of when I hear the word freeride. For those of us very far away from it (Australia in my case), the photos and vhs tapes provided all the inspiration we needed to adapt our approach to riding. What constitutes fun didn’t require Lycra or having a terrible experience riding down a hill because our bikes were tailored for going up it.
As someone who broke bikes and parts regularly, north shore freeride gave me the hardware I needed to keep enjoying mtb. I very nearly sold all my stuff to buy a mx bike as I thought it was the only reasonable way for me to keep enjoying two wheels. I do regret never buying that Honda CR500, but I’m really grateful that MTB’s were able to handle the abuse that I was dishing out.
Oct. 22, 2021, 7:14 a.m. - Sean Chee
The shore is the first place I think of when I hear the word freeride. For those of us very far away from it (Australia in my case), the photos and vhs tapes provided all the inspiration we needed to adapt our approach to riding. What constitutes fun didn’t require Lycra or having a terrible experience riding down a hill because our bikes were tailored for going up it. As someone who broke bikes and parts regularly, north shore freeride gave me the hardware I needed to keep enjoying mtb. I very nearly sold all my stuff to buy a mx bike as I thought it was the only reasonable way for me to keep enjoying two wheels. I do regret never buying that Honda CR500, but I’m really grateful that MTB’s were able to handle the abuse that I was dishing out.