Contributions by Pete Roggeman

If you ride on the North Shore, you’re probably aware of past challenges. Let’s ensure the future health of the trails we all love so much.

What’s the Out x Down for a MX bike off a ski jump?

“…few of them can claim the Nomad’s superlative descending and confident pedaling in such refined, well thought-out package.”

“This past summer a group of Colorado based Yeti Ambassadors set out to give (the Colorado Trail) a go for themselves.”

Riding and pyrotechnics, together at last. Ludo hits on a few themes: stealing time in Enduro races, night riding, and…Fireworks!

“Like all things POC, the Index Flow follows a simple design aesthetic which is the furthest thing from moto-inspired…”

The Hardest Playin’ Man in the Bike Biz takes his Tundra to the gravel pit. No wonder they call Brett Tippie the Director of Good Times.

“Following his victory at the Whistler EWS, Jared traveled deep into the Kootenay region of British Columbia.”

“…it’s as if someone could hear my grumbles because this year GT not only revised the parts spec…”

“…I can either feather or pull, depending on how close my Oh Shit Meter is getting to the red line.”

McGarry certainly has a flair for the dramatic at Rampage. Last year’s massive back flip, then this crash…

NSMB team rider Ollie Jones goes mining for nuggets and bangers in the Kootenays…

“Knockoff carbon rims and cheap light sets do have a habit of failing the day before a road trip or in the middle of a ride…”

…follow the Kona Team through the trials and tribulations of the biggest race of the year, the 2014 Mountain Bike World Championships in Hafjell, Norway.

Staying dry meant being warmer, obviously, but also far more comfortable. Cold, wet chamois is more miserable than a cat in the bath.

“…it’s just as easy to boil a piece of ocean as it is to find the bottom of the barrel in Leavenworth.”

…we’ve been given a pretty good look into Curtis’ psyche, what he’s gone through as the season progressed, and some fairly candid interview footage.

This time it was Rachel Atherton’s turn to go streaking down a hillside through a charging pack of foxes.

If they suit your aesthetic style, fit you right and you think my ideas about helmet straps are stupid, well my friend, you’ve got yourself a nice helmet.

We all pinch our pennies – and let them fly – in different ways.

Auclair and Fransson were caught in an avalanche and killed while climbing Monte San Lorenzo in Chile.

A GoPro intro vid should be good, but this is way better than that. Watch it on the biggest screen you can, with the best sound you have.

You’ll want to turn your speakers up for this one. Those bikes are taking a Pounding.

Each of them will want their share of the credit. Many will underestimate the role of the others in their own success. All of us are slightly full of shit.