“I wonder if we’re just ignorantly somewhere we shouldn’t be after dark.”
“CAN’T CHANGE THAT NOW!”
RIDE GUIDE: Sedona, AZ
I headed to sunny Sedona, AZ for this month’s Patreon tutorial. Here are my top tips for riding Sedona, AZ like a pro!
My FIRST e-bike ride review!
See the Intense Tazer at Jenson USA Before I received this bike in the mail, I had only ridden one other ebike- a prototype Pivot Shuttle. I only had one ride on the Pivot, but the bike worked pretty gosh dang well. It was set up a bit differently than I’d set up my personal bike,…
IT’S NEW BIKE DAY!!! The Ibis RIPMO 2
Back in carbon-to-carbon comparisons, the geometry of the Ripmo 2 feels better than the old Ripmo Carbon. It feels better in just about every situation to me and if I had to be more precise, I would say the slacker head angle and more progressive rear suspension provided a more balanced feel than the original Ripmo. The most noticeable trait to me is that the bike is easier to change direction on the trail.
No longer an Ibis-only rider?!?!
My history with Ibis Cycles, a high end MTB brand from California, runs deep. I credit them with opening the door to the many professional opportunities I received while working the business end of the mountain bike industry. Even after I was no longer professionally working for Ibis, they continued to sponsor my riding, and…
Can Santi De Avila teach an old [BMX] dog new tricks???
I had the chance to learn a trick with Santi De Avila while in Mexico riding at the De Avila Bike Park. Santi is a total shredder and has a complete airbag set up at his park. We decided that a “No-Footed-Can-Can” tutorial would be great for an aging ex-bmxer like myself! I was DEFINITELY…
PIZZA BEER BIKES: This is Local Loam Pittsburgh
WELCOME TO STEEL CITY Maybe Pittsburgh, P.A. seems like a random spot for a Local Loam episode. To put it in perspective, the series has primarily visited mountainous locations including Tucson, AZ; Puerto Rico; Costa Rica, Kamloops, BC; and Missoula MT. Good ‘ol Austin, TX, might not classify as “mountainous,” but it’s still a well…
CLIP VS FLAT PEDALS: Which are safer???
Flat (platform) pedals versus clipless (clip) pedals are a crazy hot button topic in mountain biking. Recently, I’ve switched over to riding exclusively flat pedals. A bunch of you have asked why, so we’ll get into it in this video! FYI, I am sponsored by Shimano and Jenson USA. I LOVE my Shimano GR9 flat…
MASTERING SWITCHBACKS: The proven methods
Switchbacks! Switch back turns are a whole different reality than berms. Or are they? The main two differences are lean angle and speed. Switchbacks are just tighter corners that will require a slower entry speed and a bit less lean angle. That’s it. I generally use three techniques for switchbacks: 1.Pumping the turn like a…
To the trailhead and beyond: my Promaster buildout
My 2015 Ram ProMaster 136” conversion van is more of a family camper van, built for mountain biking and camp trips, than the original moto van conversion I first showed on the channel. My daughter and I have recently done a couple of camp outs in the van, and for what’s also my daily driver,…