My First Race: Goal Capping!
I just entered and exited my first race. Man and bike vs. other men and their bikes. More than that, it is mind vs. body, and preparation vs. sheer determination. It was a new experience and one that...
View ArticleCalifornia Enduro Series Race #1 – Battle Born Enduro
June 7th was the first round in the California Enduro Series. I will be racing all of these races, and I hope to place well overall in the series. Great organization at the first race of the California...
View ArticleCalifornia Enduro Series Race #2 – VP EnduroFest
Just in time for my next blog post, VP Components took over China Peak Mountain Resort to host round number 2 of the California Enduro Series. China Peak is like any other bike park in California’s...
View ArticleNorthumberland Humbler 2014 Analysis
This year due to numerous factors and as they say life, there has not been much racing at all for me. So last Saturday was a chance to get into a race put on by my buddy who runs Substance Projects....
View ArticleGetting Prepared For Downieville
Downieville, sitting peacefully at the fork of the North Yuba and Downie rivers, was once a prosperous gold mining town with a whopping population of 5,000. You wouldn’t be able to tell at first...
View ArticleDownieville Classic Race Report
When writing blog posts and race reports, I often struggle with how to start off the post. Well, this time it wasn’t so hard. This race was the hardest two days of bike racing that I have ever done,...
View ArticleUniversity Cup Racing
Well, everyone knows that the bike season started a long time ago, but for a lot of students in Ontario, they’re starting to dust off the cobwebs, ride more often, and get focused for the University...
View ArticleRiding and Racing in Mammoth
The weekend of September 20th-21st marked the second annual Kamikaze Bike Games at Mammoth Mountain. In the hay day of American mountain bike racing, fearless competitors would race from the 11,000...
View Article3 things I learned while racing enduro
These last past 5 months I have had the pleasure of traveling throughout the state of California competing in the California Enduro Series. The 5 race series has taken us the the Nevada desert, high...
View ArticleEnjoy the ride
It all started about five years ago when I was in the eighth grade. My Dad and I would go for mountain bike rides, and seek new trails to try out. The next year, as a freshman in high school, I got...
View ArticleThe Mental Aspect of Cross Country Racing
I am standing on the start line of the first big race of the season. I look down and see that my heart rate is already at 140 beats per minute. The announcer starts counting down from five…four, three,...
View ArticleThoughts On The Sea Otter Classic
Every year, thousands of bike enthusiasts look forward to the Sea Otter Classic in Monterey, California. The bike festival boasts a huge expo area for companies to show off their new products and...
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