5 Things I Learned in My First Year of Bike Racing
Enduro, RacingAfter a solid season learning fundamentals, crashing in the mud, slipping on roots, lapping dusty, rutted parks, long pedaling adventures in many of this island's great trail networks and generally getting comfortable on my mountain bike, I…
Dirt Squad - 2022 Island Cup Enduro Series Final
EnduroWhat a day! What a race! What a season!
(Author: Julia Gallant)
The Island Cup Island Enduro Series Final at Maple Mountain in Duncan, BC was hot, gruelling and a test to all riders competing. After a dry hot summer, riders were sent up to…
Mountain Biking Safely During a Pandemic
Mountain biking, UncategorizedExperts have recommended that we keep a 2-meter buffer between us and those around us. But what about when we are riding? On your bike, 2m is not enough. And here's why...
Canada Cup XC-Race Ready?
Mountain bikingWell, it has certainly been quite some time since I have been on the start line at a cross country mountain bike race. I quit racing XC a long time ago. I lost the fire. You see, you just can't fake it if you don't have that burning desire to…
2017 Canada Cup XC Course Preview at Bear Mountain
Mountain bikingLet's Ride!
Come ride with me and let's smash a lap of the new 2017 Canada Cup XC course at Bear Mountain!
Get ready for a guided tour of my backyard trails that have become the course for the 2017 Powerade Bear Mountain Canada Cup XC Race.
As…