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Let Your Kids Get Bored Enough to Hear the Wild
A couple winters back, I rode a chairlift with a kid who was absolutely shredding the mountain-solid form, fearless edge control, the whole package...
Let Your Kids Get Bored Enough to Hear the Wild
A couple winters back, I rode a chairlift with a kid who was absolutely shredding the mountain-solid form, fearless edge control, the whole package...
Read moreThe Secret Ingredient to Every Trailside Feast?...
I’ll never forget the first time I clicked a hot pizza into an insulated cargo bag and pedaled off into the evening. I’m a mountain biker at heart-...
The Secret Ingredient to Every Trailside Feast?...
I’ll never forget the first time I clicked a hot pizza into an insulated cargo bag and pedaled off into the evening. I’m a mountain biker at heart-...
Read moreOpen Ears, Full Trail: Why Budget Bone Conducti...
A few summers back, I almost ate it on a canyon switchback. I was deep in a playlist, earbuds jammed tight, completely oblivious. Three riders came...
Open Ears, Full Trail: Why Budget Bone Conducti...
A few summers back, I almost ate it on a canyon switchback. I was deep in a playlist, earbuds jammed tight, completely oblivious. Three riders came...
Read moreThe Purist's Crash Course: Why I Ditched Silenc...
I used to be that guy. You know the one-quietly smug as a runner with earbuds breezes past, shaking my head at the sacrilege. For me, the outdoors ...
The Purist's Crash Course: Why I Ditched Silenc...
I used to be that guy. You know the one-quietly smug as a runner with earbuds breezes past, shaking my head at the sacrilege. For me, the outdoors ...
Read moreA Ride Without Headphones, and What My Kid Hear...
Last fall, golden hour. Aspens glowing like they'd swallowed the sun. I was airing up tires for a quick sunset singletrack session with my nine-yea...
A Ride Without Headphones, and What My Kid Hear...
Last fall, golden hour. Aspens glowing like they'd swallowed the sun. I was airing up tires for a quick sunset singletrack session with my nine-yea...
Read moreStitch, Tape, and Trail Grit — Why the Best Bik...
There’s a moment I know too well, miles into a ride where the singletrack turns into a boneyard of rocks. The sound changes. It’s not the hiss of a...
Stitch, Tape, and Trail Grit — Why the Best Bik...
There’s a moment I know too well, miles into a ride where the singletrack turns into a boneyard of rocks. The sound changes. It’s not the hiss of a...
Read moreSink Into the Quiet: Why the Best Swim Might Be...
I’d just locked my bike to a scrubby pine, legs still jittery from the downhill, when my riding partner peeled off her jersey and bolted for the la...
Sink Into the Quiet: Why the Best Swim Might Be...
I’d just locked my bike to a scrubby pine, legs still jittery from the downhill, when my riding partner peeled off her jersey and bolted for the la...
Read moreStitch Your Own Line: The Quiet Magic of a Hand...
The first frame bag I ever made was, objectively, a mess. The seams zigzagged like a deer on ice. The fabric was the exact color of expired mustard...
Stitch Your Own Line: The Quiet Magic of a Hand...
The first frame bag I ever made was, objectively, a mess. The seams zigzagged like a deer on ice. The fabric was the exact color of expired mustard...
Read moreThe Anti-Ultralight Manifesto: Best Bags for E-...
The first time I strapped a bag onto an e-bike, I went gloriously overboard. In went two puffy jackets, a hammock, a bag of trail mix the size of a...
The Anti-Ultralight Manifesto: Best Bags for E-...
The first time I strapped a bag onto an e-bike, I went gloriously overboard. In went two puffy jackets, a hammock, a bag of trail mix the size of a...
Read moreThe One-Strap Secret Your Trail Kit Is Missing
The first time I took a messenger bag on a proper mountain bike ride, it was pure accident. I'd planned to head straight home after work, but a fri...
The One-Strap Secret Your Trail Kit Is Missing
The first time I took a messenger bag on a proper mountain bike ride, it was pure accident. I'd planned to head straight home after work, but a fri...
Read moreLet Your Headphones Wear Their Sweat Stains: Th...
The last time I really thought about cleaning my headphones, I was standing knee-deep in a creek, cooling off after a ride that left me plastered i...
Let Your Headphones Wear Their Sweat Stains: Th...
The last time I really thought about cleaning my headphones, I was standing knee-deep in a creek, cooling off after a ride that left me plastered i...
Read moreWhy My Mountain Bike Pack Knows More About Comm...
The alarm goes off at 5:47, and honestly, that's the part of my day that still stings. But by 6:15 I'm pedaling into a streetlamp-lit silence with ...
Why My Mountain Bike Pack Knows More About Comm...
The alarm goes off at 5:47, and honestly, that's the part of my day that still stings. But by 6:15 I'm pedaling into a streetlamp-lit silence with ...
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