XC for me has typically meant riding the same trails I would on any other bike with less armour and a little helmet, but going a little slower down and hopefully with a little less pushing up. That shot is from a lap today in Squamish which was unfortunately cut short by a twisted ankle [...]

Post ride convoy to the pub, after a ride up on Burke, Coquitlam, BC. A pretty classic site around town. I wonder why this style of rack isn’t found in the UK, as they’re way handier than those stupid things with all the dangly bits you have to tie on.

I finally broke my cherry riding a lap of the local mountain after dark, with a shiny new Hope LED headlamp. Those things are FUCKING SHINY and no mistake – in some ways better than daylight as you never hit the shadows. Here’s Jon, looking pretty happy with himself with his solar flare hat: It [...]

Testing chocolatefoot version 4.0.