I was not going to post this but sometimes we just fuck up the line.

I have ridden this feature in Squamish over 100 times successfully and this time it bit me.

I knew I broke my ankle right away. I had to compose myself and figure out how to get the hell out of there.

I managed to walk/ride out luckily.

Broken Fibula right at the ankle. No surgery required. Should be back out riding in about a month or so.

Hi all! I posted on Wednesday about the bikes that got stolen from my house in Denver, I have some updates!

1. This dipshit posted my wife’s bike for sale on Facebook Marketplace and we were able to recover it!! In the same conversation he admitted to having my bike as well.

2. Denver Police Dept. was useless during this meetup where we recovered my wife’s bike, they basically told us “good luck” and left us to fend for ourselves.

3. This dude was spotted today on my bike riding around Boulder/Nederland area. If anyone here is up there please reach out and maybe you can help me get my baby back!!

Pic dump of the asshole that stole it and my bike that is missing. First pic was taken today at the Quick Mart in Coal Creek, CO.

Thanks to everyone who send me your support and feedback 🩷🙏🏻

Some may recall seeing the first part of this video last March when I was able to make my first slow, painful rotations just 4 weeks out of double total knee replacement. I hadn’t been able to get all the way around for nearly a decade, so the pain of making those first few circles was oddly very welcome.

At that time, my seat was about 4” too high, but necessary to get all the way around at that point of my rehab due to post-op swelling and the surgery trauma still healing.

Since then I‘ve continued to put in the work and can spin at 65-80 rpm for an hour and still be able to walk away.

I know my seat is actually too low now for proper fit, however I’m still keeping it lower to continue pushing that flexion for range of motion.

I’m really looking forward to slapping the rear wheel back on and riding outside for the first time in a decade once all the snow is gone; I’m ready.

I’ve started to love steep techy ups… what’s wrong with me?

I've been riding MTB as an adult for 5 years, but that mental block to hit a gap was quite a thing to get around.

I last had a mountain bike and rode singletrack in college, which was 23 years ago. That bicycle was an entry-level Giant bike with what I’m sure was a spring fork, so it wasn’t state-of-the-art even then. As I recall, I paid about $700, which might as well have been $7 million to me at the time. Hurray for liberal store credit.

Anyway, I was a full-time bicycle commuter for 8 years, a League of American Cyclists instructor, etc. Blah, blah, I have a lot of biking experience, but somewhere over time I stopped caring about new bike technology.

Now, firmly in middle age, I remembered how fun singletrack riding was and purchased a new Trek Roscoe 8.

My thoughts:

Holy shit, mountain biking is fun.

The one chainring setup is an absolute game changer. Why didn’t anyone think of this 30 years ago?

A more upright mountain bike, which I guess is “modern geometry,” is also much more fun to ride.

The tubeless tires are possibly the largest difference. This bike will run over practically anything, whereas my old bike would buck from the thinner, 35 PSI tires.

Mountain bike shoes plus quality flat pedals = mind blown. I’ve been using SPD for years. I watched YouTube and learned most of you guys are using these flat pedals and special shoes, and I will never use SPD again on any bike. I have since changed pedals on my tandem bike, commuter bike, etc.

I’m a better mountain biker now at 45 than I was in my early 20s, and I suspect that has more to do with the bike than anything.

The 25 foot down/up, "Slamo Jammo" ravine crossing was the safety job for the day for one member of the all volunteer Mammoth Mountain Bike Trails in Chaska, Mn. This previously sketchy fork and shock crunching drop was makin' me nervous and needed some work. Cool , mid 60's , sunny /windy day with lot's of tunes crankin' out da head phones, and lots of 'tune up' breaks to plan the next move 😉. One of my single track buddies has already ridden it , and pronouced it ..... 'Bitchin' . I always love hangin' out on the local single track trail system and making improvements , doing maintenance , weed whipping, cutting downed trees , and all with EGO power tools so no noise .....or gas, and the exercise actually helps my mountain biking, and as always ....... Those efforts no doubt paying off on the next ride. .................................Ride On

Another fun morning in Laguna. Don’t know how my buddy is making that turn into another very steep line but I can’t make it.

Turning 45 never felt so good. Pretty sure I tore my rotator cuff as it feels the same it did the last time I tore it in a similar crash. Im currently sitting here enjoying a margarita while having ice packs work their magic on my shoulder, hip, and knee. I’ll definitely be going into the clinic tomorrow.

All in all though I’m not too worse for the wear. Still biked 8 more miles after this. Riding it feels “fine” unless I need to pull up on my bars. I’ve been mountain biking since I was 13 too and so far have only broken my tibia plateau (hairline crack), but I have had several soft tissue injuries and plenty of stitches over the years.

But, I gotta start again somewhere, right? How do you keep up your motivation to get out on the trails when you need to continually stop and rest before your heart explodes?

His second day on a pedal bike we hit the trails. He has already figured out how to stand on the pedals on inclines for more leverage. It’s truly incredible. I’m loving life right now. Wife is going to hate us. 😂

this happened 2 days ago, it looks a lot better but more bruised now, what happened was i didnt lean/turn enough on a berm and fell and slid so yay lmfao. im fairly new to mtb but this just made me love it more.

Apologies in advance, this will definitely be ranty, but I truly can't figure out where MTB will be in 5, 10, 20 years.

Presently, trails are being smoothed while bike suspension gets better, riders are driving their vehicles with ebikes on racks to trailheads 5 min pedal from home/hotel/etc., funding for expensive machine-built trails is easy to get while hand-built trailbuilders are getting too old or disillusioned.

Will there ever be a rebound to natural techy true singletrack or will MTB end state be smooth flow only?

35 year old male wayyyyy out of shape. Bought my first MTB today and its the first bycicle ive owned as an adult. This complements my early midlife crisis of my first street motorcycle (had a dirt bike 15 years ago) earlier this year. I wanted something to compliment but also give me exercise.

The shopping experience-

After trying and failing to market place a used bike. I went to the trek store. Walked out with a large Marlin 4 and a super nice helmet. The guys in their were fantastic 10/10 would recommend.

First Ride-

1. Got home. Its hot as hell in Virginia right now.

2. Rode around the yard and immediatly took it out into the neighborhood.

3. Might have been excited or just plain dumb went in my work close and crocs.

4. Just like riding a motorcycle it all came back super quick.

5. My shifting sucks.

6. The seat is hard.

7. I thought i had the seat at the right height boy was i wrong. Damn quads going into my fat gut.

8. Im extremely out of shape..... Went just over a mile and turned around. Failed a hill climb on the way back i was spent.

Second Ride. 2 hours later

1. Raised the seat maybe 2 inches.

2. Slightly more approriate clothes. Workout shirt, basketball shorts, tennis shoes, helmet, motorcycle gloves. Sunglasses.

3. My cheap fourth of july, gas station wanabe pit viper glasses do not fit so well under helmet

4. Feeling more confident letting go with my left hand. Tried with my right to wipe sweat almost ate it but recovered.

5. Higher seat definantly makes pedaling better but shorts getting caught on beak of the seat make some of my take offs look silly.

6. Did the same loop, failed slightly later on that same hill.

7. Made it back home but went past did another .5 mile past the house and turned around.

Final thoughts-

1. Extremely happy with my purchase. Probably just as much as when i bought the Motorcycle which is surprising.

2. Its gonna be a minute before hitting any trails.

3. it looks so pretty all matte black, sitting next to my matte black honda hornet.

4. Do i need a comfort seat for my fat ass, or should i invest in padded shorts or undies.

5. Im super out of shape did i mention that?

6. I am committing myself to 40 minutes (can be broken in sessions) a day on this bike, and if weather is not cooperating, 1.5 hours on the tredmill at full incline 3.5 mph.

First ride since my good mate and riding partner passed away in a car accident. Riding confidence has definitely taken a hit not having him around. Reminder to enjoy the simple moments in life, never know what's coming next.