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So there I was, drinking beer and looking at the internet. What ever happened to my blog..... I don't think people even realize that I race mountain bikes for a living. I think people know me as that guy who posts weekly POV videos on YouTube about riding on the edge of some scary cliff in the desert. I am a Vlogger now, do I really need a blog? Well, after a two-year hiatus, I just turned it back on because it made me smile. Let me know what you guys think. Times were simpler then. More projects, more problems. Wouldn't trade it for anything.

Rougher Than Shit

11/24/2017

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Back to the regular program of trying our damnedest to break our bikes and ourselves. #followcamfriday with the all-star team on Holy Cross.

Here we are again, live and direct from Grand Junction. After last weeks' episode from the road-bikeable 18 Road trails, we are doing a complete 180, and riding some of the Western Slope's most technical trail. I get requests for this one all the time, so here you go, tech-nerds.

The Lunch Loops have a way of keeping you on your toes. Holy Cross is basically a fist-fight from top to bottom and to be clear, it's not really downhill. As we learned last week, Noah is into fitness, so we won't let that fact slow us down much.

When you get Krunk, James, and Noah together on one trail, things really start to escalate. Before you know it, your wheels are square and your bike is making strange noises. All in a day's work is suppose. I really wouldn't have it any other way, the rougher the better in my world.

It was slightly above freezing when we began our ride. Noah was wearing a jacket, but my nipples could cut glass. You would think that I could dress myself after living in the mountains for 20 years. It's a good thing we were sprinting everywhere...

Where will next week find us? Stay tuned to find out. Instead of spending money on things that you really don't need today, consider heading outside to work off some of that pumpkin pie.

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Smoother Than Butter

11/17/2017

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#followcamfriday from PBR trail in Fruita, Colorado. 18 Road is a Colorado classic. No rocks were harmed in the making of this episode. Welcome to Season 3! Thanks for watching the ride!

I don't get to ride 18 Road very often. To be perfectly honest, this area is last on my list when visiting Fruita. I mean, it's fun, anything involving a bicycle is fun in my book, but I find myself frequenting the Lunch Loops and Kokopelli trail systems. What can I say, I like rocks. That sound when your carbon rim makes solid contact with the ground..... You know the one. That is what I am really searching for in life.

That said, riding for me is as much about the people as it is the trails. Hell, I can have fun on a road if the people involved are keeping the levels high. Insert Noah Sears. This goofy bastard lives down the road and makes it impossible to have a bad day when his presence is near. Always a pleasure. Never a dull moment. These trails are fun, you just have to sprint your brains out to make them interesting. Luckily, Noah is into fitness.

I have been riding and racing with Noah for years, so we take the piss out of each other and have a good old time doing it. If you aren't Australian, I will clarify that "taking the piss" is talking shit, not the golden shower scenario I feel like you were secretly hoping for. Even if Noah has gone vegan, and barely drinks beer, we can still be friends. On a side note, we went to The Hot Tomato and ate salad. I made Noah drink a beer.

This was the beginning of a fall road trip to the desert. This is par for the course this time of year, as we patiently wait for the snow to fly in the high country. I am almost ready to go skiing.... Absence makes the heart grow fonder and I am looking forward to being really cold and getting snow in my mustache. Biking will always be there.

Stay tuned next week as we return to the regularly scheduled program of trying to break rocks with our wheels, and riding on the edge of some god-forsaken cliff in the desert. Drink a beer for Noah.

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Your Front Wheel is Useless.

11/10/2017

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#followcamfriday from Mount Falcon in Denver Colorado. Leave your front wheel in the car, you won't need it....

One of these days, I will learn how to ride a proper manual. Everyone has to have goals. For the last three weeks, I have been watching in amazement as my highly-skilled friends treat the trail like a circus ride. Picture a bear on a unicycle..... juggling balls. This is all I see.... Welcome to my reality.

I have been riding with James for the better part of 15 years. 15 years of making me look like a normal mountain biker. It's humbling really....What I wouldn't give to poses 1/4 of James' skill-set.

Need a tee-shirt? Want to help some animals?? Check out James' Business HERE. 8$ from every tee goes to a different animal charity each week. Christmas is coming, treat yourself and your loved ones.

So, what u got? Is this the best Front Range descent? Good mix of speed and tech.... It's up there in my book. Just try and head up there on a moody day like we did, otherwise it tends to be a bit crowded... If you catch it when it's empty, Castle Trail is amazing.

Until next week, bike nerds. In the mean time, practice your manuals... I will be. I may just throw some flat pedals on before I break my tail bone. #lovesbackwheel is hard on a man.

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More Madness from Bellingham with Kendall-Weed

11/3/2017

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Picking up where we left off in last weeks #followcamfriday episode, Jeff and I finish our lap on Galbraith in Bellingham.

If you watched last weeks video, you have learned a thing or two about Jeff. Join us as we ride Irish Death, Grasshopper and Bob's Trail.

JKW spends more time on one wheel than two. Or in the air.... The ground is boring to Jeff...

Have a look at Jeff's Youtube channel. HERE
Definitely worth a couple of cold ones and some solid couch time.

Where will #FollowCamFriday travel to next..... Its almost dessert season in the desert.

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Is blogging still a thing?

Rougher Than Shit

Smoother Than Butter

Your Front Wheel is Useless.

More Madness from Bellingham with Kendall-Weed

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