Freeride Fridays

Maybe I should switch from #followcamfriday to Freeride Friday. Shenanigans from Sedona with Lars Romig. 

I have been riding bikes for about 40 years now. I have trained for and raced every discipline on the MTB at the highest level. Sometimes I just want to go out and mess around with my friends. Mountain biking can be whatever you want it to be. The definitions and constraints put on the sport are meaningless to me. I just want to enjoy my bicycle. 

Lars Romig has also been riding for his entire life. Hell, he actually grew up just down the road from here. Not every ride needs to have a mileage goal or a time or a vertical climbing challenge to mean something. Sometimes you just need to go out and get weird with your friends. These are the times that I remember most when I look back over the years. Cycling is what you make it. I have never been one to try and fit into a box or be defined by a certain style. 

For many years, the Sedona locals would get together of Friday and ride for fun. This was freeride Friday and was a loose tradition over the years. Loose as freeride. These guys had it figured out. Instead of doing training rides or trying to do some mega death loop, they would just go session features and break parts off of their bikes. This is the spirit of mountain biking to me, and the part that still keeps me interested in the sport to this day. 

As long as you are having fun on 2 wheels, it's good with me. Whatever the style, whatever the bike, we are all just out here doing our thing. We are all cyclists. No one's experience is worth more than anyone else's. As long as there is a smile on your face, you are probably doing something right. 

So get out there with your crew and have fun this weekend. Turn off your Strava and focus on having fun with the lads. These are the times that we will remember forever.