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Join us on an unforgettable journey as we hit some of the best mountain biking trails across the US in our RV, all while traveling with cats

15 year photo story of my journey as a North Shore Trail Builder

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Essential Cycles turns 5 years old today. Recap on the past 5 years

My heart belongs to Nelson BC, I left a part of it there the first time I visited, and each time I go back to reclaim it I feel like I...

So many of the trails on Mt Seymour (and Mount Fromme) are maintained by the North Shore Mountain Bike Association (NSMBA). This...

This technically isn't a bike riding video, although there is bike riding! This is a video about the conversations (shit-talk) that...

New Years Day is the perfect time for adventure, and what better way to spend it than mountain biking with friends in the woods of North...

Originally published in issue 16 of Mountain Bike for Her. They say in life two things are certain… death and taxes, and in mountain...

New Year, new JacVentures, this time we head to Vancouver Island for our 8th Annual Easter trip, and let's not forget our race team...

The things you find on an old drive! From Whistler (WORCA) Green Monster, Gargamel, ESP, Billy's epic, Working Class, AC DC to the North...

The things you find on an old drive! Great memories of when a friend from Nelson BC came to visit and we showed his some of the goods the Sh

I started of Spring by heading back to Penticton to coach with my awesome friends Linnette and Tash.  Spring also means rides with the Muddb

I find it rather baffling, there is a very clear split in those who feel doing skills clinics and sessions is money well spent versus those

This won’t work for everyone, but I have tried to keep it as general as possible to work for as many of you who may be interested in doing i

For the second year in a row almost 60 ladies of all ages and ability levels descended on Silverstar Mountain to participate in the ladies o

If you haven’t worked out what I’m talking about yet, maybe you have been lucky enough to never experience the feeling of being “burnt out”

Second year of living in Whistler for the summer and working for the Whistler Off Road Cycling Association (WORCA) youth camps.  Some great

More Coaching and more riding,  June was time to get the Muddbunnies Riding Club back over to Cypress to tackle the gnar, headed on a little

May was a busy month for races, having committed to the entire BC Enduro and Canadian National Enduro Series I was excited.  We raced North