After a year of riding and upgrading my 2019 Santa Cruz Chameleon I weigh in on all of my decisions and how I feel about the bike. Nothing to see here Nothing to see here B1KER Bar Podcast Channel Pedaling Innovations Pedals Project321 Hubs

Over the last few years I've been traveling to Arizona to ride. I've truly come to look forward to it every year dispite initially thinking it wouldn't be fun to ride there. This video captures a lot of the things I love about Arizona as well as some great info on the Eminent Onset 29er I was riding. Nothing to see here South Mountain Hiline Spartan Rides Eminent Bikes Trail Print Ride it Out Pedaling Innovations

I've been trying to get under 6 minutes on this run for awhile.  This is how I do it. Garmin or Strava JPG or PDF Nothing to see here

There are a lot of great trails in Tahoe. However, some are better known than others. This one in particular is one that is not on the list of typically talked about trails. Because of the location the trail is typically not accessible for most of the normal riding season. During heavy snow years it may not peak out until late in the season. I've heard about it for a long time but never got around to riding it until this year. It's not truly "lost" however it is one less traveled. GarminorStrava Trailforks Nothing to see here

Tyrolean Downhill is located in Incline Village North Lake Tahoe and it's arguably the fastest shuttle run you can do in Tahoe. When I say fast, I don't mean the trail itself, but how quick you can shuttle between the bottom and the top. The trail runs quick and getting back up to the top to pack in a handful of shuttles in one day is super easy. The butterfly super bloom was pretty cool to see too. They were everywhere as you can see in the video. Check this out to see what's in store on the trail. GarminorStrava Trailforks Pedaling Innovation Pedals

The Big Chief Trail in Truckee, California is my new favorite sanctioned trail in the area. As we all know there is a lot of riding in the Tahoe area. I heard about this trail being build for quite some time and saw a few pictures of the progress as it came along. However after hearing it was open and what people thought about it, I couldn't wait to get up there. We liked this trail so much we came back two weeks later to ride it again. This was definitely up in the top three new trails I rode in 2019. If you are in the Truckee area this is definitely a don't miss ride. Garmin or Strava Upper Big Chief Lower Big Chief Pedals >

I got lucky and was able to tag along with the lady on a work trip to Sun Valley, Idaho. This was my first time riding in Idaho and although I missed riding the park by one day it ended up being a blast. I'll review the 2019 Norco Sight A1 29er while I ride the Adams Gulch trails. Forbidden Fruit was the highlight of the ride that got cut short by thunderstorms. All in all, it was an awesome day. GarminorStrava Trailforks Norco Bikes Pedaling Innovations Pedals Bell Super DH Mips CamelBak Podium Bottle Clif Shots (My fav Gu)

After purchasing and riding my first 29er for six months I helped build a set of 27.5 plus wheels and went on my first ride. I go over what I like and dislike about both wheels and have a great time hanging out with the crew Knight Composites and Project321. Garmin or Strava Nothing to see here Project 321 20% Off on Patreon Knight Composites Richard ::: info@stikrd.com