I mentioned on the channel that I wanted to set up a camping trip for us to be able to get together. I'm super excited to put some faces to names and get out and ride some awesome trails in Downieville. This is not a paid hosted, sponsored, supported trip with any guarantees. I'm not making any money off of this in any way and to be honest am purely doing this for us to get together and have a good time. I did however try to sweeten the pot when I reached out to BKXC.I personally have been wanting to meet him and on his channel he talks about building a community and that appeals to me because I have similar goals for my channel. So I reached out to him and asked if he'd like to be involved.  He thoguht it sounded like a great idea and let me know what his schedule looked like.  Unfortunately the end of the summer wasn't open for him so if it was going to work, it was going to be with short notice! Let's be clear about one thing here. We may or may not be able to ride together. I'm going…

This is one of my go to loops in Auburn. I ended up taking a lot long than I would normally so don't judge me when looking at the Garmin/Strava data. I have been having some lower back issues lately that stem from an old Army injury. None-the-less, between that and having to repair the gimbal on the side of the trail I was really slow. Oh, and to be honest, it was hot as hell so I took a bunch of breaks. Hahahaha, either way every ride is an adventure. The main point of this video was to show you all this route. Up Stage Coach, down Manzanita, Up Stage Coach to Upper Stage Coach, Follow Upper Stage Coach until Flood Trail, hang a left onto Flood Trail, pass Mossy Rock Trail and follow Flood Trail until you get to Stage Coach. Head down Stage Coach to the bottom, and cross the bridge to make a left on Clementine Trail. Climb that past the first gate where the paved road is. Keep climbing up the road until you get to the top where the gate and rocks are. Make a right on Fuel Break and climb the half a…

This trail is called Flemming Meadow, however, I really thing it should be plural for no apparent reason.  It just flows out the mouth better to say Flemming Meadows.  Either way, this ride was introduced to me by a stranger and his wife that just so happen to be sitting next to me at a restaurant.  After the first ride I knew it was going to be on the regular list!  It's a really fun trail that is generally ridden Counter Clockwise.  Maybe one of these days I'll give it a shot the other way.  It's located up in Pollock Pines at Sly Park.  Aside from the climbs it's not a technical trail and is loads of fun.  In my mind after the first climb it's all fun from there. Garmin or Strava JPG or PDF Nothing to see here

The gimble catastrophe in the parking lot the week before left me feeling bummed I didn't get good footage of Camp Tamarancho during the Tamarancho Santa Cruz Shootout video.  Fortunately I had the opportunity to be back in the area again and decided there was no way I could pass up the opportunity to ride this trail again...the other direction.  Garmin or 

In this video I had the opportunity to ride the Santa Cruz Tallboy and the S010. It was my first time riding a 27.5+ bike. That was really impressive. I can understand why a few months back a few bike shop employees were ranting and raving about them. We rented the bikes at Acme Bikes in San Rafael for $100 each. The guys at the shop were nice and gave us some parking advice, a trail map, and even stayed open a little late since we ended up running a little behind. Garmin or Strava JPG or PDF Acme Bikes Tamarancho Day Pass

I opened up the Camelbak and took a look at what I was carrying on all of my rides.  I gave a little reasoning on why I was carrying what I do and hopefully it's of some value to all of you out there! Camelbak 27.5 Tube Toe Warmers Clif Gel Clif Blocks Crank Bros Multi Tool Park Y Tool Park Patch Squares Park Patch Kit Tire Levers Zip Ties GoPro Tool Survival Mirror Duct Tape Paracord (550 Cord) Quick Link CO2 NiteRider 750 NiteRider 1500 NiteRider Battery Topeak Shock Pump Presta Adaptor First Aid Kit Gerber Multi-Tool LeatherMan Multi-Tool