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To those of us who don’t spend much time in bike parks, wheelchair athletes may only exist on screen. And even that may have only been during their time in the spotlight in the mid-2000s when the freeride boom met the DVD boom. But what is be a novelty for most of us is just Read More

“Mount Shasta Bike park has approximately 10 miles of Lift Accessed trails winding through old-growth red firs, meadows, bridges over creeks all wrapped up with breathtaking panoramic views. It’s pretty, don’t get us wrong, but you will probably be more focused on the trail ahead of you.  We sit on a volcano, so let’s talk Read More

When you're laid off from work, banned from travel and happen to live in Squamish, it doesn't take long to figure out how to spend your time.

Between Vancouver Island and mainland B.C. is Penelakut Island.  In 1890, a residential school was built on the island by the Catholic church in an effort to assimilate First Nations children into the Euro-centric society that was being spread during the colonial period. The school has a history of violence and abuse, and was eventually Read More

As Black Lives Matter protests erupted around the world following the Memorial Day killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, and the U.S.’s deep history of systemic racial injustice bubbled to the surface once again, the cycling industry was soon face-to-face with its whiteness. Black, Indigenous and People of Color riders posted on social media about Read More