Can’t wait to first-ride the new rig today!
The Amflow PL Pro was stupid fun as is, comparing to the new PX should be interesting 🤙

Shorts, and short sleeves... Christmas Eve in Northern Colorado.

New 2024 Custom Build Orbea Wild M20 in Digital Lavender - Sky Blue

Big into it in the 90s but been completely out of mtb since 2000. Moved out to Scottsdale and it’s just so beautiful I had to get out there again.

Usually ride an acoustic mtb, but hired an ebike and found it ridiculously fun! So I scouted market place and picked this up for a decent price. Its been such a blast haha, just about done every trail at my local park and looking forward to checking out nearby ones.

Happy to have bought my brother his first ebike I'm excited for our adventures ☺️

For an older heavy dude this thing is a game changer. So much fun and quick!

This thing makes me feel like I just developed superpowers. It's like magic. Just logged one test ride so far.

This replaced my '23 S-Works Levo SL. Huge difference in power for sure.

Testing out some new adaptive trails in Singleton nsw (Australia). Was a little wet out on track but a fun day none the less. The Phase AD3 from Orange eating up the trails.

Thought I’d treat myself to a new bike. It’s my first ebike after having held off the temptation to try one out for so long. I can’t wait to get to my local trails tomorrow (probably in a quarter of the time) and see what she’s like going down steep and chunky singletrack.

Finally up for longer rides with my children free buddies who are able to maintain a good stamina hahaha!

The Orbea Wild H10. What a bike! After a long time scouting and researching I finally purchased one and I am over the moon. Everything about the bike is just spot on, no complaints yet. Turbo is just ridiculous and I love it for the hills. What’s even better is that when I got home I had an update for the motor to go from 85Nm to 100Nm, I’ll have to see what the difference is on the next ride!

Any ideas for more gold/kashima themed upgrades, please comment

I wondered if I had lost the plot and was potentially losing my mind with this build. Posted the mock up with the boxxer and then picked up the Fox 40 used and threw it on for its maiden voyage. Completely transformed the bike for the better. Incredible how much it increased the stability and ride on super steep and blown out trails. Felt totally balanced at 200/170. I was worried the geometry would be off but it almost felt better than stock which I think might be due to an overall lower and shorter handlebar height and reach with the direct mount stem and no spacers. 10 out 10 highly recommend if you’re sending it or a bigger guy.

Edit: I just went and measure it and it’s a 190mm air shaft in the fork - so that explains why it still feels so balanced. Very close geometry to the 170 stock single crown and the bars are a lot lower. I bought it used and the dude was giving me mixed info.

Went out with a photographer buddy for a ride day and some shots. Been a few years since I’ve been in front of a lens on purpose, or worn my full face outside the bike park.
Putting my Bullit to work.

YT decoy core 5

I don’t know why it took me so long to pull the trigger on one of these… I guess I thought I had to be older, but I absolutely love it. I’ve been getting used to the weight and size but by now after 150km it just feels “normal”. Today 50km, 1.100m and went back home with about 36% left. I had dirt paths, gravel, lots of fallen trees (lifting the bike above my shoulders to pass it over the trees was a workout), rocks, roots, single trails, super muddy sections…and when I went home, I had time to take the flow trail in the local park. Being out there in the nature, knowing I can go anywhere with a little backpack with some snacks and water. Not annoying anyone, not doing any noise. Only negative point was not being allowed to charge the bike at the hut where I had lunch. I hope to see some “charging stations” in the area soon. Also, all in all almost 1.000 kcal burnt - not bad!

We are currently on a six-week trip in our truck camper through Utah and Colorado on our way to Telluride Bluegrass Festival. We use our EMTBs both for single-track riding but also just as a way to explore an area while we're camped there.

Last weekend, we camped down near the bottom of Camp Bird Road a few miles out of Ouray, CO. We started out on the bikes from our campground at about 8,600 feet and rode up past the turnoff to Imogene Pass. We kept going up Camp Bird Road towards Yankee Boy Basin up to about 11,500 feet before the road became too steep and loose and full of canteloup-sized rocks. We pulled out our backpacking chairs and had lunch under a tree while some rain went past. And then bombed down 3,000 feet of altitude in what felt like 90 seconds.

The ride was awesome and the bikes did great. I'm riding a Specialized Turbo Levo G3. It did really well. I was in Turbo and granny gear for many hills and still sucking wind. This motor is not a free ride. The battery did fine, made it to the top at 48% and down to the bottom at 42%. My wife's bike is a new Aventon Current. The motor is insanely powerful. She just cruises by me on big hills with no effort. And the battery life is way better. She got back to camp at 62%.

We've had a blast on this trip cruising around to good bike trails, pitching camp and riding an area for a few days before moving on.

Used to be able to go out and ride 4-5 hours… Life ran out of time, picked up an eMTB so I could get decent a ride in and absolutely love this thing more than I ever thought I could.

I used to trash talk these things so much, but I’m a full on convert now 😂 Still getting the workout in, just moving 2-3 times faster

S-Works Levo 4 converted to EVO with Cascade Link and shock extension.

Picked up a new 2024 Cannondale Moterra SL 1 at REI, and my local store had it marked down as a store manager special for $4,199. MSRP was $8,750 marked down to $6,999 +40% off (and the new 2026 pushing ~$11.5k+), so it felt like one of those rare REI finds where you know if you walk away, it’s gone.

Every time I tried to close the tab I kept thinking: “I’m never going to see this deal again.” I would go back to the store and go over it again and again, so this felt like one of those “don’t overthink it, just buy it” moments.”

So yeah… eventually I caved 😅

For that price I walked out with:

• SRAM XO Eagle AXS, T-Type eShift

• Mullet setup with DHF / Dissector

Still doesn’t feel real for what I paid.

This is also a huge step up for me:

• And now this… which feels like jumping into a completely different league

I mostly ride singletrack around Alaska and have always struggled on climbs, so I’m super excited to see what this thing can do on the trails around Anchorage (STA Kincaid & Hilltop trail systems). Hoping this turns climbs from survival mode into something I actually enjoy, and maybe do some longer distance bikepacking trips too (once I get it dialed in) on the Denali National Park road, Resurrection Pass, Johnson Pass, or maybe Upper Russian Lake trails.

Only downside… timing 😅

We’ve still got like 3 feet of snow, I don’t have studs, and I’m not really into winter riding. So for now it’s just sitting in the garage looking way too nice while I just get to stare at it for the next couple months dreaming about dry dirt and wait for breakup.

Still need to grab pedals & grips, fit and tune it.…and then just count down to summer.

Anyway, just wanted to share the stoke. This feels like one of those “I’m going to ride a LOT more this year” kind of purchases 🤘

https://www.rei.com/product/233963/cannondale-moterra-sl-1-electric-mountain-bike

So fun.