Despite a ridiculous amount of snow in the Kootenays, we've been making the most of training and riding the lower elevation trails this spring. The first races of the season were late March at Beacon Hill in Spokane, Washington, as part of the Double Down Hoedown DH ra...

Columbia River trail is a great early season mission.

I’ve been a bit remiss on the Cycleye blog so I thought I’d give a bit of an update on what’s been on the go in 2016 so far. The snow melted down low early this year (still lots up high) so I’ve been able to get on...

 Enjoying the open grasslands of the south end of the Seven Summits. Photo: John Dougall

Admittedly, I’ve been a bit remiss on this blog this summer, due in large part to the hectic schedule. Hopefully you’ve been following the adventures on my social media through Ins...

 Post Canmore slip'n'slide.

Following my fist round victory in Kimberley, next up was Canmore - arguably not my favourite course as it lacks the technical aspects I crave. Conditions were wet and rainy, which made aspects of the course very challenging. The Masters cat...

 Rossglen pumptrack coming together.

Myself and a few dedicated diggers completed a top-to-bottom buff of our extremely popular Supermegawesome trail and have begun a new XC trail that will allow people to pedal back up from the bottom of the same trail. Once complete,...

Line choice discussion before a timed DH race practice. Photo: John Dougall

It was a pleasure to work with 10 very motivated and passionate Jr. Downhill athletes on the new Seven Summits Gravity Racing (SSGR) program. Based out of the West Kootenays, this is the first...

So much effort for a bottle opener :)

The Kootenay Rockies Enduro Series is under way and the firs stop in Kimberley went as well as could be hoped. I took 5 of 6 stages and the win, and while my performance wasn’t perfect – I held back a bit too much on the long and r...

In today’s age of uber-suspension platforms and dialed geometry, it seems just about anyone can hop on a mid-travel bike and feel confident from the get-go. As amazing as this is, it also allows people to do things they could never do previously on a bike without the h...