The Bakery: The Power of Not Giving a F*ck

Be more like a skateboarder–that’s the latest life advice I have been given. Apparently I need to take a page from skate culture and learn how to not give a fuck. Mountain bikers are just too caring.

In an attempt to embrace these new words of wisdom and learn how to not give a fuck, I recently asked a friend who works in the skate industry to teach me.

He didn’t show up, because, clearly, he doesn’t give a fuck.

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Bike Mag: What I'd do for a Bike Hat

I’ve been lusting over a Bike hat for some time now. It seems that everyone in my life has one.

Everyone, except me.

While I was on the road with Sombrio, I quietly plotted how I was going to get myself this one crucial bit of schwag. I even managed to liberate one from its owner for a short time before sheepishly having to return it. No amount of eyelash batting or flattery would return it to me. In light of the fact that I clearly can’t flirt my way into this new bit of headgear, I’ve compiled this list of 100 things I would do for a Bike hat.

This goes out to the “higher-ups” at Bike who, apparently, hold onto these things as if they were made out of gold….

1. I would call your grandma a dick.
2. I would show you a boob, but just one.
3. I would show you both boobs.

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Rig Life: The Full Story

There comes a moment in everyone’s lives when you realize you are an adult. Calling home from a truck stop in Vegas because the bank has suspended your debit card for suspicious use (your use) at a strip club is not that moment.

This was how I started my last stint of rig life; winning.

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Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Vid: Karla

In the final year of my photography program Karla was my muse. She inspired a project that I completed for graduation photographing scars and recording the stories behind them. The biggest question that I get in response to the project and all the bike related scars is “do these people still ride bikes?”. 

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Marx Conditioning

Monika Marx of Marx Conditioning asked me to do some photos with her clients in her temporary studio.  I was definitely inspired by these strong women and by Monika's ability to pursue her goals and help so many people to achieve theirs.

Pinkbike: Complete

Diagnosed with a complete spinal cord injury following a crash at the Jeep King of the Mountain race in 2007, Tara Llanes has worked hard to build a complete life without limitations. After years of a successful professional BMX and downhill racing career, including 2 US national championships, 4 World Championship medals and 4 ESPN X-Games medals, Tara has developed a focus and drive that continues to serve her in every challenge she faces. Most recently Tara is preparing to get back on technical riding trails for the first time since her accident.

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Vancouver to Canmore. . . Almost

My 6 day, 900km solo bike tour from North Vancouver to Canmore, Alberta was cut short when I was found unconscious on the highway just outside of Merritt.

I left North Vancouver in the afternoon on a Thursday and spent half the day trying to avoid traffic jams and construction sites.  I consulted my iphone for directions often, and made ambiguous turn after ambiguous turn though residential neighborhoods to find my way safely out of the city.  I must have looked lost and confused, since a man with a bike loaded down with garbage bags of cans and a beard that looked like it’d been around since the ’80′s stopped peeing off his bike long enough to turn and ask if I needed help.  I make friends everywhere I go.

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