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.

Read more on pinkbike.com 

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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Bike Mag: Jump Ship

Jump Ship, a Silver stop in the FMB World Tour, saw over 20 professional riders flock to the jump-filled barge in Victoria Harbor, British Columbia.

The battle for first place in the slopestyle event was a tight competition between Brandon Semenuk and Mike Montgomery–who just came off a win at the Teva Mountain Games. In the end, Semenuk came out on top by just under three points. Montgomery did however win the best trick contest on Day 2 with a butter-smooth 720 (See video bottom of page).

Check out more of my photos on bikemag.com

John Henry Days

Dreads, stunts and prizes. . . how can you go wrong?

Ripper: Super D

Words at here.

First Ripper of the Year

When I saw the snow outside at 6am on Saturday morning I thought for sure that the Ripper would be canceled, but those NSMBA people are a tough bunch! The Ripper was on and it turned out to be an amazing day for photos.

I was lucky enough to get a lift in James' truck (Obsession Bikes) for the start of the race.

Thank-you to awesome photographer Corey Toews for this photo!
There were some bunnies. . .


. . . and a hospital patient. . .

. . . even Joan of Arc made an appearance!Lots of riders braved the snowy conditions for the event and had an awesome time!Even my boss, Kelli (Endless Biking)!The organizers liked the snow too!
Thank-you to all of the volunteers, ripper participants and the other photographers, it was definitely a Ripper to remember!

More photos!