This past fall I was blessed with the opportunity to explore the Yukon territory with Marisa for 10 days and exceeded my already high expectations. The scenery was spectacular, the people were genuine, and the biking was world class. Whitehorse, YT Right from the get go after landing in Whitehorse on Sept 17th I was… Read More Yukon Biking
We’re pushing into our 12 month of summer and mountain biking, and all I can think about is where our journey all began.. at Silver Star Mountain. It was the summer of 2015, Mitch accepted a trail building job at Silver Star instead of going back to work as an engineer. I decided to finish… Read More Building Silver Star Q&A: Cameron Sorensen
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Dear Athletes, If you would like any of the photos below please email info.live4therush@gmail.com and we will send you an electronic copy. All I ask is if you post it on your social media to give me credit using @live4therush. Thanks for putting on such an awesome show and enjoy the photos. Cheers, Mitch &… Read More Arrowtown Stompdown
I can still remember being at the airport when we arrived in New Zealand 14 months ago and was flipping through one of the local mountain bike magazines. I saw a feature for the Old Ghost Road and I knew right away I wanted to bike the trail! That first summer up in Rotorua mention… Read More Biking NZ Part 6: Old Ghost Road – The Loop
Long before we left Canada, Rotorua was on the radar to hit up. Between a review from my previous boss (Cam Sorensen – Bike Park Manager @ Silvestar Mountain Bike Park) and the Crankworx publicity, we knew Rotorua was going to be an all-time destination for mountain biking. What we couldn’t of planned for is just… Read More Biking NZ Part 5: Rotorua (aka RotoVegas)
There’s a new craze taking off in the mountain biking community for those who want to venture off, spend some time away from the crowds and connect with nature in the remote backcountry. Bikepacking, it’s in and it’s only getting more popular with advances in gear to store and carry along all you could ever… Read More Bikepacking 101: It’s coming in Hot
Part 4 of the NZ biking series brings us a lot closer to our home base of Rotorua last summer in a small town known for its logging operations and low income neighbourhoods named Tokoroa. What most people don’t know, even those involved in the mountain biking scene is that this place has some of the… Read More Biking NZ Part 4: Tokoroa
We’ve been in New Zealand for almost a year now and the time travelling around both the North and South islands while working, snowboarding and mountain biking has gone by too fast. There’s still so much we want to explore and learn about this amazing country! Here’s 10 more things we’ve learned, embraced and love… Read More The Kiwi Experience Pt.2
Winters over and we’ve decided to migrate from Wanaka to Christchurch to enjoy the summer biking around Canterbury and the rest of the south island. Living in a bigger metropolis has given us a similar feeling of home. The decision of moving to a big city like Christchurch meant we were going to risk the… Read More Vanlife Pt.5: Finding Balance
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