BEND, OREGON5.10′s media event was held in Bend, Oregon this week to learn about the "Brand of the Brave", do some climbing, mountain bike riding, photo shoots,  and smoozing with our new journalist friends:) – (Outdoor magazine, Men’s Journal, Backpacker, Climber, theGearcaster.com, Oregonian, Washington Post, decline , etc).

If you have never been to Whistler, you are truly missing out. Summer or winter, there are endless activities to keep you entertained. It is like a little bubble, people live to ride, and scrape by to do whatever they can to keep the party alive....

All the Olympic hype in the media is unbelievably exciting leading up to the London Games!!. Following along as a fan is a lot different than competing, but it is fun for me to have both perspectives. With a week and a half to go, there is an embargo for individual athlete websites and stuff, but the quality of exposure from the last few months has been very high. Hours and hours of video profiles, athlete commercials, training vids, and captivating stories. Every single person going to the games has some kind of personal triumph as to...

CHULA VISTA, CA- USA Well a lot of running around this week, but some things are really important and can not be missed. Olympic trials and a Hall of Fame award don’t just happen every day. I was really happy to be there to support my friends with their dreams, witness history being made, and be recognized for our effort in Beijing. So thank you to USA BMX and the US Olympic training center:) Olympic trials day felt like an emotional rollarcoaster , wow. 8 of the best guys in the country trying to make...

The Sea Otter Classic is a unique event. It's traditionally been the season opener, but it's also the biggest media event where riders race, companies debut product, worldwide media covers everything, the fans enjoy lots of scoping in the pits and races, kids do their thing on jumpy castles and little bike loops, food courts, Dirt jump shows, demo bikes, etc. It's really the only event where road racing, xc, freestyle, and Downhill are in the same proximity. That doesn't matter though, as a racer doing 2 events we are so streamlined into our schedules that paths rarely cross....

Everyone has felt the pressure of the last minute pack job. It doesn't matter how much spare time you leave to pack, it always comes down to the wire getting spare parts organized and bikes taped up in their boxes. We are leaving tomorrow morning for the 15 hour trip from Sydney to Durban, RSA. Got all day:), so I figured, plenty of time to write a blog:)