2012 was a big year for me. It was a time to reflect on my life, get it straightened out, and start heading to where I want to be - physically and mentally. I've traveled around the world – China, Germany, west coast, east coast, and everywhere in between. I've started my own company, Whispering Pines Tea Company. I've lost love and found love, had epiphany's, injuries, lost myself, and found myself. I've trained hard. I've promoted hard. I've pushed the boundaries of the sport and inspired others to do the same. Why? Sometimes I wonder why I train....

So this is been the weirdest “Bike Season” of my life. I have been going through shoulder problems over the past 2 years and I finally decided to do something about it. About 5 months ago; I finally bit the bullet and got my shoulder surgery. I was tired of not being able to ride to my full potential and I want to come out swinging into the 2013 season.Rehab is the most important thing to a major surgery like this, and I hit it hard! I started going to GastownPhysio and Pilates 2 weeks after surgery to help...

You love mountain biking? You love shredding the unknown trails and mountains? but you can only dream of riding all of these places like your favorite pro rider right? Well whats stopping you? Nothing is stopping my girlfriend Carolynn Romaine and I from doing so... We dont have sponsors who pay for our bills or have airplanes waiting for us at the terminal. All we have is each other the open road and amazing friends all over the country willing to give us a place to sleep, good food or a hot shower. If it wasnt for Mountain biking...

The whole spitfire design has been revamped. New 'microdot' soles, a new padding design, and overall support and durability leave you asking - "Why would anyone NOT love these?" First off, the microdots are made with Stealth Mystique rubber for amazing durability and friction. They look better, too. Not to mention that no matter what you're standing on, you're guaranteed to have a bunch of grippy dots on it! They feel amazing - the padding on the insides is everywhere that you want it, and nowhere you don't. The overall design makes for probably the...