03 — Blog
Dummy posts for now. Swap them for real ride notes whenever the dirt dries.
March 2, 2026 · 4 min
Dummy note from the jump line: the whip starts with your eyes, not your elbows. I kept staring at the lip and the bike kept landing crooked, which is a very honest teacher.
The fix was boring and perfect. Look at the landing, push the bike out, bring it back before the dirt votes. I still yell. The yell is just shorter now, and it happens after the tires touch.
February 18, 2026 · 3 min
Water, a layer you'll take off and refuse to carry, one snack that survives a jersey pocket, and lights even if you swear you'll be back before dark. You will not be back before dark.
January 9, 2026 · 5 min
It was marked easy. The map did not mention the off-camber roots or the family of puddles with main-character energy. I walked two corners and called it “style scouting.”
December 2, 2025 · 6 min
Dummy setup notes: start softer than the chart, add a click until the front stops diving into every braking bump, and write the numbers on tape inside the number plate. Future you is bad at remembering.
November 14, 2025 · 3 min
Shade, needles, and berms that hold. I don't have a scientific paper. I have a jersey that still smells like the descent and a very strong opinion that this is the correct scent for going fast.