It is a glorious morning here in Prescott, Az and the Whiskey offroad “50 Proof” just went off with a shotgun blast. Normally I like my whiskey a little higher proof but we ain’t taling about drinking. Yet. Best of luck to all of the 550 riders that just set out for 50 miles of [...]

Every Easter Saturday, here in the desert, we have our own spring classic. It is not sanctioned, advertised, or even legal. It’s called the Squealer and it is the best “race” I have ever done. Phoenix is gifted with having badass trails right here in town and the National Trail on South Mountain is the granddaddy [...]

I found myself sprinting out of work Friday at noon on a mission to get to Gallup,NM. Granted it’s not the first place somebody would point their car for a mountain bike road trip, but most people haven’t ridden the trails there. This weekend was even better because I had the pleasure of being registered for the [...]

I’m cooked. Not baked or fried, but I think I pedaled in the blazing sun long enough today that I could be considered human jerky. My lips are cracked and bleeding, my eyes are bloodshot and my arms and face are tanned to the color of a piece of perfectly cooked back. Needless to say, [...]

I have always had a love/hate relationship with the Superstition mountains to the east of Phoenix. It is where the suburbs stop and the mountains begin. Therefore, it’s the only wilderness area I know of that you can still see the glow of the city while backpacking. The hills are filled with tourists but also endless miles [...]

Its a little late and there isn’t much more that I can report on here that hasn’t already been said by Gnome and D2 but I will give it a try. This year’s installment of Old Pueblo was by far the hardest one I have ever completed. It was filled with wind, rain, dust, mud, ups and [...]

Ten days. That is all that is left until Gnome, D2, Precious, myself, and a team of 4 sultry vixens head down to the Tucson desert to represent DC at Old Pueblo. I really can’t wait to get the suffering started. I spent a good amount of today riding the course and the trail is [...]

Looks like there are two high end events which are set to take place next year down in that gem of a state they call Arizona.  First, Dejay puts on his annual “come ride your bike, drink beer, see all your friends, and live the good life” event he calls SSAZ.  Mark your calender for [...]

When I meet people from the DC family out on the trail, the one question I get the most is “How do you know Big Jonny and how did you end up writing for the site?”. I am reminded of this story every year around this time, and today seems like the best day to share it. I always [...]

The past seven days have been a blur of mountain biking, driving, and trying to look busy at work. My nerves are shot, my knees are sore, and I am consuming way more coffee than any human ever should. I guess that means it was a good road trip. The plan was to get six [...]

Last week I got a call from Scandinavian Jesus talking some nonsense about riding in a 100 mile mountain bike race that was going to be all on fire roads. I wished him luck and then went about the rest of my day.  He waited until later in that evening, after I already had a few adult beverages, and asked [...]

A while back, I was holding down the bar with everybody’s favorite Gnome and he was telling me about all the riding he has been getting to do lately. I was a little more than jealous. Although I’m having my fair share of fun, my tires have not been hitting the dirt very much lately. In the [...]