Spoke and Craig Relaxing Mountain Bike Adventure
Today’s adventure was one focused on slowing down. I wanted to emphasize the importance of being present in a moment and really soaking in the events unfolding in that moment. YouTube, Social Media, even branded ads are focused on high energy and fast paced clips that leave a viewer in awe and amazement. These are fun and exhilarating to watch, sure. But for most of us, completely unrelatable. Most of us aren’t ever going to find ourselves (intentionally) sending a massive canyon gap jump, competing at Red Bull Rampage, or doing backflips at Crankworx. But nearly all of us, pros included, will find ourselves enjoying a fun evening lap down our local trail purely for just that. Fun. Relaxation. To get away from the daily hustle and bustle.
So, this week, remember to take a minute to slow down and really be present in a fun and exciting moment. And most importantly, go find yourself an adventure this week!
Please enjoy this slowed down and peacful adventure video this week! Spoke and I had a blast (and absolutely fried glutes form carrying a heavy camera bag on this) filming this ride! This ride takes place here in Bend, Oregon on one of the local favorite winter riding destinations, Horse Ridge. More specifically, this is Sand Canyon at Horse Ridge. A mostly fast and twisty ride down, you guessed it, a canyon (or really more of a draw to be more topologically correct).
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Photography Equipment:
Camera- Sony a7rii
Lens- Tamron 28-200 f/2.8-5.6 Di III RXD
Lens Accesory- Breakthrough Photography X2 CPL Circular Polarizer- 67mm for Tamron Lenses mentioned above
Camera Bag- Shimoda Action X30
Tripod- Neewer Carbon Fiber Tripod- I prefer this one for mountain biking as it is a bit lighter than my Leofoto tripod I use for hiking.
Mountain Biking Equipment:
Bike- 2018 YT Jeffsy CF
Helmet- SMITH Engage MTB Cycling Helmet
Shoes- Five Ten Trailcross Lt
POC Kneepads (my current)
HANDUP Gloves (I love their gloves and shirts)
Good Day Optics Steph Polychromic Sunglasses
OneUp Components V2 Dropper 170mm
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