practice, the best instructor
the lesson i took away from today’s ride is..
if you’re clear on what you want to accomplish, it can and will happen. it’s just sometimes you’re tested how bad you want it.
believe in what you love
“Just before I left North Carolina earlier this year to move to Southern California, I was contacted by a local photographer, Jeremy Glaser. He had stumbled upon a YouTube video of mine and later found I only lived an hour away, in the next city over. We connected, scheduled a time for a photo shoot at a local college (NC State University) and had a fun Sunday! ..all the photos in this post, came from that day!
call out your potential
“When I heard that someone in my family owned a private, indoor foam pit, it was honestly hard to believe! I mean I’ve literally spent thousands of dollars flying around the country to find places like this, and if you’re an up and coming rider you know what I mean. Nice locations like this are rare. It was funny because literally the whole time I was growing up..
the realization of a dream
“Mid 2004 and well into 2005, I was on a mission. Now with it being my Senior year in High School and a mountain of decisions to make regarding my future, the ONLY one I was clear on, was that I wanted to create my best biking video yet. I was feeling more uncertainty than ever before because..
the pursuit of a dream
“Late 2003 and well into 2004, I was riding 2-3 hours per day, practicing as much as I could, and doing my first few NORBA observed trials competitions around the country. Comps were great because they allowed me meet others in the sport of bike trials around the nation and sometimes the world. Such a small percentage of..
my first love
“Fall 2001, it was the beginning of my Freshman year of High School in Santa Cruz, Northern California. Little did I know, that playing on the 9th grade basketball team that year would have lead me to meeting my new best friend and riding buddy at the time, Andy Kolasa, who I had noticed rode his mountain bike to practice everyday. Make a long story short..
