Dirt Sermon: Life Challenge, Overcoming to Help Others Overcome

I had the opportunity to spend some time with my brother in law, Eric, recently. Eric doesn’t get much time off, so I was glad to spend some time with him as we used to have a lot of laughs together years ago. He mentioned that he was interested in getting back to riding and […]

Fat Pusher Challenge Ride Summary

This will end up being a very long post full of text and videos. Over the next few days I will be posting videos of each lap of the Fat Pusher Challenge. I will talk a little about the journey and my summary of the ride. I just wanted to let you know that beforehand. […]

First Attempt at Bikepack Style Exploring the High Country Pathway

I had an opportunity to spend some time with my parents. Back in the day, my dad and I used to spend a lot of time riding snowmobiles across northern Michigan. It was a great time, but it always had me thinking, “I wonder if I could do something on bikes…” Well, since I was […]

DTE Energy Foundation Trail Sugar Loop Preview

I got a chance to pre-ride the new Sugar Loop at the DTE Energy Foundation Trail. I was really impressed. Unfortunately another story developed during my filming, but it was still a blast. Have a watch and let me know what you think.

3 Problems of Being a Big (Clydesdale) Rider

The other day I almost had an opportunity to ride with a big YouTube guy, Toogy Howser. Unfortunately it didn’t work out, but it got me thinking about some real issues. As we all know, including me now, I am a big guy. There are some hurdles I face when I even think about riding […]

#fatpusherchallenge

Ok, I am finally posting details about the Fat Pusher Challenge from my other recent post HERE. Just to bring everyone up to speed, in that video I opened up about being a really big guy, and issued two challenges to us all. The First challenge is simple. The “Fat Friendly” Challenge: Simply to be […]

Torn Shirt

Torn Shirt is a really well known technical trail in Brighton State Park. I had the chance to ride it the other day. Did I want to tear my shirt????

I Open Up and Issue Two Challenges

On today’s vlog I open up about being a big rider. I will be talking about my health journey a little more, and trying to offer some encouragement to bigger guys like me. I will be writing more on this topic, but for now, please watch the video, like it at Youtube, share it with […]

Be There

I went out for a ride the other day. I was really hoping to be alone to ride, get my frustrations out, and to pray. My plans got changed after an encounter. In this Dirt Sermon I look at this experience in light of 1 Timothy. Paul encourages Timothy to be ready “in season” and […]

Keeping Up With The Kathryn

If you’ve ever wondered how, of if you should try to spend time with your older children by taking them mountain biking, then this video is for you. How do you get them to go? You ask. Why do you get them to go? To have adventures together. All of my children have been biking […]