13/03/2026
In search of purity?
Whenever I approach endgame nerddom in any endeavor I find myself questioning what on earth I’m actually doing. I like to feel that there’s some merit to my hobbies beyond the obvious, more hedonistic side. Some link to what makes us human and a relevance to our world.
It sometimes comes easy and other times not.
I love the concept of sports and hobbies that place the emphasis on the doer rather than their gear. Skateboarders throwing beautifully technical tricks on a plank with wheels, surfers using a larger plank to harness the motion of the sea.
In mtb it often feels the opposite and the bike overshadows what we do with them. It’s all driven by marketing of course and it’s just a really fun recreational hobby, is there any need to get so deep? Probably not.
But when you reach Nerd Level 5000 these are things you may start to consider.
Im not averse to tech if it improves my experience on the bike but I try to make bikes that connect rider to trail and that become an extension of ourselves. If I get that just right it can be more powerful than any new advancement.
That’s the goal anyway.
