Ride Smart Tips

Ride Smart Tips

Monitor your breathing and fatigue to pace yourself… except when you are fighting to avoid crashing or to get up a hill. Take a moment to look at, or even modify a tricky obstacle. The time and effort to recover from a crash or getting stuck on a hill is far...
Eating along the Trek

Eating along the Trek

Carry light, high energy food that will provide at least 2000 calories when you start your day. This is not for survival if you get disabled, as much as to keep your body engine fueled while you perform along the route. Look for trail food that has at least 100...
General Trek Bike Setup Tips

General Trek Bike Setup Tips

General Trek Bike Setup Tips: You will need gas capacity to go 150 miles plus spare for GRIT1 and GRIT2 in self support mode. Everyone starts with a large tank, but many also use supplemental gas containers like the Giant Loop Gas Bladder or the MSR Dromedary Bladder....
Train for the Ride

Train for the Ride

Training for the Ride By Chris Groll I would like to talk about the importance of training for endurance dirt bike riding.  We all understand the importance of getting our bike and gear ready for a long ride whether it is upgrading stock parts or adding and removing...