Hello!
My name is Grigory, and this is a diary of my journey back into the world of mountain biking. I used to be big into urban/dj/xc riding. I love bikes, biking and great things that those two bring into my life.
This blog (as much as I would like to avoid the word “blog”, I suppose it does describe what’s about to happen) will be my way to vent a bit, as well as share some hopefully interesting photos and stories. Stories should, probably, take me to trails around Vancouver Island, as well, at some distant point, into Mainland BC. Now, some background…
I used to live in Toronto, 2 minutes away from the Don (awesome mtb playground). It was great, I loved my greatly cared for Specialized P.1 (bent rigid fork, impossible to clean 2005 frame, hookworms, no breaks, single speed…). We used to spend whole summers with shovels in our hands and geometry of take offs/landings in our minds.
I moved to Victoria, BC, and my bike got stolen soon after that (nice first impression!). Theft of my older Trek 4300 did not made me wait long as well. They even stole my mom’s new KHS Alite! Thankfully, police recovered that last one from some junkie in downtown. It was slightly beat up, but OK for commuting.
Long story short, for the next three years my bike (khs alite) was a means of transportation. Sometimes I would take my friend’s bmx, downhill or awesome street bike for a 10 minute spin and a couple of badly executed 180s, but nothing exciting. Lately this became very depressing and I started to climb rock cliffs above the ocean just to get that similar adrenalin rush - a point in time at which mountain biking seems like a safer/cheaper way to continue living in one piece.
I start this blog with a purchase of used-but-completely-mint 2006 Kona Stuff, mostly stock (except for minor details like grips, tires and maybe something else), and with a great Manitou Nixon Elite on it. I’m very, very excited, even to a point of starting yet another tumblr.
Enjoy!
