The latest Impossible Route has been out for a while and after watching it, it’s easy to say that Andrew Jackson is a “core” rider, no doubt. Check out The Dark Divide:
What’s the “core” thing about, you maybe are asking? Well, there’s a new study/report out about mountain biking and it seems like “core” is a question, when it comes to defining riders these days. Note: it seems like gravel is an even bigger question mark.
From the Singletracks article, which you can read here: https://www.singletracks.com/community/study-mountain-biking-is-growing-but-not-among-core-riders/
“If the amount of core riders is decreasing, I think it has to do with the lack of truly challenging trails being built,” said Hamilton. “Overcoming challenges is rewarding! If after a few years, you can ride every trail in your area well, it becomes boring,” he said.
Hamilton also talked about the representation of riders in media.
“I’ve never opened up a ski magazine or snowboard magazine and seen a shot of beginners on a beginner hill,” he said. “You know, it’s usually one of the best in the world doing something really cool. So we need to give people something to aspire to, and I do think that we’ve dropped the ball on that a little bit.”
Interested in beer history? Here are two fun articles from California “craft brewing” history:
Boca Brewing Company up Tahoe way in the late 1800s: https://www.sfgate.com/renotahoe/article/lake-tahoe-boca-beer-150-year-old-recipe-good-wolf-17853769.php
An American classic, Anchor Steam Beer and its Gold Rush Origins:
https://www.tastingtable.com/1200735/steam-beers-gold-rush-origins/
Wishing you a positive week of funshine and a beer of your choosing!
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Loved watching The Dark Divide, but have no desire to do anything like that