Introductions... - By Andy

Where I grew up, in the foothills of Chatsworth, we had a hill behind our house with a fireroad up it we named "Puke Hill." Reason being, it was a short hell of a climb and back in the day of the Diamond Back Apex and old Rockhoppers, this hill felt like a nightmare on the thighs.

But the hill lead to other great trails including Devil's Canyon a wild, rocky route through enough poison oak and rock gardens to frighten even the hardest of riders.

And so started my love for cycling and more importantly mountain bike riding. I would challenge Puke Hill nearly every day with my Apex then my Yeti, my Curtlo, my few 3Ds and most recently my Scott. Puke Hill started as a challenge, became training grounds for racing and now has turned into memory lane for the riding I have done over half my life. And while over the years my bikes have lightened their weight and increased their suspension, this hill has still remained an injection of pain to my legs. Now granted, maybe it is the extra 20lbs of beer and age I carry around my body (mainly midsection) that has slowed up the pace... at least I would like to think so, but the love has always remained the same.

Whether you ride a road bike, a cruiser, a bmx or a mountain bike - we all share the same love for two wheels and momentum supported my our own internal engine.

With that, allow me to introduce myself. My name is Andrew Reifert and I will be writing this blog as often as I can to talk mainly about mountain biking, product reviews, gripes, announcements and general crap related to the sport we all know in love.

I look forward to your comments and eyeballs visiting my words... happy trails!