This years trip to Interbike has been a little bit different. The show still had all the swore backs, aching feet and empty bottles but afterwards has been a little bit different. Instead of making the 22hr drive back to Vancouver, we headed Northeast towards Moab Utah. If for some odd reason you don’t know what Moab is, it is an area made of sandstone shaped by the Colorado river north of the Grand Canyon. The area has fabulous riding filled with natural wall rides, drops, incredible traction and 36o degree views. If you haven’t been, plan a trip!

Coming out for the Trip is Pete, Jonathan and myself from Norco, Factory Team rider Darcy Turenne, Pinkbike’s guru Tyler and Dave a friend to share the riding with. Our first adventure took us to the Poison Spider area where we rode up a long steady ascent to a plateau where we found natural bowls, a massive arch and some fabulous riding. The total ride took approximately 5hrs and was worth every second. I don’t think any of us stopped smiling the entire ride.

Day two, because we weren’t tired yet lasted about 5hrs again. This time though was in the Cliffhanger/Amasa Back trails. This was a lollypop loop starting off again with a steady climb through the sandstone. The ride seemed very similar to yesterday only totally different. Today was a totally new riding experience. The ‘trail’ was really nothing more than a series of markers on the open rock. The number of lines possible was only limited by your imagination. The options ran about 50ft on either side of the trail and ranged from step-ups to roll downs, hips to faces. Whatever your style there is something there for you. Again, come on out to the moab and bring a bike. You will not regret it.

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Dustan