Layback

There’s nothing more rewarding or fulfilling than sharing something you love with others. This past weekend I had the great opportunity to take my 14 year old nephew Rafa on his first ever mountain bike ride - a highly sandbagged 100 mile bikepacking trip in Arizona on the Black Canyon Trail. I never imagined being an uncle would be so damn fun! To add to the adventure, my brother-in-law took us down to Arizona in his little Cessna. The flight was something I will never forget, and the three day riding experience was truly something that makes my heart happy thinking about. Rafa was thrown right into it, and learned fast. A few big crashes, and he started to dial in his program. His willingness to learn, push through the hard times, and persevere was incredible. This was not a walk in the park by any means, with some long 10+ hour days in the saddle, and technical riding to boot. Trial by fire I think they say. He grew up in London, and is really a city boy, but we’ll get him crushing it in the mountains in no time now that my sister and nephews are living in Colorado. Can’t wait for the next one, bud! _ I’ve teamed up with competitivecyclist to help get your riding setup dialed in. The way I see it, the more people we have on bikes, the more happy people in the world! To dial in your kit, head on over to competitivecyclist.com and use code JOEY15 at checkout for 15% off your first purchase, some exclusions apply. #competitivecyclist #sponsored