Extreme!!

I really wanted to express my love for mountain biking in a new blog. I have named it Extreme Mountain Biking in St. Louis. I moved to St. Louis almost two years ago. I was worried that the area wouldn’t support my needs of single track mountain biking. Biking is my passion and I would be so sad if I actually had to give it up. The story behind me finding out about the massive amounts of trails within the distance of 20 miles of my house is kind of quick, but what happened after is what matters. I talked to a bike shop that I literally just picked out of the phone book. I mean I opened the yellow pages to bike shops, closed my eyes, and shoved my finger down onto the page. I then called them up and asked them the question. “I’m new to this area and I want to find some bike trails.” They continued to tell me that I was crazy for not hearing about any of them before. Perhaps all of Missouri’s greatest trails were located here. Missouri’s Mecca of trails here, by my house, what could be better. I threw my bike into my truck drove to a trail named Klondike Park, near Defiance, Missouri. I love writing about these trails, but you can’t write about something you haven’t experienced. I got my bike out and rode out of my mind. The complexity of the trails was intermediate so I enjoyed myself pretty good. I am a pretty decent rider, but I have a trouble of wiping out a lot. I don’t know if it’s a problem because it’s kind of fun coming home with new scrapes and wounds after a bike ride. You might find me a little nuts, but I love the feeling of knowing that I rode as hard as I could. I don’t like being safe. I love extreme. The feeling of being extreme gives you the knowledge that you are indeed alive, and that you could die. I encourage anyone and everyone to experience a little extreme in your life!