RAINY DAZE FULL

Mark's ride of choice: the Marin Mount Vision complete with a matching PNW cockpit. Photos by Brett Kroeker and Reilly Kintzele Without visionaries like Mark our industry would be stagnant, dragging its feet along the same awkward, mud riddled trails of the late 90’s, and for that we say, “Thank you.”įollow Mark Matthews here: Instagram, YouTube, and Facebook. Mark Matthews is a wonderful blend of artist and mountain biker, fusing the two outlets of creative expression to push himself, and the entire sport forward.

RAINY DAZE FULL

Cedar bridges and the red dirt of Vancouver Island pair perfectly with the surrounding forest and bright green carpets of moss, but their real beauty isn’t expressed until someone as stylish as Mark puts rubber to dirt and rides the trail to its full potential. His countless hours of solitude have paid off, culminating in a jump line from our wildest dreams. While most of us sit inside hiding from the rain, obsessively refreshing our weather apps to find the optimum time for a ride, Mark is putting shovel to dirt, creating trails that some of us can only imagine. Trail building is an art form, and it’s one that Mark continually strives to perfect. On a mission to document Mark Matthew’s new trail, a hybrid of his own creation and an old single track line, we knew we’d be up against Mother Nature’s own plans for the weekend. But it also means the days are shorter and film projects can come undone by a rain cloud that’s just a bit too heavy. The unstable weather can make for incredible filming conditions, bringing out the best colors of the surrounding plants, firming up dirt that was previously ground to dust, and filling the air with a thick layer of fog creating the dreary mood that the PNW is known for. When Summer turns to Fall in the Pacific Northwest it can be both beautiful and disastrous.

Rainy daze