The Vantastic Life

09/03/2026

When you can't hit the trails... We ride our bikes and fly the drone in the driveway 🙃.

26/02/2026

What the start of a GOOD day looks like!

24/02/2026

RIPS!!! And Molini is the BEST!!!

12/02/2026

Mountain Bike Deals, a Viral Loam Video, and Why I’m Using Red Light Therapy Daily

If you ride bikes long enough, you realize three things: Good cockpit upgrades matter. Loam is undefeated. Recovery is everything. This week had all three. We’ve been in the Pacific Northwest for what feels like a winter that never fully showed up. Short days, yes. But very little rain. More sun than usual. And a lot more riding than most PNW winters allow....

PNW Components sale, viral loam riding on the Archibald AC1, and how I’m using red light therapy to recover faster from MTB.

06/02/2026

Appreciation, a New Toy, and the Final Stone King Ride

Some weeks are stacked with wins. Others quietly remind you how good things actually are. This one managed to do both. Between a short-lived injury scare, a long-awaited new bike, and the final riding day from Stone King, it ended up being a solid reminder that contrast is everything. When the BAD Makes the GOOD Hit Harder Earlier this week I had a strange knee pain show up out of nowhere....

Some weeks are stacked with wins. Others quietly remind you how good things actually are. This one managed to do both. Between a short-lived injury scare, a long-awaited new bike, and the final riding day from Stone King, it ended up being a solid reminder that contrast is everything. When the BAD M...

06/02/2026

Our last ride video just dropped on our YouTube channel. It was for sure one of the hardest days of the trip (or we were just really tired). You can find the link on our profile page or on our stories (while they last).

Would you ever do this crazy event? Let us know in the comments.

30/01/2026

Stone KING Day 5 😤🔥
Deep into the rally now… legs cooked, trails still delivering.

🎥 Full video on YouTube — link in bio!

15/01/2026

Stone KING Day 4 🔥
Things just keep getting bigger, steeper, and more unreal.

🎥 Full video on YouTube — link in bio!



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12/01/2026

Stone King Day 3: The Best Day We’ve Ever Had on Our Bikes?!

Going into Day 3 of the Stone King Rally, we honestly didn’t know what to expect. After how hard Day 2 had been, waking up to fog, cold temperatures, and a massive day on the bikes didn’t exactly inspire confidence. Legs were tired, minds were still processing what we’d already been through, and the mountains ahead looked serious. And yet… somehow… Day 3 turned into…...

Stone King Day 3 delivered fog, exposure, massive alpine descents, and the best mountain bike day we’ve ever had. Here’s how it all unfolded.

11/01/2026

- Day 3 - Some of our favorite pics from the day! Full video is still up on our YouTube if you want to checkout all the action!

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09/01/2026

Stone King Rally Day 2: 33 Miles, Flats, and 14,000 Feet of Descending

Stone King Rally Day 2 was the definition of “type 2 fun.” We woke up tired, a little beat up, and fully aware we still had five more days of riding ahead… and then proceeded to ride, push, carry, slide around on off-camber grass, and descend some of the most intense trails of the entire Stone King Rally. Today had everything: a sketchy hike-a-bike through a cow pasture, exposure, hero-turn practice, “why is my tire flat AGAIN?”, a GoPro battery death at the worst time, and one of those days where you’re completely smashed… but still can’t stop saying “this is amazing.”...

Stone King Rally Day 2 was pure chaos: 33 miles, 4,075 ft of climbing, 13,850 ft of descending, sketchy hike-a-bikes, and nonstop flat tire...

07/01/2026

Stone King Day 1: Was It Really Better Than We Imagined?

Stone King Day 1 didn’t ease us in — it made its point immediately. This was the start of a 6-day alpine mountain biking adventure through the French and Italian Alps, part of the legendary Stone King Rally. We knew it would be demanding. We expected long days and tired legs. What surprised us was just how quickly Day 1 delivered both…...

Stone King Day 1 kicked off a 6-day alpine mountain biking adventure through the French and Italian Alps. Here’s how 38 miles and 14,500 feet