The Vantastic Life

26/03/2026

Hot Lap Before Selling Emily’s Bike. NOOOOOO!!! ;-)

21/03/2026

That was a fun and VERY wet day of bike jumps!! Glad we got out. We had the whole system to ourselves. :-) ❤️ ❤️🚲

13/03/2026

Snow/slush day flooded our workout shed and forced us into the garage. Fortunately gear is practically bulletproof!

12/03/2026

Our Propain Sresh SL Review just dropped on YouTube at YouTube.com/TheVantasticLife!! If you’re in the market for a new eMTB you don’t want to miss this one!

11/03/2026

Getting sendy on the Sresh SL! We are stoked to share our full review video later this week!

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!