Sharing stories about coffee, stories, and stoke
As we grow our team of sponsored riders we want to make sure we pause long enough in between roasting and sending out coffee all over the world to introduce you to the Loam Coffee family. We'll kick this off with a little Q&A with the newest Loam Coffee Rider ... Lauren Gregg. We asked her a slew of "hard-hitting" questions about life, riding, racing, and of course coffee. You'll learn how Lauren brews her coffee in her sweet new van.
As Revelstoke emerges from its winter wonderland and the lower elevation trails begin to melt it can only one thing for Loam Coffee rider Justin Hodgson ... time to ride! No more road-tripping to warmer and drier climates just to get a ride in. As the trails open and locals get their shred on this season sees Justin with a new bike and bike sponsor. Going into the race season this is what Justin is throwing his leg over these days.
Since we started Loam Coffee we talk to mountain bikers on a daily basis from around the world. Many ask lots of great questions about our coffee, our roast profiles, where we source our beans from, and most often what to try out first.
We thought we'd catch up with Brandon Porter of The SingleTrack Life, a freeride/race team here in Portland that we sponsor and partner with, to see what steed he is throwing his leg of of late. (Warning: contents of this post may cause dizziness, want, excessive internet searching for smokin' deals, and discontent with your bike.)
Mountain bikers are social creatures. Rarely do you find social media posts of someone slogging it out alone in the backcountry on a weekend while everyone else is riding with their homies and posting all sorts of pics ... pre-ride, mid-ride, and post-ride at the pub. Mountain biking and mayhem go well together and the bigger the posse the more the mayhem. But what do you do when you need to simply peel away from everyone and ride alone?
Trails are powerful. They hold the keys to our imaginations, adventures, and memories. We talk about them ... our favorites, the ones that consistently push us past our comfort zones, those where we crashed and burned, and others that are simply perfect for time alone outdoors.
