BACK TO THE FUTURE

Just north of San Francisco’s iconic Golden Gate Bridge lies Mount Tamalpais, the place where this whole ‘mountain biking’ thing started, in the mid-to-late Seventies. Back then, before the bikes and even the name were invented, these Marin County locals would challenge each other on old ‘klunkers’ – modified beach cruisers – on a downhill known as ‘Repack’. I’ve made arrangements to meet some of these OGs, along with another famous face, and ride this infamous descent with them. Then I’ll be heading into the city to ride against some of its celebrated backdrops, before checking in with the next generation of the sport. But first, time for a solo warm-up on the Camp Tamarancho trail network.

ROOTS RADICALS

Just outside the town of Fairfax, Tamarancho is home to some great singletrack and fireroads, a highlight being the Endor flow trail – a really