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The Brad Walton Interview

Brad WaltonI recently had the opportunity to go for a sweet ride up in Bellingham with Brad Walton (Spectrum Techwear), his wife, and a few other local characters. These guys are probably more passionate about their riding and riding community than any I have met. Brad having been such an influence on myself where riding and attitude is concerned, I thought that I would see if I could squeeze a little interview out of him for you all to enjoy and get to know the man behind the amazing clothes a bit better …

How did you come to be known as Wild Willy?
Well, I grew up XC, then started jumping stuff on my XC bike because XC got boring. The whole ‘freeride’ thing just happens to have started at this same time, and I started seeing movies pop up about hard core mountain biking. Continue reading ‘The Brad Walton Interview’

April ‘Snowers’ bring May flowers

Today dawned cold and overcast just like countless northwest days before it.  The only difference was that there were six inches of snow blanketing South Everett on this particular April morning.  Needless to say this unexpected little bit of precipitation put a damper on our plans to sample the best of Bellingham.  But fear not, there was still some GnarlBurl to be had…

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The GnarlBurl Flavor Tour

Many of you may be asking yourselves, “What is this mysterious GnarlBurl and what is this tour?” Well my friends, pull up a chair (or bike) and let me explain…

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