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First ride on the new Santa Cruz Megatower C XO AXS, and what better way to break her in than my go-to sufferfest loop: Western States → SS Wallternate → Tahoe Rim Trail and back again.

This is my home trail—10.3 miles, 1,700 feet of climbing, and some seriously spicy switchbacks. It’s the kind of ride that makes you question your life choices on the way up and fall in love with your bike on the way down.

💡 Bike thoughts:

Climbs better than expected (thanks Cyclepaths for the push!)

Electronic shifter = chef’s kiss

Downhill? Plush, planted, and confidence-boosting

🌲 Trail Highlights:

Western States Trail: famous for the Tevis Cup horse race + Western States 100

3 Bridges climb = guaranteed hike-a-bike

SS Wallternate = twisty, techy, and weirdly satisfying

Tahoe Rim Trail = alpine views and mellow fun

☀️ Started at 7am to beat the crowds… still saw plenty of riders, a bunny, and almost flattened a squirrel.

🎥 Shot on GoPro + edited with love by yours truly.

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⏱ Ride Time: 1 hr 45 mins
📏 Distance: 10.3 mi
📈 Vert: 1,700 ft
📍 Location: Truckee, CA
🐇 Wildlife count: 1 bunny, 1 squirrel, zero crashes

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00:00To me, it seems you've lost your steam, your steam, it seems you've lost it, lost it,
00:19demons haunt your thinking, freedom's one and all, exhausted, exhausted, dreaming dreams
00:23of fortune, all your deeds are all impromptu, not in sync with laws and warnings never heeded,
00:28while you blot them marching forth and choosing what to keep and leave consistently, you're
00:32falling all or nothing, please I'll tweak it out, I think I'm on to something, now you're
00:36beat to pieces into pieces and the parts are busted, all your greatest thinking got you
00:41sinking in the rods and gutcher, now it's nothing left but everything to gain no options, so
00:46you walk the narrow steps to the domains that have been caught and sold you all of the resistance
00:51get you out for what it's willing if you thought it rises from inside, first climb on the new
00:57mega tower, it was definitely a little more sluggish than the high tower but, not too bad,
01:02so, kind of funny that I did this painted rock ride, first day I get my longer travel enduro
01:10bike but, had a short winder today and wanted to go put her to the test, so we'll see how
01:15it goes on the downhill but, excited to see how she handles, let's see on the other side.
01:19Oh, my god, I have a little fun!
01:24Don't let me feel, right give me wealth and real life and then mix it together like popcorn
01:28and butter ride, over the top of the Tio city, and I talk to Rio, listening to music like
01:34that old in the city, Rio's pretty females all in my life, yup, that's how it had to be,
01:39That's how it had to be. So now I call my wife. Give me my order. Organic. I need my border. Hispanic. I mean, I love it in Cali, but out in Maui is wowie. So somebody get me a ticket. No need for packing a biscuit. I want more laughing and giggling. Need more passion and wisdom. Give some and take some. I don't want no fake ones. If I need new friends, then I'll make some.
02:03Spent half my life on a search for nothing. I came up with something. It's on again. I found myself by the ribbon. Jumping. It's all or nothing. Gotta be all in. Gotta be all in. Be all in. Yes, all or nothing. Be all in. Gotta be all in. Be all in. Yes, all or nothing.
02:29Hands up high when I step on stage. Got to my side. Microphone on blaze. Want to be on point. Brand new. White shoes. Need to be in the cut because I paid my dues. Need to hear good news. Want to make moves. Need to make music if I want to eat food. Need to make a meeting if I want to stay clean. Don't want to be a dope thing. Keeping that beam up on the back of my neck when I tread with a team on the road. That'd be acting a wreck. Need a foot full of hope and a bag full of clues. Combat the demons that seep in my shoes. Need a pat and a pin to release all the pain. Add it again. Playing the game. Not staying the same. Changing the patterns of thought on the main. Because I'm all in. All in. All in.
02:57It's all or nothing baby. It's never ever maybe. You think I might be crazy. But I gotta be all in. It's all or nothing baby. It's never ever maybe. You think I might be crazy. But I gotta be all in.
03:17All in. It's all or nothing baby. It's all or nothing baby. You think I might be crazy. But I gotta be all in. Spend half my life on a search for nothing. I came up with something. It's all again. I found myself by the rim and jumping. It's all or nothing.
03:36Alright. Excuse me.
03:37I'm all in. I'm all in. All in. Get up. I'm at 밑ed. I'm at Jimmy's house.
03:49Everybody.
03:51Come on, buddy.
04:21All right, we made it down and that was super fun.
04:28I really enjoyed how it handled on the downhill, just felt really stable and cornered really
04:34well and really happy.
04:38So a few people had to stop for coming down, but it's pretty awesome.
04:44Did it in about an hour and 45 minutes, total vertical of about 1700 feet and let's get
04:53on with the Saturday.
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