Ultramundane
Laughing is important. Laughing at yourself is even more important. Dan Barham, Matt Dennison and I laugh at ourselves more than most…a statement which sounds like I’m saying something else entirely. Anyway, the Ultramontane series was one of the boldest
Ultramundane
Laughing is important. Laughing at yourself is even more important. Dan Barham, Matt Dennison and I laugh at ourselves more than most…a statement which sounds like I’m saying something else entirely. Anyway, the Ultramontane series was one of the boldest
Hey Coach!
We said we may never do it but we did – Hey Coach! Light hearted, highly visual and easy to digest with simple, small pointers, Hey Coach! is a brand new video coaching series that NSMB.com produced in collaboration with Endless
Hey Coach!
We said we may never do it but we did – Hey Coach! Light hearted, highly visual and easy to digest with simple, small pointers, Hey Coach! is a brand new video coaching series that NSMB.com produced in collaboration with Endless
Pulitzer
From Joseph Pulitzer’s credo in the first issue of the New World in 1983: “There is room in this great and growing city for a journal that is not only cheap but bright, not only bright but large, not only
Creeping Death
The latest issue of Spoke Magazine (#46) is available right now. In it there is a story about Switzerland (mainly the Zermatt and Verbier “zones”) that I penned and Mattias Fredriksson shot photos for. You can get hold of a
Creeping Death
The latest issue of Spoke Magazine (#46) is available right now. In it there is a story about Switzerland (mainly the Zermatt and Verbier “zones”) that I penned and Mattias Fredriksson shot photos for. You can get hold of a
NORTH VANCOUVER
As 1st May marks the start of biking season for 2FLAT we thought we would post a few quick and easy Instagram images taken of or around the North Shore of Vancouver over the past winter.
NORTH VANCOUVER
As 1st May marks the start of biking season for 2FLAT we thought we would post a few quick and easy Instagram images taken of or around the North Shore of Vancouver over the past winter.
The Nomads’ Art Of War
Recently, 2FLAT partnered up with snappy dresser and photographic craftsman Dan Barham, to produce a promotional video for BC based Enduro race team The Nomads. Dan has been experimenting with video lately and I’ve had more than a passing interest in it,
The Nomads’ Art Of War
Recently, 2FLAT partnered up with snappy dresser and photographic craftsman Dan Barham, to produce a promotional video for BC based Enduro race team The Nomads. Dan has been experimenting with video lately and I’ve had more than a passing interest in it,
Hope Technology
Around the same time Grant Robinson and I traveled through the UK and visited Orange Bikes (story somewhere in this here webber), we also stopped off at Hope Technology to see what happens in a sleepy little village in the
Hope Technology
Around the same time Grant Robinson and I traveled through the UK and visited Orange Bikes (story somewhere in this here webber), we also stopped off at Hope Technology to see what happens in a sleepy little village in the
Cosmic Compromises
On Friday NSMB.com published Wheel Wars I, a brief overview of some of the new wheel size offerings, prototypes, products and perspectives on the practical implications of an ever-expanding wheel size catalogue. On Thursday we followed up with Cosmic Compromises:
Cosmic Compromises
On Friday NSMB.com published Wheel Wars I, a brief overview of some of the new wheel size offerings, prototypes, products and perspectives on the practical implications of an ever-expanding wheel size catalogue. On Thursday we followed up with Cosmic Compromises:
Racer X
Bikes change colors and styles, go from no suspension to full suspension and everything in between; from single crown to triple clamp, from 1” of travel to 10”, from single-speed to 28 speed. What doesn’t change is the racer who
P***s Song
What else are you meant to do when Bike Magazine’s editor shoves a microphone in your hand (the one without a beer in it) and tells you to fill 30 seconds of camera time? Being in California makes you do
P***s Song
What else are you meant to do when Bike Magazine’s editor shoves a microphone in your hand (the one without a beer in it) and tells you to fill 30 seconds of camera time? Being in California makes you do
Gangs
“…The menace is loose again, the Hell’s Angels, the hundred-carat headline, running fast and loud on the early morning freeway, low in the saddle, nobody smiles, jamming crazy through traffic and ninety miles an hour down the centre stripe, missing
Bound or Folded
“The difference is pace. You’ve got to move a newspaper story at a breakneck pace since the reader is only going to be with you for five minutes. A magazine story has to make the reader want to commit more
Bound or Folded
“The difference is pace. You’ve got to move a newspaper story at a breakneck pace since the reader is only going to be with you for five minutes. A magazine story has to make the reader want to commit more
Flash Bastards
“Another metaphor for the problem of celebrity journalism is flash photography. All flash photographs are bad. The flash from the camera distorts the photo. And all flash photographs are the same: everybody’s skin looks the same. And everybody has those
Flash Bastards
“Another metaphor for the problem of celebrity journalism is flash photography. All flash photographs are bad. The flash from the camera distorts the photo. And all flash photographs are the same: everybody’s skin looks the same. And everybody has those
Mountains Of Majesty
Warning: this isn’t my usual sexual innuendo laced, fart gag blithering tripe. I originally wrote it for NSMB.com and was received very poorly. I wanted to express the beautiful pain I experience when in the mountains and figured other people
Mountains Of Majesty
Warning: this isn’t my usual sexual innuendo laced, fart gag blithering tripe. I originally wrote it for NSMB.com and was received very poorly. I wanted to express the beautiful pain I experience when in the mountains and figured other people
Marmite Shots
This post might seem a little self-indulgent but it is meant to highlight how a bike can take you to so many different places and can be ridden anywhere…as well as be a massive self-love reach-around to completion. These are
Marmite Shots
This post might seem a little self-indulgent but it is meant to highlight how a bike can take you to so many different places and can be ridden anywhere…as well as be a massive self-love reach-around to completion. These are
You Can Never Truly Go Home
World Affairs: The UK – You can never truly go home. I once had a friend called Rob Bartrip who was a legendary lady slayer. He may have exaggerated once or twice but he did pretty well and he racked
You Can Never Truly Go Home
World Affairs: The UK – You can never truly go home. I once had a friend called Rob Bartrip who was a legendary lady slayer. He may have exaggerated once or twice but he did pretty well and he racked
World Affairs
The Two Worlds Bikes have taught me a lot. Like a wizened old history teacher that I could sit and listen to forever or a bespectacled gym instructor who admonishes me for not doing enough laps, bikes have given me
World Affairs
The Two Worlds Bikes have taught me a lot. Like a wizened old history teacher that I could sit and listen to forever or a bespectacled gym instructor who admonishes me for not doing enough laps, bikes have given me
LOGO
Today is a good day. Today 2FLAT can unveil the brand new logo and brand mark. The logos, brandmark and wordmark were designed by Tall Tree Creative. I couldn’t be happier to have a good looking flag to wave now.
LOGO
Today is a good day. Today 2FLAT can unveil the brand new logo and brand mark. The logos, brandmark and wordmark were designed by Tall Tree Creative. I couldn’t be happier to have a good looking flag to wave now.
April Fools?
Back in March, filmer Matt Dennison and I set out to make a humorous video about the Coastal Crew’s new secret sponsor, Specialized Bikes. In order to get the story out but hide their identity we came up with the
April Fools?
Back in March, filmer Matt Dennison and I set out to make a humorous video about the Coastal Crew’s new secret sponsor, Specialized Bikes. In order to get the story out but hide their identity we came up with the
Tallboys and tall tales
In March, Seb Kemp headed to Sedona, AZ to help with the promotion of several new Santa Cruz bicycles. As well as assisting select media from around the world (quite the roll reversal), getting up early and staying up late
Tallboys and tall tales
In March, Seb Kemp headed to Sedona, AZ to help with the promotion of several new Santa Cruz bicycles. As well as assisting select media from around the world (quite the roll reversal), getting up early and staying up late
Sombrio: City to Shore
This story came from issue 106 of Dirt Magazine. Photographer Grant Robinson (grantrobinson.com) and writer Seb Kemp visited the headquarters of Sombrio Clothing in North Vancouver to try and understand what makes Sombrio so different. Founder/owner/CEO/former-pro-hucker/mad-scientist Dave Watson sat down
Sombrio: City to Shore
This story came from issue 106 of Dirt Magazine. Photographer Grant Robinson (grantrobinson.com) and writer Seb Kemp visited the headquarters of Sombrio Clothing in North Vancouver to try and understand what makes Sombrio so different. Founder/owner/CEO/former-pro-hucker/mad-scientist Dave Watson sat down
Good Time Guerillas And Crotch Clawing Bears
CHROMAG GOOD TIME GUERRILLAS AND CROTCH CLAWING BEARS Words by Seb Kemp Chromag are the guerrillas in the mist of the wet west coast of British Columbia. They don’t sell themselves out with flashy marketing, poster girls, and glitzy chintzy
Good Time Guerillas And Crotch Clawing Bears
CHROMAG GOOD TIME GUERRILLAS AND CROTCH CLAWING BEARS Words by Seb Kemp Chromag are the guerrillas in the mist of the wet west coast of British Columbia. They don’t sell themselves out with flashy marketing, poster girls, and glitzy chintzy
The Writer Knows Nothing: EVIL
More often than not, the stories that can really fire up the creative juices of a writer are not the ones that will actually make it into print. A writer can have a great idea or story but for some
The Writer Knows Nothing: EVIL
More often than not, the stories that can really fire up the creative juices of a writer are not the ones that will actually make it into print. A writer can have a great idea or story but for some
ORANGE BIKES
Last summer Grant Robinson and Seb Kemp toured the UK trying to track down the remnants of domestic mountain bike production. Along the way they stopped in at Orange Bikes to find out how a dirty little family run sheet
ORANGE BIKES
Last summer Grant Robinson and Seb Kemp toured the UK trying to track down the remnants of domestic mountain bike production. Along the way they stopped in at Orange Bikes to find out how a dirty little family run sheet
LumberJackasses
2FLAT was extremely honored to be approached by The Ride Journal to provide some words for their latest issue. Editor Phil Diprose wanted a story about the North Shore trails to accompany some photos by Dan Barham. The photos were
LumberJackasses
2FLAT was extremely honored to be approached by The Ride Journal to provide some words for their latest issue. Editor Phil Diprose wanted a story about the North Shore trails to accompany some photos by Dan Barham. The photos were
Globalisation Of Contentment
As well as the short essay, Peak Travel, we “blogged” about the other day, 2FLAT’s Seb Kemp also has a story about Nepal in the latest issue of Spoke Magazine. Except it isn’t the usual travel story or adventure tale,
Globalisation Of Contentment
As well as the short essay, Peak Travel, we “blogged” about the other day, 2FLAT’s Seb Kemp also has a story about Nepal in the latest issue of Spoke Magazine. Except it isn’t the usual travel story or adventure tale,
GHOST ROAD
We were sent this excerpt of a Kennet Brothers tale by Caleb Smith (Spoke Magazine Founder and Publisher). Read this and tell me it doesn’t tickle your fancy. New Zealand bound perhaps? ON A MISSION IN MOKIHINUI REVIVING GHOSTS OF
GHOST ROAD
We were sent this excerpt of a Kennet Brothers tale by Caleb Smith (Spoke Magazine Founder and Publisher). Read this and tell me it doesn’t tickle your fancy. New Zealand bound perhaps? ON A MISSION IN MOKIHINUI REVIVING GHOSTS OF
Global Travel and Global Environmentalism
In the latest issue of Spoke Magazine 2FLAT writer Seb Kemp has a few choice articles in their ‘Destinations’ issue. First among them is his essay on relationship between global recreation and oil supply. We have include the words below
Global Travel and Global Environmentalism
In the latest issue of Spoke Magazine 2FLAT writer Seb Kemp has a few choice articles in their ‘Destinations’ issue. First among them is his essay on relationship between global recreation and oil supply. We have include the words below
TUMBLR
2FLAT have a Tumblr account now. Check out what inspires us, what aesthetic we aspire to and the morsels in our digital photographic scrapbook. 2FLAT
TUMBLR
2FLAT have a Tumblr account now. Check out what inspires us, what aesthetic we aspire to and the morsels in our digital photographic scrapbook. 2FLAT
MOVIE WEEK ON NSMB.COM
Part of the content strategy that we have created for NSMB.com is to make the content have more of a magazine feel. NSMB.com readers are generally of a more mature nature and probably grew up in a time when magazines,
MOVIE WEEK ON NSMB.COM
Part of the content strategy that we have created for NSMB.com is to make the content have more of a magazine feel. NSMB.com readers are generally of a more mature nature and probably grew up in a time when magazines,
BEND, OREGON
THE FOLLOWING APPEARED ON WWW.BIKEMAG.COM ON MAY 16TH, 2011. Bend, Oregon Big Beds, Beers and the Characters of Cyclone City Seb Kemp It’s dark and there is no discernible landmarks to show where we are except the sign from the
BEND, OREGON
THE FOLLOWING APPEARED ON WWW.BIKEMAG.COM ON MAY 16TH, 2011. Bend, Oregon Big Beds, Beers and the Characters of Cyclone City Seb Kemp It’s dark and there is no discernible landmarks to show where we are except the sign from the
Enduro Week
We recently worked on a series of enduro racing articles that covered what it means, what are the top races, globally and locally, and interviews with some of the top racers and people involved with the format. Here is the
Enduro Week
We recently worked on a series of enduro racing articles that covered what it means, what are the top races, globally and locally, and interviews with some of the top racers and people involved with the format. Here is the
Whistler Diaries ain’t dead
Whistlerdiaries.com is where it all began in many respects. That one website brought together a bunch of idiots and gave us a platform for some really stupid ideas. www.whistlerdiaries.com is still sitting there as a relic to the stupidity of
Whistler Diaries ain’t dead
Whistlerdiaries.com is where it all began in many respects. That one website brought together a bunch of idiots and gave us a platform for some really stupid ideas. www.whistlerdiaries.com is still sitting there as a relic to the stupidity of
Even Jesus didn’t get two covers
The Bike Mag BIBLE of Bike Tests issue hit the shelves over the last few weeks. The BIBLE isn’t just an issue of reviews. It isn’t even just a yearly round up of some bikes and parts. It is certainly
Even Jesus didn’t get two covers
The Bike Mag BIBLE of Bike Tests issue hit the shelves over the last few weeks. The BIBLE isn’t just an issue of reviews. It isn’t even just a yearly round up of some bikes and parts. It is certainly
Shit Mountain Bikers Say
Some idiots had to do this eventually. Sorry. What did we miss?
News Of The Tweet
It seems as though I’m going to have to do some search engine optimization with my weekly News Of The Tweet feature. When I typed ‘news of the tweet’ into Google my feature came up seven places down. Strangely it
News Of The Tweet
It seems as though I’m going to have to do some search engine optimization with my weekly News Of The Tweet feature. When I typed ‘news of the tweet’ into Google my feature came up seven places down. Strangely it
Booth babes: Yay! or Nay?
[This story also appears on NSMB.com and contains a copy of my Whistler Diaries column called 'Worthless Wankers' that appeared in issue 113 of Dirt Magazine.] Each September a small cabal of NSMB newsroom hacks head off to Las Vegas with
Booth babes: Yay! or Nay?
[This story also appears on NSMB.com and contains a copy of my Whistler Diaries column called 'Worthless Wankers' that appeared in issue 113 of Dirt Magazine.] Each September a small cabal of NSMB newsroom hacks head off to Las Vegas with
HEY NEIGHBOUR!
The future is here. Words aren’t dead but in a changing media landscape they may have to be integrated with moving pictures. The writer’s place isn’t diminishing it is expanding. Stories still matter. This is the first episode of the
HEY NEIGHBOUR!
The future is here. Words aren’t dead but in a changing media landscape they may have to be integrated with moving pictures. The writer’s place isn’t diminishing it is expanding. Stories still matter. This is the first episode of the
California
The US of A is a pretty demonized place. Sure, the country has a history of questionable foreign policy and domestic government policy may seem very skewed when looked from an individuals perspective, but please let’s not go there today.
California
The US of A is a pretty demonized place. Sure, the country has a history of questionable foreign policy and domestic government policy may seem very skewed when looked from an individuals perspective, but please let’s not go there today.
Surprisingly framed for crimes committed
Last week I was remarkably surprised to be the daily lotto prize winner in the PinkBike Photo Of The Day sweepstakes. You don’t get sent a framed picture of your POD. You do, however, get a framed picture if you
Surprisingly framed for crimes committed
Last week I was remarkably surprised to be the daily lotto prize winner in the PinkBike Photo Of The Day sweepstakes. You don’t get sent a framed picture of your POD. You do, however, get a framed picture if you
MORE HALF BAKED IDEAS
Here is another piece I have been sort of working on for a year now. I pitched the idea to Dirt Magazine that they should publish a discussion piece on how social media networks, blogs, etc are changing how athletes
MORE HALF BAKED IDEAS
Here is another piece I have been sort of working on for a year now. I pitched the idea to Dirt Magazine that they should publish a discussion piece on how social media networks, blogs, etc are changing how athletes
Not so busy two weeks
It has been busy and not so busy recently. In between riding the heck out of the amazing two week stretch of unbroken blue bird days and heroic riding conditions, I have managed to scribble a few bits and bobs
Not so busy two weeks
It has been busy and not so busy recently. In between riding the heck out of the amazing two week stretch of unbroken blue bird days and heroic riding conditions, I have managed to scribble a few bits and bobs
NEPALESE DIARIES
I have a bit of an enforced media amnesty happening about my Big Mountains Adventure to Nepal last month. I hope to have that cleared up soon enough but for now here is an excerpt from my diary in Nepal.
NEPALESE DIARIES
I have a bit of an enforced media amnesty happening about my Big Mountains Adventure to Nepal last month. I hope to have that cleared up soon enough but for now here is an excerpt from my diary in Nepal.
HOW NOT TO…
It all started with a Tweet. Isn’t the information super highway so wonderful even though it isn’t a highway, not even a super one anymore. It’s something a lot less Smokie and the Bandit and something quite remarkably immersive. As
HOW NOT TO…
It all started with a Tweet. Isn’t the information super highway so wonderful even though it isn’t a highway, not even a super one anymore. It’s something a lot less Smokie and the Bandit and something quite remarkably immersive. As
THE DON’TS OF TRAVEL
This is a photo of the carpet in Delhi Airport cattle holding zone. I stared at this for way too long. Read below to find out why in my three Don’ts of Travel. Avoid Air China at all costs. The
THE DON’TS OF TRAVEL
This is a photo of the carpet in Delhi Airport cattle holding zone. I stared at this for way too long. Read below to find out why in my three Don’ts of Travel. Avoid Air China at all costs. The
CANE CREEK VISIT
Whilst in North Carolina recently we had the chance to visit the Cane Creek headquarters. Vernon Felton crafted a few words for the Bike Magazine website that you can read HERE. Vernon is a much much better writer than me
CANE CREEK VISIT
Whilst in North Carolina recently we had the chance to visit the Cane Creek headquarters. Vernon Felton crafted a few words for the Bike Magazine website that you can read HERE. Vernon is a much much better writer than me
Smoke and Mirrors: Las Vegas’ Farewell to Interbike
This is an article I wrote about my Las Vegas/Interbike experience that appeared in Dirt Magazine issue 105 last year. Seeing as Interbike did in fact return to Las Vegas this year, as did I, I felt it might be
Smoke and Mirrors: Las Vegas’ Farewell to Interbike
This is an article I wrote about my Las Vegas/Interbike experience that appeared in Dirt Magazine issue 105 last year. Seeing as Interbike did in fact return to Las Vegas this year, as did I, I felt it might be
Seb Kemp has a two foot penis: The book
I have written some weird shit before, but nothing as far out as Chris Dolley in his Magical Crimes book. Here is the synopsis: Magical Crimes is a fun CSI with magic and ‘a little something else’ novelette. The little something
Seb Kemp has a two foot penis: The book
I have written some weird shit before, but nothing as far out as Chris Dolley in his Magical Crimes book. Here is the synopsis: Magical Crimes is a fun CSI with magic and ‘a little something else’ novelette. The little something
SWISSCHEESERLAND
Just back from two and a half weeks in Switzerland (with a day in Italy and France each) working with Big Mountain Adventures (www.ridebig.com). I could write a book on the stories and tales from that short trip but I’m
SWISSCHEESERLAND
Just back from two and a half weeks in Switzerland (with a day in Italy and France each) working with Big Mountain Adventures (www.ridebig.com). I could write a book on the stories and tales from that short trip but I’m
