I hate bikes began as a creative side project of Jason Van Horn, an Oregon native transplanted to the California Bay Area. Originally intended to be somewhat of a letter home to his former riding buddies letting them know about the great mountain biking in the Bay Area, it has grown to be a creative outlet, journal, and zine. It continues to focus on documenting mountain bike culture, and has evolved over the last two years to what it is now: a collection and archive of high quality riding photos and stories dedicated to essentially one thing: having good times with friends riding bikes.
To read the old mission statement, click here.
To read the mission statement from before that one, click here.
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Jason Van Horn email: jason(at)ihatebikes.net Bio: Armed with a fierce passion for anything with two wheels or a handlebar, Jason has been riding bikes of some form for as long as he can remember. There was a brief period in high school where bikes were replaced by skateboards, but he renounced his planking ways when he began college, when he discovered mountain bikes. Riding trails became his therapy, as well as his main reason to be. Initially a cross country rider and then XC racer, he found that riding fast downhills and jumping things made him happier than anything else. This lead down a slippery slope, when he dropped out of college after a MTB road trip: his first pilgrimige to Moab. He began his first stint in a bikeshop as a mechanic at this time. After a season of wrenching on bikes, he returned to school in Eugene Oregon, where he ended up riding more than he should have at the local BMX track, and on the local trails. Here he began to re-learn how to ride a bike (and paying his dues frequently in blood) with proper technique- first on a 24" crusier, and then graduating to a 20" BMX. After ten years of riding bikes throughout the state of Oregon, he made his way south to San Francisco in order to pursue his career as a Web/ UI Designer. In addition to freelancing as a Web Designer and Photographer, Jason also has begun coaching others in mountain bike skills. Unlike many other naturally talented atheletes, he was not naturally gifted, and therefore spent countless hours breaking down technique, and watching bike videos. Time spent studying martial arts and the swing dance Lindy Hop also taught him how to teach others. Jason rides DH, FR, AM, as well as street, park and DJs. While his favorite thing to do is point his bike down the trail, he also tries to use his bikes as transportation as much as possible in his day to day life. His favorite tricks are suicide no-handers, 180 bunny hops, table tops, whips, no-footers, and tries to make his one-handers look halfway as cool as Hacksaw's. His current goal is to learn no-foot can-cans, and get on the podium at a Super D event. Visit the online portfolio of Jason Van Horn A summer of road trips
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| Inga Beck email: inga(at)ihatebikes.net Bio: Inga is a city dwelling mountain biker who purchased her first mountain bike 11 years ago. She lives for the weekend when she is free to explore new technical trails, park and shuttle runs, and street riding. As a city dweller, she enjoys the freedom from car owner ship and commutes via public transportation with her bike. She works full time as a Data Analyst for several non-profits. In addition to her addiction to bikes, she loves traveling, road trips, bodybuilding, surfing, yoga and rock climbing. She is also a certified Personal Trainer and understands the value of exercise, nutrition and alternative medicine. Several days a week, she trains and lifts with her friends in a gym. She is a firm believer of weight training and wants to continue to educate men and women on the benefits of bodybuilding.Inga's favorite trick is a rocker-style powerslide. She recently learned how to bunny hop, and is stoked on how much her riding has progressed this year. Her current goal is to continue to develop her emerging bunny hop skills and apply it to dirt jumping, as well as training for Super D events. |
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