Ned Overend quotes:

Mountain biking helps people become environmentalists. A mountain bike is a vehicle to appreciate the backcountry.

When you're turning the crankset, you're riding the bike. When you're coasting, you're just along for the ride.

Imagine someone telling you that by taking a certain drug you could win a single event and be three times richer, famous for life in your country-and it won't hurt anyone. What would you say? There's a wide range of ethics among the riders.

You get a feeling on certain trails, when you're reacting like you and your machine are just one thing. It's the feeling of physical exertion and speed and technique all wrapped into one.