Writers have often used sport as a metaphor for life: the lessons of the playing field or arena applied to daily living. If Norman Mailer (boxing), William Kennedy (baseball) and John Irving (wrestling) had spent time on a mountain bike, they would have learned that:

This poster has been going viral on our Facebook page (as of last count, 380 shares and over 900 likes in 3 days), and we've had several people request versions they can print out or use as desktop wallpaper on their computer, so here it is:

PRINT: 17 x 11 hi-res pdf | 16 x 9 hi-res pdf | 8.5 x 11 hi-res pdf

90% of our Riders bring their own bikes to enjoy their Sacred Ride. Many of them ask us what the best method of transporting it is. Although you can get by with a free cardboard box from your local bike store... you get what you pay for (poor protection and durability). You can opt to spend the big bucks for a hardshell bike case, but they're super bulky and heavy, and you'll get dinged by the airlines every time.

I stumbled across this post yesterday, from the great blog at Marc and Angel Hack Life, and had to re-post it. Many of the principles outlined below are ones I strive to live up to each and every day. I'm happy to say that I can say yes - in varying degrees - to all of the statements below. But it's still a work very much in progress and I still have much more striving to do. 

How many of these statements can you agree with? Leave your comments below!