LONE WOLVES: Cosplay or not, the stereotype of the "lone wolf" biker persists in modern culture. Mark digs into why an introvert just might make the perfect motorcyclist in this day and age.

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RETAIL THERAPY: Anal, oral, discretionary, emotion, spending, guilt … all loaded words that bring up scads of stuff for each of us, all in different and yet surprisingly similar ways.

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NOT THE MAN I USED TO BE: As we get older, we find ourselves occasionally struggling to do things we did quite easily in our younger days. Mark explains the challenges inherent in those things, as well as why it might not be such a bad thing to have to work harder at things that used to come easily.

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WHAT'S IN A NAME? A lot, as it turns out, and it's tied into identity and how we choose to see ourselves as well as how we present ourselves to others. Mark gets into how and why it matters to motorcyclists in some interesting ways.

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Mark and Dallas Shannon discusses the evolution of the Traction eRAG, the importance of structured training, and the cultural differences in riding education. Dallas emphasizes the need for a gentle entry into off-road riding to help new riders overcome fear and develop essential skills. He also highlights the role of mentorship and the impact of age on riding, advocating for a more supportive and educational approach to off-road riding. (Part 2 of 2)

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Mark and Dallas Shannon discusses the evolution of the Traction eRAG, the importance of structured training, and the cultural differences in riding education. Dallas emphasizes the need for a gentle entry into off-road riding to help new riders overcome fear and develop essential skills. He also highlights the role of mentorship and the impact of age on riding, advocating for a more supportive and educational approach to off-road riding. (Part 1 of 2)

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THINKERS AND DOERS make the world go 'round, but in different ways. Mark explores how they might be closer to each other than we might think and gets into why we need to have – and be – them both.

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GUILTY PLEASURES are things we might try to hide from our friends. "Not that there's anything wrong with that," they might say, but we don't want to hear it. But when it comes to actual guilt over sharing the things (like motorcycling) which bring us joy, Mark says it's smart to leave yourself some wiggle room.

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GETTING WHAT WE ASK FOR maybe isn't always the best solution for our motorcycling lives - but then again, maybe sometimes it is.

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TIMING: Both work and play deplete our energy reserves, so determining which is more important at any given time (and how to approach balancing one with the other) are critical to how we wend our way through our daily lives, both on and off the motorcycle.

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