Mike has been racing and riding mountain bikes for most of his life. He grew up in Victoria, BC trying to keep up to guys like Geoff Kabush, Andrea's Hestler and Roland Green, despite the cross country background Mike's favorite time riding is on the downhill.
He was a fixture on the Canadian race circuit, including many North American World Cups and represented Canada on the National team 5 times and was the Canadian Downhill Champion 3 times.