The latest from the Man Cave

elections, festivals, gardens

Posted May 16, 2013

No mountain biking.

This spring is turning out to be a little overbooked, so it will be a short post this week.

TEDxComoxValley goes next Thursday, and after checking this will be the 5th TEDx event I have helped run. I'm pretty proud of that fact. This one will be a little different as I will be stepping out from behind the curtain (where I hide…

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It's time to vote in BC

Posted May 9, 2013

Politics is a fascinating subject, and right my home province is in the final throws of our latest provincial election.

The two main players - on the left the BC NDP, and on the right, the BC Liberals.

Sub-players in this drama, the BC Greens and the BC Conservative party.

My vote? Well, its for the BC Green Party.

Many will say that it is a lo…

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Picture and a Story

Posted May 1, 2013

OK ok ok.

I actually rode my mountain bike last week.  In LYCRA!  Here's photographic evidence.

Me, riding my Banshee Prime, in lycra at the 2013 Snow-to-Surf Adventure Relay race. Thanks to my most awesome girlfriend for all of the race support and for the picture taking!

And now for a story.

The Bear

A non-fictional short story by An…

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The "Why"

Welcome to the home of Braxton Consulting (a.k.a. Andrew Gower).

Before we get on with reviews/reports on equipment I am looking at, let's talk about me and why the hell I am doing this site anyways.


In a nutshell, while I have a pretty damn good job, if I had a choice, I would rather ride my bike, go skiing or climb a mountain. In order to gain the freedom to achieve this, I have to work for a few more years, but in the meantime I have grand ambitions to start getting paid to do what I love.  You can follow my misadventures here and let me know what you think!


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