A crowd of riders stands silent on Mount Benson in Nanaimo, British Columbia. Their attention is fixed on the couple standing slightly above them, tucked between the trees.

Wearing dark glasses, hands shaking, and speaking through tears, Chantel and Mike Jeromkin read from a creased sheet of paper. Below, a collective roar of support comes from the gathered group when they finish, and the first riders turn and drop into Mattmo.

They rip past photos hung high in the trees, bike frames propped against trunks, and painted rocks lining the singletrack. The first hollers escape involuntarily, and then everyone is shouting—the sound echoing through the forest and vibrating around Chantel and Mike. Relief settles into their bodies. They built it right.

Mattmo is named after their son, Matthew Jeromkin. He was 13 when he died from an accidental overdose in February 2022.