Category: Bikes and biking
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That season
After the snowpack begins accumulating in the mountain, but before it stops raining in earnest; this is the off-season. It’s hard to decide on what to do outside, but easy to see why things are so empty: you can’t spend much time outside without getting wet. My mom came to visit, and after much contemplation…
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Pimp your ‘Mid
As mentioned in my introductory post, some modifications were in order for the Megalight. Yes, you can buy one with these, but it can be more illustrative to roll your own. First up, mid panel reinforced guylines. In the grand scheme, as compared to (for instance) backpack straps, shelter tie-outs don’t receive much force. The…
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Lance
This evening, while out for a stroll, two mountain bikers passed going the other way. Decked out in the obligatory Whitefish Hammer kits, they were of course talking about Lance. A cultural phenomenon which needs no last name. USADA’s Reasoned Decision (which is well written and rather interesting reading) has been met with awe and…
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Money for something
Most readers will be familiar with the Andrew Badenoch/77Zero/Fatbikerafting the Arctic/Kickstarter debacle. For those who are not, the short version is as follows. In January Badenoch, with no endurance or wilderness palmares that I’ve been able to dig up, went live with a funding proposal for a scandalously ambitious loop trip from Seattle to the…
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Yellowstone NP winter use plan, Comment
Yellowstone National Park is in the final public comment period for their new(est) winter use plan. Given how long this process has taken, and the good chance of it being controversial, comment now. Whichever plan is settled upon is likely to be in effect for a while. You may comment (easily) and read the very…
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The 6-year sock roundup
An inevitable part of moving, beyond surliness and interrupted internet access (and thus blog posts) is a reexamination of all your possessions. Or perhaps it is really a first examination, carrying something up the steps in a shopping bag does not rate for introspection compared to carrying everything in an endless train of boxes. The…
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More reasons I want a Krampus
Photo from the excellent Fat-bike.com. Interbike is over, so Surly released the full geometry of the Krampus. And it looks good. 2006 18″ Karate Monkey 2007 large Leviathan (3″, w/100mm suspension fork) 2011 17″ Mukluk 2013 medium Krampus Eff TT* 23.6 23.8 23.6 24 Standover* 32.5 29.7 29.44 31.5 HTA 71.5 70 70 69.5 STA…
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Why I picked a MegaLight
The search for an ideal main fleet shelter continues. I was never entirely happy with the Shangrila 2: lack of broadside wind stability and the need for two poles. What floor space it does present is quite useable (and Golite is foolish if the rumors of it being discontinued are true), but there isn’t all…
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Patagonia Capilene 4 Hoody
The vaunted R1 hoody made lighter. Quite a bit lighter, via an exciting new version of their time-tested fabric. I wrote more over at BPL, and am quite excited to put it to good use.
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Arc’teryx Neutro Visor review
Reviewing a very expensive hat, on a blog. Doesn’t get more outdorky. But if you’re not here for that exactly, best move along yesterday. The Neutro in action. I’ve always held the conviction that whomever names Arc’teryx products wanted to be Jean-Luc Picard. This is a 35 dollar visor. It is also an exceptionally functional…
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