Category: N.O.S.
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Half year retrospective
Still living for the weekend, and least with one part of my life. I still like my work, though I am fighting with the desire to be gone already, still six working weeks (as of today) out. The drill however remains the same; I have a good life outside work, and like them both to…
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"Numbers don’t lie"
Edit: put some words up on MTBR, for context. 6/3 add.: I was going to produce some epic blow-by-blow, but I don’t really care to in the end. On the one hand, the moment by moment stretching of the hours is really cool. On the other, it’s still me riding my bike. And still riding.…
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Real bike racing
The dirt road wasn’t that bad. The gravel is packed in pretty well. It wasn’t that wet and there were only a few corners where there was a little bit of mud. The hardest part was that you couldn’t stand much out of the saddle because you would lose traction. For me, it was like…
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For Ed
Mount Robson, Canada. Edit:Something else Ed wouldn’t climb. Edit.2:Too many quotable in this one. Good stuff.
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Weekend plans: Highs and Lows
Time in Arizona is running short, so it’s fallen to me to prioritize the infinite list of future trips, and knock off the most desirable. This weekend I hope to do two, plus bonuses: Bill Williams Mountain singletrack, the old Flag-Grandview stage route, and point in between. The first option is 140-50 miles. ~60 miles…
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Memorial Day
Ride with Eric. Woke up at 0530, as usual. Hung out, ate, did chores, ate, more chores, ate. Took a two hour nap. M went shopping (for food) during (immediately after, actually) my somnolence. Ran into Eric, told him I “had done nothing” thus far (not totally true). Eric called. Off we went. It was…
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I need skis
Not right now, but you know, eventually. Moving up and all. I want something that will be reasonable for nordic skiing, ok at going downhill (even in a resort), and really good at rambling around the woods off-track. A tall order fraught with compromises, but you all know me and my habits, so have at…
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Coconino (very) Dirty (half, almost) Century
Flag last night, and this morning. It was a bit muddy, and wet. Brian and I rode the course down to Munds Park, with some bonus miles, then bailed back on the highway when we were refused entrance to the Chevron. 42 miles. 10-12 of them damn cold. Now we’re home and showered, which is…
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One of those rides
Nothing more to it really, I’ll take my hits from the flat gods in one punch, if at all possible. ~10 minutes into 305, first ride on the rigid singlespeed in quite a while, I come flying down into the wash crossing before the climb up to South Lynx Lake road, the one with a…
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Lifestyle evaluation
It’s been said before: I drive too much. Four trips to Moab this year, even. Not something I’m prepared to give up, exactly, but things do get you thinkin… A main goal for our near future in Missoula is bikeability. To school, work, errands, and fun. I’m already thinking of Fred’s PVC pipe ski holder…
Bedrock & Paradox 