Category: Racing
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That’s not a review
The internet makes experts of all, that much is certain. What is less so is how to know which items are worth the time they take to read. Just going for a walk has become “gear testing.” This should be condemned for two reasons. First, it’s bullshit. Second, it supports the talking before doing acquisitionalism…
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Minimalist Footwear in Technical Terrain
File this one under ideology: a revised and expanded version of my earlier post on the subject just went up on Toe Salad.
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How to make a light pack (610 pack, version 2)
I needed a new pack. I always needed a new pack. The original 610 was a great size, but the torso was a bit too short, and I wanted more flexibility with regards to load size, features, and suspension. I weighed the Tamarisk the other week, and was surprised that even with all that burly…
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30s and raining: some suggestions
30s and raining is the toughest weather to manage sustainably. What follows are some ideas for how to do so, in vague order of importance. -Don’t put your rain jacket on until you have to. “Have to” can be defined as the point where you’ll be getting wet enough from exterior sources that maintaining core…
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Autumnal shoe roundup
The time of shallow snow, snain, and hourly freeze/thaw cycles is upon us. Check your shoes. Caveat for all of this is that the shoes gotta fit ya. Check the links to older posts for more extensive discussion. The Boulder X Mid continued to impress through our rather short summer snow climbing season. They’re the…
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The same pack all over again
It occurs to me that since I started doing this four years ago, most of my packs have been the same. After all, most everyone needs a solid big pack. Each iteration represents more learning on how to best meet the same demands. The pack bag weighs 25 ounces as shown above, the modified Gossamer…
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2014 is Open
I made a decision: the Bob Open next year will go from the Marias Pass rest area to the Monture Creek TH. The course area is restricted to public land in the contiguous Bob complex. As ever, no linear travel on paved roads is permitted. Everything else human-powered is fair game. Mass start date is…
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The perfect pole, part 2
A follow up to this post: I always intended to make a pair, and to use the Gossamer Gear grips, which are the best. At first I thought I’d source tubing for the uppers myself, but couldn’t find an affordable small quantity of good aluminum in a thin enough wall, and the relatively small ID…
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Mr. Bakwin owes me five dollars
You heard me; Peter Bakwin owes me five dollars. Mr. Bakwin invented, or at the very least introduced into common usage, the term fastest known time many years ago. His website, which began as a list consisting almost entirely of his own running times, languished in relative obscurity until not too many years ago, when…
Bedrock & Paradox 
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