Today was an excellent day. I’ve just felt better and better as the day went on, and got in a good 1.5 hour exploratory ride this afternoon. Headed up an old fire road, then up another, then off on a motorcycle trail up a wash….. Ended up traversing drainage heads, still on the moto trail.…More
Back to work
This morning I work up with my normal first thought: damn I’m hungry. That hasn’t happened in three days, so I’m off to work again. Being sick makes me stir crazy, there isn’t much left to do in the house after the last two days. Now I can go enjoy winter.More
Mine!
I’ll have to devise some sort of retirement ceremony for my poor old, cracked, WTB. The new guy’ll look pimipin’. My bike is becoming a cliche.More
Weekend Vitals
Friday: Elden ride (last of the season)2 hours, 1.5k, awesome temps and crispy snow Saturday: Thunder Mtn (last of the season) and The Loop6 hours, 4.5k, two of the best trails of earth-gotta watch hydration in the cold (duh) Sunday: Kaibab snow and coffee with good people45 minutes horsing around on snowy fire roads on…More
School time
I believe Jeff Kerkove said recently “rest as hard as you train.” This has not been easy for me before. Now that I’m in for Transiowa, and have some equally intimidating intermediate goals, I want to get in shape right now. I must however hurry slowly, or I’ll get hurt. Done it before running, and…More
Victory is mine!!!!!!!!!!
I’m in Trans Iowa, singlespeed. Hell yes. Evan, you suck. Today’s vitals: ~40 miles, 4.5k up, 6 hours. Some sweet snow riding on Thunder Mountain, THE Loop near La Verkin. Amazing. And now I’m tired and dehydrated, runny nose and scratchy voice. Goose and Lil’ Creek tomorrow. Out.More
Monkey built!
This is where I’d put a picture, if I had a camera. I’m psyched to be derailleurless again. I may be pushing things to run out of town and play in the cold this weekend, on a brand new build, but damn the torpedos… Gotta kickstart.More
Or Not
So I may be riding this weekend after all. Early this fall I decided that I needed a new bike, and put the last year’s riding and experimentation into a rigid 29er. I picked a Soma Juice frame, and have had a series of issues with it. Aggravating the debacle, I ordered from an online…More
The year starts now
This weekend will be the second in my annual R2R2R hikes. Last December I hiked across the Grand Canyon and back, and earlier this year decided that it, along with riding the White Rim in a day, would be benchmarks I’d set for myself every year. I did the White Rim back in October, and…More
The kharmic cycle of bike stuff
FS:Salsa Cromoto Grande 29er rigid fork. Black. Disc only. Used for two months, normal wear. $80WTB Shadow V saddle. Basically new. $30Paul Crosstop Levers. $50 And so it goes. Cycling seems to drive avarice in a peculiar way. Is it America? Gloabalization? Or perhaps just MTBR? I’m psyched to build the monkey and ride it.…More
