Bedrock & Paradox

Check out the (or many) bikes of the GDR here. Some very interesting setups, though you can pick those who DNF’d by the excess. I also firmed up the dates for the monstercross races, and decided to run the Prescott version as a scavenger hunt/scramble type event. In the interest of keeping it legit, it…

Justice Breyer (L). The last independent man, it would seem. Words. “Law is not an exercise in mathematical logic.” “It [Brown] sought one law, one Nation, one people, not simply as a matter of legal principle but it terms of how we actually live.” Bonus, Justice Stevens in dissent, Morse v. Frederick (the “Bong hits…

Cleaning up after the KMC. Things started well, miles disappearing and the rhythm coming on quickly. I was enjoying the ability, with gears, to push the subtle downs. After eight miles you get a massive gravel descent, the first mile very steep. On the tricky curve, I noticed one fat groove off to the side,…

One for me, one for Mr. Nice out in the wild.

One summer vacation is not enough, norms of our society be damned. One of my first orders of business this week is to go into my annual negotiating session and get an increased salary and a guarantee of more vacation days in the future. Or else. Because vacations are my friend. I get itchy. I…

So just what does “monstercross” mean? In the first, I had to come up with something to call the race. Otherwise, it means many miles of gravel and dirt roads, some buff and bumpy singletrack (buff in AZ means a different thing, hence the different descriptors given to the Rainbow). We had lots of different…

A quick run-down of the week thus far: SatKMC. I made some mistakes to learn from, but overall was very happy with my ride, and had a great time with friends new and newer. The post-race BBQ was ideal, and Dave and Brian’s rides give me something to aspire to, next year. SunHung out with…

The Great Divide Race starts today. It promises to be a good ‘un. Jill is already talking some big words, and Curiak himself has said that “his hold on the record is measured in weeks.” Big, fat start list, too. I’m mostly packed, with last minute laundry drying on the porch at home. M is…

Hi Dave,Good point about our late “suggestions.” Planning anyevent is stressful, and I’m sorry for adding to that. For what it’s worth, I found out about the rideyesterday morning, and got my note out to you as quicklyas I could. Regardless, you deserve credit for being ableto adapt so quickly.But I did get the message…

So, Troy Marino emailed me last night with the closure of the AZT through the Warm Fire burn. That was doable, and a blessing in disguise. Then I received this (quoted in it’s entirety with permission): Hi Dave,We saw some information on your blog, and thus I wanted to bring yourattention to a couple concerns…