watching the movie about the Leadville Trail 100 last night was pretty cool. did it make me want to give it a go, again? maybe… it definitely reminded me of all the great people we’ve raced with, who’ve volunteered at and organized those races, and who’ve become such good friends along the way. they’re... »
i momentarily considered participating in that dog valley race (?) yesterday, checked the single post blog about it and failed to find any kind of start time or meaningful map of the track, just some vague language about riding from the fort. no worries, i’d wanted to do a half day ride for sure... »
nostalgia – looks a lot like the premodern bike culture and then there’s the trials riders. Danny MacAskill Chris Akrig brakeless1 Chris Akrig brakeless2 “old school moto trials?” what about new school? Julian Dupont thanks Mr. Banks! »
the 24 hour race in Cool, CA was interesting. rained like hell. lots of mud, beer, and burned out brakes. »
came across these nice gratuitous images of a well placed “TBS” decal rocking a beverage container along with a custom decal - “A KIND HOE.” excellent handy work there, amiga, though i must say, dirty legs and cycling socks tan line. now that’s race-ie! grammatical error or acronym? »
well, that happened a little later in the afternoon. prior to that, a snow shower (hurray!) trail ride was in order. conditions were soupy at the put-in, but coverage improved and underlying mud quickly turned to frozen earth at higher elevations. needless to say, we didn’t run into many other trail users. later in... »
