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More Nevada Day pics:
It was sort of a late start, but we made good time from the springs to High Rock (sorry excuse for a) lake. Passing along the way this cool spot heading up into Fly Canyon. Here’s a cool spot with a slickrock climb then a descent into a box canyon! Some neat terrain through... »
Team Bacon Strip Wins GMRLR!!
TBS mobs the first annual Great Mount Rose Loop Race! Riding up Calahan Ranch Road to TheRestlessApe’s house Saturday evening I saw the glow over Mt. Rose. 14 hours earlier, from the other side of the valley, I’d seen the alpenglow on the Carson Range through a smoky haze as I rode out to... »
The Great Mount Rose Loop Race 8-11-07
Cranking over to Truckee last Friday, at least at first, made me think I couldn’t do it, but later, rocking a swing-bike at the park in Truckee, my legs felt great, my lungs spry, and I remembered a quote from a Ian Fleming novel I read years ago: “worry is a dividend paid to... »
Dirtbags are beautiful
Tour de Fat, Truckee, CA 2007 We filled up our bottles @ Stampede Campground and rolled on down towards Prosser right about moonrise with purple glow over Glenshire, our tires making that perfect white noise hum over the first of 13 more miles of dirt and Soma cruising along beside me, no PBR yet,... »
Gas or grit
From TBS contributor, Localcrew: I signed up for this work at a time when special-interest-fueled politicians spout all variety of appalling solutions for energy independence, including petroleum extraction schemes in some of our country’s most remote and wild landscapes. With this in mind, it seemed to me the height of hypocrisy to burn gallon... »
Great Divide Race 2007
For those of you who don’t know, the Great Divide Race is a “Race” from Port Of Roosevill Montana on the Canadian Border down the The Rocky Mountains to Mexico. No support, no press, no parade, no podium, no entry fee and only one rule: you’re on your own. Just a blog where you... »
RAAM on a one gear
“Spurgeon decided to take up single geared bikes because he thought it was crazy.” One bike is an Ira Ryan frame. I met Ira @ NAHBS. Cool guy. Nice looking bikes. The other is a Vanilla. Now here’s me talking out the side of my ass: If you’re going to ride a one speed,... »
Fears Tears Beers
Well, one out of three ain’t bad Who’s going? What you riding? When we leaving? I know I can’t breathe steam on the tails of the freeriders, but I can ride the hell out of some 33.3 miles for shizzle. -M »
Floating Along
“The bad idea had now become an ill advised plan.” Fitz Cahall Just listened to The Dirtbag Diaries, which I learned about on The Cleanest Line. This is something you’ll enjoy. It reminded me of a silly adventure of my own I embarked on the summer after high school when a friend and I... »
The Coolest 24hour race: From A Fucktards View
Cool, CA — Calavera Cycles/Team Bacon Strip, y Huevos ride bikes repeatedly for 24 consecutive hours. Shawn, Craig, Nate, Jeff (y huevos), Lee, Mikee, Sean and I (TBS/Calavera Cycles) raced @ Cool supported by Coleen, Tennile, and Philip our dedicated team Mechanic. It was a great event no doubt about that. There were issues... »