[warning; this posting may be most enjoyed by bike-geeks and gear-heads] Bicycles are wonderfully resilient machines, particularly high-end mountain-bikes. They bang themselves over all sorts of immovable obstacles without complaint. They feel the brunt of every crash. They often-times …
Two weeks ago I went bike-packing up Leadville-way. While I had a great time, I did also learn a few things about my bike-packing kit that require attention. Here they are: –my sleeping roll–which includes bivy-sack, sleeping pad and sleeping …
During my travels today, I met the owner of this recently retro-fitted ’80’s era Campy equipped Columbus tubed Porter road racing bike. The story he told was one of the saddest I’ve ever heard. Hilton has ridden a bike his entire …
After Sunday’s 8 hour ride in the mountains, Monday called for a recovery ride. Knowing I had a massage appointment booked for later in the afternoon, I’d have to get out before lunch. As I sat idly chatting with Reilly, …
Arriving in Colorado a few weeks ago, I was alerted to a sad little fact; that many folks in Colorado really have a distaste for Texans. Since then, I’ve heard folks wishing the Texans would move home etc. It’s to …