Copper Triangle
The road riding here in the Colorado Rockies really is quite spectacular, as well as quite demanding. If you are looking for a ride of more than a couple hours, you should expect there to be a bunch of climbing …
Month: June 2014
Win some, lose some
Yesterday, early evening, I joined three pals for a little mountain-bike ride on the local S Mountain Trails; up road #175, then down North Backbone, Backbone, and finally Sand Dunes. I was feeling fine until we started riding the single-track. …
Apex Park Trails or, what to do while your van is in the shop
One of the benefits of having a house on wheels[and kinda the point of the whole thing] is that when I drive somewhere new my bikes come with me. This morning I drove to Golden, Colorado to have some service done …
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SBFL; failure never hurt so good
Last year I arrived in the Colorado Rockies just six days before the annual Salida Big Friggin’ Loop mountain-bike race, part of the Colorado Endurance Series. Since I had just come from sea-level, the idea of smashing myself against 104 …
160miles In The Mountains
After a month spent in Canada visiting with family, chillin’ with friends, riding my bike and even getting in a bit of work, I turned the van around and made the 1800 mile/2900 km drive back to my mountain paradise, …