In 1991 I was an awkward, pimple-faced, red-haired teen-ager. I was also in love. The object of my adoration was the latest Raleigh Technium Chills aluminum mountain-bike. It was spec’ed with full a Shimano Deore DX 7 speed drive-train including …
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My friend MaryAnne is fond of saying that people come in to our lives for a reason. While the duration may be a moment, a year or a life-time, there is significance and consequence to that relationship, even if it …
Friday was packing day. After a hearty breakfast, Kimberly, Reilly and I laid out all our gear on large tarps in the back-yard. Everything was on display as we sorted out our gear for the upcoming bike-packing adventure to …
[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 …