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, …
Category: Colorado
Northern Migration: Salida Local and Global
When I arrived in Salida ten days ago, the ski hill was getting hit by a lightening storm while a terrible head-cold was knocking me on my chamois. Plans of snowboarding Sunday morning were cancelled as I was much happier …
Salida Bike Fest 2013
Last week[September 11-15] was Salida’s 2013 Bike Fest; there were guest-speakers, a kids bike rodeo, the Chainless Race, the Monarch Crest Crank and even the return of a very popular local race, the Banana Belt Loop. Friday’s Chainless race was, well, …
Vapor Trail 125; The Hardiest of the Hard, the Toughest of the Tough
Saturday, September, 7th, 8:10pm MT; Absolute Bikes, Salida, Colorado, USofA; the riders meeting for the 9th Annual Vapor Trail 125 was underway. Super-organizers Shawn Gillis, Earl Walker Jr and Tom Purvis reviewed starting procedures, course details and post-race beer protocols. As …
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Vapor Trail 125; After 8 Months It All Comes Down to This
The thing that makes a person a truly dear friend is the willingness to exercise their right to tell you like it is, to hold no punches, to tell you the things you don’t want to hear but must. “Yes, …
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