Riding in Durango is tricky during the Winter months. Snow, ice, and lots of wet, sticky mud. There are two options if you want to get outside during these months…
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Redemption SLO
Patrick and I , after visiting Punk in the Park in southern California, rode at Irish Hills. If that sounds familiar, it’s because this is the place where I tumbled off my bike and split my knee open ten months earlier.
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This ride ended up being a much shorter ride than I had expected – mostly because the trail I chose turned out to be dangerously rough!
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While working at bike shops in the 90’s and early 2000’s, I learned a lot about wheel building. I was able to put that knowledge to good use when I recently cracked a carbon rim on a ride. Since most wheels use steel spokes, the spokes are often much stronger than the hubs and rims. […]
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A great ride that ended in tragedy. Riding the Irish Hills preserve in San Luis Obispo, CA, I explored some beautiful and fun trails with a local rider. The day ended big – with a crash on an awesome black trail called Chutes and Ladders. I split my knee wide open (no, you can’t see […]
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I’m riding in my new Santa Cruz Highball on a local trail that promotes great, fast riding.
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I threw the bike on the truck and drove 20 minutes up the coast to Topanga Canyon.
Continue reading2020 – The Year that Was
A look back at one of the most difficult years any of us have had to endure. What made it special and what made it great?
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Riding a local trail system on the shortest day of the year. The light was low but it was a pretty sunset!
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Arriving in Moab, Utah was easy. Riding the Captain Ahab trail was asking just a bit more – and the rain didn’t make it any easier!
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