This past weekend was the annual FIBArk festival.
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Double wide style
Once upon a time, around 1994 or so, back when I started mountain biking, anyone who rode a mountain bike, rode a bike with 26-inch diameter wheels.
Continue readingThe Engine Inside
Giro d’Aspen
Something you find out about quickly in Colorado is how distances between places get distorted by the terrain of the state. On a map, two towns may look close to each other but because there’s a mountain range between them, the practical distance, the distance you have to drive, is surprisingly far.
Continue readingSpringtime in the Rockies
Despite the great winter we’ve had in Colorado, here in the central mountains the snow has mainly stayed at higher elevations. In town, it’s been mostly dry. I’ve been riding what has felt like dusty, dry August trails for the last month.
Continue readingWheelie
Ok, so it’s been a few months of skiing posts and I’m sure some of you are thinking hey, what about bikes? Well, here you go. The mad Scotsman, Danny MacAskill is at it again with a short film dedicated to the wheelie. This time he’s asked a bunch of others, including the legendary Hans Rey to join him.
Grind
What I love most about living in Colorado
First-world mountain problems
I was doing a gravel ride the other day when I encountered a problem that I’ve only seen happen in the mountains. A first-world mountain problem, if you will. No one’s going to starve, get hurt, or die but it did sort of mess up my plans for the day.
Continue readingThankful, mostly
In this season of transition between autumn riding and winter skiing it’s a good time to stop and reflect on the past year to give thanks for what we have.
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