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.
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Wheelie
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.
What I love most about living in Colorado
Thankful, 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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Home Mountain
One of the things I love most about where we live is you can literally look out the window and see unlimited opportunities for adventure. What’s that mountain? Where does that drainage go? I wonder if there’s a trail up that? Everywhere you look there’s something new to explore and enjoy. I’m tremendously grateful.
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Riding BV Style
Having previously ridden and enjoyed the south end of the Buena Vista trail network I was curious about the north end. The north end of their trails, officially known as the Whipple Trails, is accessed from River Park at the east end of Main Street in beautiful downtown BV.
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Back in the saddle again
Although I officially retired from bike racing in 2020, I find that even now, whenever I catch wind of a race in the area, my ears sort of perk up and next thing I know, I find myself signed up. Can’t help it. Something about you can take the boy out of the race but you can’t take the race out of the boy, I guess.
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