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That is my registration confirmation for the Shenandoah Mountain 100. A 100 miler has been on my to-do list for a while and this is the first year that I think I have an honest chance at having the base miles to make a go of it. Goal: simply to finish. Truthfully I’m quite nervous [...]

You know what is not good for snow biking? An entire winter’s worth of snow in 24 hours. Last week I was looking longingly at a section of VAST snowmobile trail near my house that just opened up for the season. A section so tantalizingly close, yet that was almost completely bare of snow. After [...]

My warning to you, if you purchase a Pugsley, or other sort of fat tired bike, you will find it much more difficult to convince yourself to ride the trainer. Particularly if conditions cooperate, as they are this week. No longer will snow or cold temps stymie you in your pursuit of an outdoor bike [...]

As I was saying, a week makes a big difference. A week earlier I was bundled up within an inch of my life on an exploratory ride. This week was so warm that I had to remove the woolie layer after the first 30 minutes of mostly downhill riding. Lucky for me, some friends and [...]

The winter of 2011/2012. Snow storms have been almost non-existent and temperatures on a roller coaster. Last weekend we saw highs of 15 or so. This entire week and weekend was in the 30′s or higher. While we have some snow in the ground here in the mountains, leave this little enclave and there’s none. [...]

Hey there. So it’s really happening. Registration for SSUSA2012 is on. Get yourself over to http://singlespeedusa.eventbrite.com/ and just make it happen. You know you’ve always wanted to check out scenic New England. Bring the wife, bring the kids, bring the minivan. Or don’t. We promise lots of rocks, roots, steep climbs, old school descents, and [...]

From sun and rock, to ice and clouds — how quickly my fortunes change.  After all of that riding, I came home exhausted and terribly hungry with an impressive pile of laundry. While I was happy to get home and back to my little boy, it was bittersweet to return to the real world. After a [...]

One final day to soak up the sunshine and the trails in AZ. After a hearty breakfast we headed out to South Mountain for one last big day in the saddle. Or, as it turned out for me, a big day of pushing that saddle. We headed for the Mormon and National trails. My legs [...]

While descending La Milagrosa on Saturday I met a woman hiking who said to me, “you know, there are other ways to get down that are a lot more fun.” I must have given her one of those sort of looks, she smiled and ambled off with a reminder to take photos so at least [...]

My 4th year of SSAZ is in the books. Like all the others, it was a wicked good time and this year I even extended the trip a bit beyond just the Tucson scene. We’ll get to that later. First, some thoughts and pics from the SSAZ portion. Because of my little jaunt out to [...]