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March 2010

March Blows Outta Here!

<===From white to shades of brown. March changed the color of the landscape.Wow! March went from “slow to go!” in about a weeks time. From not riding much but roads packed with ice and snow to back riding at The Camp already, it has been pretty amaz…

The North Face Sentinel Boa Trail Running Shoes Review

Depending on where you live, trail running can consist of 80% dirt and 20% road or 20% dirt and 80% road. That varying mixture of trail-to-road is just what The North Face Sentinel BOA trail running shoes were built for: real-world trail running.
Features of The North Face Sentinel Boa:

Mapped multi-weave mesh uppers for supreme breathability
C-delta [...]

WURL On Skis: Can it be done?

In the Wasatch, there is a traverse called the WURL. It stands for “Wasatch Ultimate Ridge Linkup.” So far as I can tell, the route was pioneered, and possibly originated, by Jared Campbell. And so far as I can tell, only two people have completed i…

Kiwanis

Kiwanis is the bomb! My inaugural descent into Kiwanis did not disappoint. It’s only one mile long, dropping 400 feet down the north side of South Mountain from Telegraph Pass — but it makes up for length in steep staircase chunk. Kiwanis can be classified in the same genus as Holbert and 24th Street (Mormon).
Kiwanis [...]

How to Get Ready for the Race Season With This One Weird Old Trick

Winter is almost over, and I find myself surprised to note that the bike racing season is upon me. I need to lose some weight, and pronto.
Fortunately, I already know what to do: surf the web.
Thanks to the miracle of the Internet, famous cyclists like myself — and, probably, ordinary people like yourself — can [...]

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Flylow Ginger Pants — Review

Candace reviews the Flylow Ginger pant for women backcountry and frontcountry skiing.

Breckenridge Springmeier Rando Race – Colorado

Breckenridge Ascent Series Springmeier rando race trip report.

First Look: Formula RX Hydraulic Disc Brakes for Mountain Bikes

The crew over at Formula Brake USA sent over a set of the RX hydraulic disc brakes for mountain bikes to review on Bike198.com. This brake from Formula rounds out the bottom end of their lineup but still offers some great features for mountain bikers looking to upgrade their current cross country or all mountain [...]

This is the Right Place

“There’s new snow in the mountains.”
“Yes indeed.”
“We need to go investigate.”
“Where do you want to start looking?”
“Superior? West Bowl of Silver? Holy Toledo and Cardiac?”
“All excellent options.”
“Let me take a look at the map…”
And so started a chain of events that ended with us all being able to look back at one of those rare [...]

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