Just a quick pic from our hotel the seehaus during week one of our National Team training camp. Training is going well but the legs haven’t recovered yet from the Cascade Classic bike race last weekend. No internet No phone service up there, but I will…
2011 Ibis Mojo HD 140: Splitting Hairs Between the HD and SL
After gushing over the Mojo, then riding and reviewing the new Mojo HD, I can see where Ibis is coming from with the introduction of the new (well, sorta) Mojo HD 140. I was able to snap a few quick shots from Bike DealerCamp yesterday and will hopefully get a few more shortly. By utilizing [...]
The Gears I’ll Be Turning
Homebrewed Components made these awesome gears for my Singular Cycles Gryphon. The company is a one man operation out of SoCal and is well known amongst single speeders for his myriad options for diferent crank BCD’s and cog configurations in aluminum …
Bears
In my final prep for the Colorado Trail Race, I came across a momma bear and her 2 cubs today on my ride up Boreas Pass Rd on the city limit of Breckenridge, CO. They didn’t seem to be in too much of a hurry.The higher I went…the darker the clouds g…
When hairy legs are weird
Riding a bike can be a great social endeavor—most of my friends are people I’ve met through cycling. But if you’re not in it because you love it, you’ll never stick with it. It certainly won’t help you make friends outside of cycling circles….
The Argument for Recklessness
A few weeks ago, Chuck Ibis was in town as part of the Ibis Demo World Tour. It seemed like a good time for us to finally get together and do something we had talked about for — literally — years: go on a mountain bike ride together.
Yeah, considering that I’ve been friends with Chuck [...]
Mart Hart’s Colorado Trail Adventure
Matt Hart and crew member, Dakota Jones, share the story of Hart running the full Colorado Trail in under 10 days.
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