I received this photo from Jeff Witt, a climbing guide who works with Exum Mountain Guides. It is of an ice axe that was with one of the parties injured and pinned down by lightning near the summit of the Grand Teton last Wednesday. We’ve all heard of blue sparks or humming coming from our [...]
A creative bike parking video
Jos Sluijsmans runs the Dutch website Fietsdiensten.nl and is one of the organizers of the African Bicycle Design Contest, which I mentioned in a past post. He recently created a YouTube video titled ‘Creatief fietsparkeren’, which features some great examples of creative bicycle racks and parking designs from the Netherlands and around the world. I [...]
Koch and Turiano Speak At JH High School Tonight
Thanks to the Jackson Hole Historical Society, tonight we can listen to Stephen Koch and Thomas Turiano tell tales of the early days exploring the wilds and shredding the peaks of the Teton Range. Both of these guys were big players in the development of new ski routes in Grand Teton National Park and [...]
Thanks for the #FF mentions to…
Thanks for the #FF mentions today from @AustinFit and @AustinCycling
Bicycling Science book giveaway
Looking back at the reports for the Bicycle Design Amazon store, it is clear that the book Bicycling Science is the best seller of the items I have listed. I am glad to see that, because it is definitely the first book that I would recommend to anyone interested in the design and engineering of [...]
Broken…Bruised…Battered, but not beaten yet…
Let me explain: first, I’ll say “battered” should be “broken”, cuz my shoulder is broken now too. 
See you all at Hardrock!
The last 6 weeks have been tough. Crashing backwards climbing over a dead tree started it all at Zane Grey. We all know I broke my arm there. The status on that is [...]
Two penny-farthings and a foil car
It is almost the weekend, so I will leave you with a handful of fun links for Friday afternoon. Designboom posted a few bike designs by Peter Varga, including the glossy modern folding penny-farthing concept pictured here. While you are at Designboom, take a look at all the recent posts tagged with ‘bikes”. It has [...]
Jemez 50 Mile…..training run?
Hard to say what’s gonna happen this weekend in regards to me running the Jemez 50 mile. I’ve been officially cleared to run if I want…that’s pretty cool only 4 weeks after a broken wing at Zane Grey. Will I “race”? No, not likely, the risk factor is still there if I crash….I tend to [...]
Massannutten 100 this weekend
One of my favorite 100 milers happens this weekend in Virginia. The Massanutten 100. This race is a rocky one and moderately hilly to my standards. Total climbing in the 18,000′ range. The course is somewhat different this year, starting at a different location. It should be a real competitive race up front. Noone reallly [...]
Massannutten 100 this weekend
One of my favorite 100 milers happens this weekend in Virginia. The Massanutten 100. This race is a rocky one and moderately hilly to my standards. Total climbing in the 18,000′ range. The course is somewhat different this year, starting at a different location. It should be a real competitive race up front. Noone reallly [...]