Kill the Age-Group
Let’s re-imagine the age-group. And by that, I mean, let’s get rid of it.
Check the Boxes
If you want to be at the top you have to check all the boxes. — Joe Friel (@jfriel) March 12, 2013 I’ve always been a distractable person. When I was a kid, I used to sit down on a Saturday afternoon to watch college basketball, only to jump off the couch midway through the […]
Arizona (s)Trippin’
I could have spent Friday night watching college basketball, or at dinner with my wife. I could have been warm, comfortable, and entertained. That’s how my colleagues, friends, and most everybody else spent the evening. But not me. Instead, Ty and I were riding our bikes through the dark, cold, high desert, and into unknown […]
The USAC Hostage Crisis
“That’s a nice bike race you got there. It would be a shame if anything were to happen to it.” USA Cycling is tired of race promoters ignoring them. Instead of creating a race-friendly system that promoters can easily implement into their existing events, and using product superiority to woo grassroots races into the fold, […]
Bikepacking Gear Bonanza
Where does a 470-mile mountain bike race sit? I haven’t been very subtle about my Colorado Trail ambitions. My last two posts have focused on the race, and my preparation for it. I’ve been telling anyone who will listen about the race, and all my various gear choices. I’ve sent 2,379 emails to Ty, my […]
The CTR Has Already Started
The blue sky disappearred. Dark, angry clouds moved rapidly overhead. Thunder rumbled across the sky. Rain drops thumped off the rocks and splashed onto the narrow, dusty trail. I moved slowly. So, slowly. The storm turned violent. Wind, rain, lightning. I had no place to hide. I was surrounded by high alpine tundra. And still, […]
Colorado Ambitions
I was pedaling through the Saint George desert, somewhere underneath Gooseberry Mesa, when I made the decision: “I am going to ride the Colorado Trail Race this year.” That was January 2008. The next day, my wife told me we were having twins. I didn’t make it to the Colorado Trail Race that summer. In […]
‘Cross Videos
I’m still here. I’ve been spending more time behind the camera than I have at the keyboard. “Words and pictures” has become “pictures and words.” Sometimes those pictures move: I do love cyclocross. But it’s been hard to articulate exactly why that is. I’ve tried in the past, and no doubt will do so again. Maybe Chris […]
