I sat in the garage tonight, amongst the bikes. Some are the greatest things I’ve ever thrown a leg over. And some ain’t worth a shit. They are my friends. I ran my eyes across the lot of ‘em, trying to keep tabs of which needed what, when I could do it, and whether I [...]
They are my friends
Biker Down – Shahram Moghadamnia
From: Jason Subject: cyclist killed Just wanted to inform people that another cyclist has been killed by a negligent driver. On Saturday, April 19, Shahram, a friend and customer of mine, was killed about two miles from our shop in Golden, CO. He was killed when a postal truck driver crossed the line and hit [...]
Find the monkey…
Do you see the monkey ? Look harder…. of course…there it is.
On my ride…
Enough said.
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Whiskey 50
First off my legs still hurt. Well another Whiskey in the books. Big ups to Sad Cow and his crew for putting on another great race. If you reading this and you haven’t made it out to AZ to do one of these races then you’re missing out. This is what mountain bike racing used [...]
Moutain Bike Racing: A good walk ruined.
I sat in the family room, the cool gray dawn creeping to light, and thought to myself – I think this is the last one. I can’t imagine doing any more races. I haven’t been training, or riding at all. My fitness level is terrible. I own nothing near a “race bike” anymore. Free entries [...]
Whiskey 50
Another Whiskey in the books. This years event was rightfully dedicated to last years winner Mike Janelle. Janelle died last November at the all-too-young age of 40. (Doug wrote a post about him at the time.) From an Epic Rides press release: Ride Like Mike In honor of Mike Janelle, Epic Rides has made a [...]
If only
If only There is nothing else to do other than stay up late drinking beer and listening to music. Work will come with the morning as it always has. I will say yes to men I do not care about. And I will be paid to do it. What I want to do is put [...]
Poem for Thursday
From: Scott Subject: thrusday poem Jonny, My buddy Jake, who is my touring/riding partner and all around bike ripper has been working for this environmental awareness company called 2041, www.2041.com. He returned from a stint working for them in Antarctica only to head back out on their sailing voyage around the world. It’s going well [...]
There’s a bear in your cave, bro.
Hey Dewdz. I’ve been spending a couple of days, or a week, or something, getting my head back on straight. There was an art opening. It was rad, and lots of stuff sold. There were visitors in from out of town for an entire week following. Good times flowed like whiskey, and the drippings were [...]
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