When we were in high school, the cops would run us up out of anywhere we parked long enough to say hello. One place someone figured out we could sit around and not be bothered was a graveyard. I never found it so much spooky as just plain dumb. Sitting around on the grass watching Read the full article…

My sister lives about seven miles north of me on Dynamite Road, just a few miles west of the blessed 100 miles of singletrack @ Pima & Dynamite. Which, incidentally, is some of the best mountain biking in the Valley as far as I’m concerned. So, nice house, horse property, lots of desert around. And, Read the full article…

Ah, the Tour. At last I can sit on my ass and watch tv like a proper American! Fuck baseball nine ways till next Tuesday, cycling is the sport! Ok. Might have just pissed off a few folks there with that one. Just call me Robert Ford. From: Chris D. Is it me or does Read the full article…

She’s crazy, right? This is an insane person talking. She actually says “Not in the leastest…” @ :29 seconds. Wow.

I did not ride a bike today. Nor did I ride one yesterday. I may not even ride one tomorrow. I feel like river dancing. A couple of image laden emails came my way these last few days. I hope you enjoy them as much as I have. From: Case Flakeman A beautiful word, in Read the full article…

Yep. She’s out. Going to stretch her wings for a serious run in 2012? Random collection of headlines as follows… – In Big Shocker, Palin Resigns As Governor: tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com – Palin to Resign as Alaska Governor on July 26: washingtonpost.com – Palin Quits as Alaska Governor: foxnews.com – Palin’s Foolish Resignation: voices.washingtonpost.com – SNAP ANALYSIS: Read the full article…

Make of it what you will, but have a safe and happy 4th of July.  Me? Taking the wife and dogs camping. So, what better way to check the msr stove than in the kitchen this morning. After a quick safety check I had no qualms about setting ‘er up on the kitchen floor. Meh. Read the full article…

Weblogs are like fixed gear bikes. And fixed gear bikes are like weblogs. It used to be that to have either, it took some work. You had to code html in something like notepad and upload it. Everything was code. It took an awfully long time. And it usually came out looking like shit. Now Read the full article…

Kent Peterson may not know what is wrong with him, or even what that something is. Just that he is different. Different is as different does. He’s signing on for the Tour Divide in 2010. I first read about him, in his own words and in other’s, when he rode in 2005. I posted a Read the full article…