As a disclaimer, up front, I was given a copy of THE URBAN CYCLIST’S SURVIVAL GUIDE to review. I want to be honest with this review, because I think as a cyclist I have an obligation to ensure we as a cycling community are doing good for ourselves, not harm. I did not pay for [...]

I take photos, yo.

Well, it’s January, which means it’s time for my yearly existential crisis. This existential crisis means I recently applied for a job in a bike shop. Looks like I’m going to get it, too. I won’t whine about it, I promise, but I want you all to know that I am doing this under duress. [...]

No, not the drink… The Whiskey Off-Road is coming up, and the folks over at Singletrack.com have a nice little write-up about the area and the event. It reminded me of the times I spent climbing out of Skull Valley as the sun beat down on my already-sunburnt neck. These are the types of events [...]

File this under “Damn the Man.” SPECIALIZED BICYCLES SUES FORMER EMPLOYEES WHO CREATE START-UP. Specialized is no different than any other large corporation. These non-compete clauses are very common, and they are ridiculous. I understand trying to protect  your proprietary developments in house, but honestly, the day a corporation owns my thoughts is the day [...]

Reason to celebrate: new bike goodies. Reason number 1 to ride: lost my job so I have a lot of free time now. Reason number 2 to ride: new toys. Reason number 3 to ride: It was 67 degrees in Colorado Springs today. Reason number 4 to ride: you don’t need a reason to ride, [...]

Since my Thanksgiving trip to Santa Fe, I haven’t been riding a whole lot. Instead, I’ve been searching for a new job (getting laid off at the end of the month) and trying to get my photo business off the ground. I have ridden a few times, and each time has been stellar. Winter riding [...]

Does that mean it will think about boobs as much as I do?   Link to the story HERE.

Let me tell you about my November, because it’s been pretty damn good.   Let’s start from the beginning. This first point may have actually taken place in October…I’m never really sober enough to remember details like that. Anyway, I headed up to Denver to see my little brother’s band, The Acacia Strain. They are [...]

This past Halloween, I did not party like in years past, mostly because I don’t really know anyone here in Colorado Springs to party with. In lieu of drunken debauchery, I went to a Halloween criterium put on by the Women’s Mountain Biking Association of Colorado Springs, and I’ll tell ya, I had a damn [...]

You’re always climbing in Flagstaff.   Anyone who has ridden there knows the first hour of the ride, at least, will be all uphill. You may get a brief respite during the twilight of your ride, but you’ll go back to town, take off your bike clothes, stow your ride away, and it’s all uphill [...]

  I’ve been meaning to write this post for a while, but the move to Colorado from Arizona derailed me for quite a while, so I hadn’t had a chance to thoroughly test these shoes. In the little free time I did have, I ended up redesigning my website…I’m new to the world of html, [...]