Toying with the idea of selling the Landshark. (no I’m not) busted my winter wheel, time to clean her up and put the GOOD wheels on ‘er. (…to have and to hold) take the glamour shots in departing sunlight (the frame doesn’t fit) and degrade this legendary bicycle with a Seattle craigslist post.

A report in from our South of the Border Correspondent, and everyone’s favorite Uncle, Pistil Pete.
From: Pistil Pete
Well, Mazatlan is fun, but too much to hang out in for too long. Of course our man at Kelly’s Bike’s will keep you rollin’ an’ all around the city is fantastic ridin’ but I had to [...]

Biker Down Tucson Style. Because there’s never a right time.
Want to see what the northen part of the AZT is like before the rest of this post starts to suck even worse? Words are here if you’re one of those “readers types.” And to think I was only hours away from attending I overslept. They’re [...]

fwd from: dejay B.
Subject: If only all elections were this easy
The Arizona Trail is in the running to win a grant of $50,000. The money will be awarded to the project that gets the most votes by the end of May. Up until last week the AZT was in the lead, but a project in [...]

It’s 6:10 in the PM the day after. My hangover weighs a ton and by the end of it all, EK donned the Thong.

Ultimately, nobody cared about the course marker issue after the fact. At least not here. It was what it was, which was stupid… all the way around. Personally, it was a very [...]

Seems Sam is going to be OK.
From: Samuel
From the roadside in Northeastern Argentina I send you all saludos cordiales!
Here’s what’s up in my neck of the city:

We have reached approximately 1.5% of the $100,000 fund raising goal with plenty of time to keep fund raising. Big thanks to all of you who have donated! The [...]

I put on my first pair of cycling shoes in 1992, after years of pounding toe-clips around the hills of my hometown. They were the top of the line Sidi’s. The same fruity colored units that Tinker sported back in the days of the Etto and Klein. Although I couldn’t understand why cyclists had to [...]

Two nights. Three days. Flagstaff to the Verde hot Springs and out via Camp Verde. About 200 miles in all. About half dirt. An unknown shit-ton of climbing. Proper Monster Cross.
After a lazy start in Flag, I arrived in Strawberry 6 hours later at dusk, not ready to be done. I grabbed a coffee and [...]

I had conversations long ago, in the NAU cycling days with Sam. He’s a good kid and likes to ride just like the rest of us. A cyclist shall we say?
One day, he discovered a way to stay on the bike for months, and make it an effort towards a better world with trees and [...]

It was “Bikepacking” in the 70’s? What’s the possibility that Gary Fisher originated this shit too? Where’s my sparkly gold sport coat? I already have the old man flavor savor…
From: Aaron
Subject: Bikepacking
Hi,
Cool of you to talk about bikepacking, or as it’s been called for 125 years or so, touring. I prefer bikepacking myself. Mac McCoy, [...]

Need a reason to ride for days & days? There’s a small movement in cycling that’s been happening over the last couple of years lead by pioneers such as Scott Morris and a host of others that, at this point I guess is called “bikepacking”. Now that the lexicon has been established, you can ride [...]

I love this woman.
Hey der. Just wanted to shoot these 2 pics at you to fill up your email box even more. One is an alteration of your sticker. I found it appropriate for me since sometimes I do ride Dykes. Also… In the second pic is a poor lil guy [...]

With the Check Engine Light, on and the tires low, self and fellow traveler, Miss B., made it up to MOab last weekend to rendezvous with Big Gay Randy who prefers to go by: Randini Hill. – The guy that road there, mostly off-road, from Flagstaff, in 14 days. I’m only now getting my shit [...]

I don’t know how he did it really, but the guy made it to Moab from Flagstaff with quite the story in reflection:
From: BGR
Subject: Finally Made it
Well it isn’t prompt, but here is my final leg of the trip update.
Check out the photos here.
After finishing my last update and loading up on what I believed [...]

Another one in from our boy Response:
From: Response
Subject: Re: fuck dc (big jon)
Hey,
I kept humming the Montey Python tune “Never be rude to an Arab” while I was doing my thing in Malaysia. But man, they say america is overweight and stupid is the pot calling the kettle black when it comes to [...]

More in from our Far East correspondent Response.
From: Response
Subject: fuck dc (big jon)
Well,
I rewrote this, because it turned into an “I hate fucking arab motherfuckers” rant…
Apparently Malaysia is Muslim, and now that the rabs are making too much money, the place is flooded with them. The rabs seem to relish looking [...]

The Hautacam went as expected today. A couple of waif Italians off the front, crying tears of success over the line. Cadel, tried his mountainbiker best to get in there and he held a respectable placing to the summit. By default, we now get to see him wear the yellow. Surpisingly, Vandevelde rocked it and [...]

Another one in from our boy Chris. Keep’n it real, he is.
From: Chris
Subject:
Juan Grande,
Let me get right to the point. It is stoopid hot in Blythe, CA. Just rode here from Brawley, CA, where it is retarded hot. 88 miles today, 77 yesterday, 55 on Monday where we started in La Jolla. [...]

I personally think any time spent in Baja is good time. Now this, Just in time for November along with the Baja 1000…
Save $100 Before July 1 on Entry for Baja Epic Stage Race – Nov. 5-8 2008
World Class 300-Mile MTB Stage Race One Hour From San Diego
Baja California Norte, Mexico – June 18, 2008 [...]