Outdoor Addict

I’m telling ya, that bike just does not want to be ridden.
Last night, before my ride, I went to prep the bike and make sure all is working.  There is nothing worse than getting all dresses up in full winter gear, so stand in my basement to work on a bike, sweating, right before a [...]

Someone, somewhere or something does not want me riding my Pugsley.  But I am going to fight it and keep on pedaling.
Monday night was my triumphant return to biking, and not a moment too soon.  I was starting to get a little antsy and cranky, plus my legs were getting twitchy, because of my 10 [...]

Well, there has been a lack of posting because there has been a lack of riding lately.  Totally not my fault.  Let me run over the series of events that have led me to this problem.
Last weekend was a great weekend for riding, just like I last reported.  Monday and Tuesday are my normal days [...]

What a killer weekend for riding.  For the 3rd week of January, I couldn’t have asked for much better temps.
On Friday, temps were supposed to be up near the 40s.  That is something I NEEDED to take advantage of.  So, I took a bit of time off from work and went out on a nice [...]

Here are a few images from last weekend when I was part of the  TWAF Holiday Edition Gravel Grinder.

The always tricky backwards view

Views of Shawnee Peak.

Another backwards shot.

What I got to see, for a little anyway.  I caught them before the crest of the hill to get my important King of the Mountain points.

Gota love [...]

What a day for riding.
We ended up getting about an inch or so of snow the night before, so I was a tad concerned about my decision to ride the cross bike.  But, I really didn’t want to dig out the mtb, so cross it was.  I met up with JJ and A1 and headed [...]

The last day of Interbike is finally over. I checked out all the new goodies from companies and now my “wish” list is longer than ever. There certainly are a lot of new nice and shiney products out there.
So I sit here in the airport, finally relaxing. I knew this Interbike was going to [...]

I will expand on this more when I am not typing it out on my blackberry, but what a difference a few years make.
The last time I was here, 2 years ago, I stayed in one. This year, I have been walking and walking and walking etc. I have seen every booth about [...]

As I sit here bored on the plane, I have to wonder what this year’s Interbike will be like. This year’s edition will be much different than past years. Last year, I took the year off as I switched jobs and the 3 years before that I attended the show with Michelin. My job with [...]

Seems like the death of fun is coming right up.  That’s right.  My training has taken a turn for the worse and I have begun running….GASP!!!!!
Ok, it isn’t really that bad, but let’s say I do not have the body composition of running.  I’m just too big boned.  Yea, big boned, that’s what it is.
The [...]