Outdoor Addict

Yea, I’ve been busy. Not always riding, but busy either way.
This past weekend, mother nature thought she was going to be cruel and try to stick around a bit longer.  While at lower elevation it wasn’t a big deal, but at high elevations, it has been playing havoc with things.
Because of the snow, on Saturday [...]

There are WAY too many bike parts out there, and I have no idea what to choose. I have the frame, fork, drive train, crank, stem, and wheels figured out, and that still leave, bars, seat post, and saddle to figure out. Plus the little things like, ohh, brakes, grips, bar ends (???) [...]

Well, it seems like time flies by when you are having fun, or something like that.  At least that is the way it seems when you are riding in 40+ degree temps in February in New England.
While the mid-Atlantic states have been getting pounded pretty hard with snow, here in New Hampshire, it has been [...]

Well, it was a somewhat busy weekend this weekend.
Saturday, turned out to be a pretty normal Saturday. Got up, ate some food, did some things around the house and got out on the bike.  I only did a little over 2 hours as it was pretty darn cold out, hovering around 20-25 degrees at the [...]

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 [...]

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 great few days of cycling.  Painful, but great non the less.
Sunday had me toed up on the line at the Great Glen cross series with the other intermediate/elite racers.  I put myself in the intermediate group because I knew there was no way I was going to hang with the big boys.  I [...]

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 [...]