Category Archives: biking hippy

the maybury sweat feast

August 26, 2008 – 2:19 pm

History of a racing headcase
Most of my friends and loved ones are well aware that I become a total nutjob in the face of competition. A few years ago, I actually had to stop racing because it was making me completely crazy every time I got on a bicycle. Endurance “races” never [...]

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from the earth to the moon

July 6, 2008 – 5:27 pm

I can’t remember the last time we rode our bikes 3 days in a row. Its been a long time, I know that much. Somehow, we managed to have an unbelievably beautiful July4 weekend and we took advantage of it!
We didn’t make the annual Trails Edge July 4 Potowotami Trail Group ride [...]

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June?

June 4, 2008 – 6:16 pm

Well, that was a fast and furious month. How about a quick recap?
Dirt, Sweat and Gears: 4 day weekend, mountain biking road trip, great travel adventure with the scurrs, a fantastic 12 hour race, new bike lust (LOVE).
Island Lake Bike Demo: A full day of bikes, MMBA tent duties, and Trails Edge schmoozing. [...]

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can’t stop smiling

May 9, 2008 – 9:50 pm

Nick, Alex, Mike and I rode Bloomer tonight.  Nick and I rode Bloomer with the RCMB bike club group on Tuesday and had so much fun we wanted to go back for more. Bloomer is one of those places that’s tough to navigate - the park is huge and there’s trails everywhere and no signs [...]

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Dirt Sweat and Gears - the details

May 8, 2008 – 9:10 pm

Its 8:50 on Thursday morning and we’re about 30 - 40 miles from the exit where we’re supposed to meet Shari and Robin at 9:00.  I decide its time to give them a call.  When I grab my phone, I see that I’d missed a call just 2 minutes prior, from Shari.
You know you’re traveling [...]

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wait for it …

May 5, 2008 – 11:28 am

I’d really planned on creating a stellar blog post/race report on the drive home yesterday, but it turned out to be much too sunny to have any luck working on the computer in the car .. I promise, more details are coming .. hopefully soon .. hopefully tonight …
we’ll see ..

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fried pies and rocks

May 3, 2008 – 11:15 pm

So many things that I want to say about Dirt Sweat and Gears - the race, the weekend, the event .. But I don’t even know where to begin ..
I’ll say this much right now, and more tomorrow ..
Ridiculous amounts of fun.  Unbelievably well run.  Great Swag.  Sweet fucking course.  I mean .. really really [...]

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