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Video: Big Mountain Enduro: 2014 Season Preview
Big Mountain Enduro just released their preview video for the 2014 season, and man is it rad! In case you missed it, Singletracks has signed on as a media sponsor for the series as well as the official BME mapping sponsor, and as a part of this collaboration I’ll be riding the entire series this summer …
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6 Things the #30daysofbiking Challenge Taught Me
It was long, and most definitely a challenge, but we’ve completed the 30 Days of Biking Challenge! Here are six things the challenge taught me: 1. A bike ride of any length can be cleansing for the soul. Even after working all day and being super tired, hopping on my bike for a ride around …
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Photo Blog: 30 Days of Biking, Days 18-22
Unfortunately, shortly after my great ride to Turret, I began to come down with a cold. Several snow storms, rain, and now sickness? Yep, there’s definitely been plenty of “challenge” in the “30 Days of Biking Challenge” this April! Day 18 My first day with a cold, I kept things short and quick. I hoped …
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Day 17: Ghost Town Gravel Grinder
The townsite of Turret, Colorado is located just a few miles up in the Arkansas Hills from Salida. A gold mining town founded in 1897, Turret had a peak population of 400-600 people (depending on the source you consult), but the town collapsed around 1941, when the post office closed. (Source) Now, essentially all of …
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Race Report: Rumble at 18 Road (aka the Damp Disaster in the Desert)
I picked a bad time to start racing. After all, I’m getting a little long in the tooth for this sort of thing. This August marks my half-century point. Why would I take up such an activity now? Actually, this wasn’t my first race. I entered my first race at age 39. Of course, I …
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