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NICA: Learning How to Teach
What is it we do when we ride a mountain bike? We pedal. We lean the bike to make it countersteer. We shift gears. We brake. On steep descents we lower the seat.
That…
Video – Hans Rey – The Next Frontier
This video has a lot of my favorite things in it. I'm an unabashed fan of Hans Rey's work, not just his trials riding, not just his free riding, not just his riding at all,…
Hey, Just Ride 75: Grand Targhee
Just maybe seeing the backside of the majestic Grand Tetons for the first time sparked the delightful feeling that buzzed inside my head, or possibly the altitude of Fred’s…
Ready to Go?
Group ride at 6pm. It is 6pm and Perpetually Late Pete is not here. Let us play fill in the blank.
He said he was coming. He _____________ (is not here and no one has…
Video – The Off Roadie
Here's a perfect Friday video distraction, one that "takes the piss," if you will. This is not a portrait of gravel or mountain bike riders. It's an examination of "A road…
Video – 7 Commandments for the Wise Cyclist
I'm posting this the same day I'm posting a Useless Review about how I hate How-To videos, except actually this one really nails it. Every piece of advice here is, in my…
A Good Time at the Dollar Store
I spent several hours in Rustee's yard, organizing myself in the rain-slush-snow. My bike bags kept filling up with water as I packed them, but I happened to have a large sea…
Featherweight and the Continuum
FLAT!!!!!
Amid the whine of brakes I hear a small voice mutter, “Thank God.” The pace was high, and she was on her limit, but now she can catch her breath while…
Hey, Just Ride 74: That doggone fitness
Chugging up the gentle railroad grade of my latest favorite rail-trail at a rather brisk pace, I slow to cross a wooden trestle over the quiet highway to encounter three kids…