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I've said it before, and I here I go again. It's a weird season, mainly because the Olympics plopped themselves down right in the middle of the summer. That's caused a…

I was in Wales. I went looking for adventure. I went looking for a rest. I went looking for my father, whose ashes I'd laid in the small cemetery in the village he was born…

For a breakdown of the race itself, read this post. Before I dive into this event and the details that I can remember, first a massive THANK YOU to the promoters of the…

Many 24-hour races start by having the first person from each team run to their bike. It’s called a Le Mans start. This keeps the start safer since everyone runs at a…

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is a continuation of the adventure that began last week If you’re just joining me, in an uncharacteristic move on my part, I planned out a special ride…

It can be like listening to someone talking about the fish they caught and watching how wide their hands spread. Exactly how wide is that handlebar? Mountain biking…

I am just back from Wales, where my father was born, where a small village in a narrow valley contains an awful lot of people with whom I share some large percentage of my…

Typically it just takes a quick glance at the forecast to satisfy my scant informational needs, having embraced minimalism in my planning strategies many years ago, but…

Night rides. I love them. Since my first night ride many moons ago I ride when it is a full moon. I ride other nights also, but this is mostly about…

As much as I pine for crazy adventure and worry I'm never going to get to all the Earth's finest mountain biking spots, I gotta represent my New England home sometimes. I…