Tuesday, June 30, 2009

work



Yup this is work alright!

Thursday, June 25, 2009

End of the Colorado experience for a bit

Funny how living on the road for the past year or so has really exposed me to a ton of new things. My favorite is Colorado and the riding that is so abundant in this state.
I say this having barely scratched the surface of the tasty single track that runs amuck, the exception being BOULDER ( home of IMBA ).
Irony?????
Colorado is not all about the off road experience. When I have to work, I sneak in a few mile son the road. By far and away you can really see life on a road bike...or maybe its the near death experience while suffering from oxygen deprivation.
In Leadville I enjoyed the vast expanse of the sky surrounded by
expansive mountain ranges.
Salida was all about a quick blast of single track before work. Exceptionally well built single track.
The above shot fails the Colorado title. However, with all the flowers blooming on top of Hazard -- I felt it qualified. Hazard down to UPS to LPS in Moab is the best ride on the planet ( that I have experienced. )
Above video was our ride up to Maroon Bells.
Simply a place to behold!

Tuesday, June 2, 2009

GR meets CO; a ride with Jill





I travelled up to FT. Collins to ride and see and old teammate and co-worker, Jill N.
I had never ridden in the FT. and was really looking forward to it.
Jill did not disappoint.
But I failed.
I forgot to bring her a demo bike. DUH.



We started our ride in a rainstorm.
Not really the way I planned but I was told we had a 45 minute road climb.
UH, What?
Maybe 45 Minutes for Jill but I was weak sauce!
My WTB seat caused some painful issues that you only know about if you have had them!

It was awesome after we hit single track.
The trail was already pretty dry and it was nice to know we were not alone
in enjoying the day.




Jill shredding some insane single track!