Confessions of a Manic Cyclist

The revolution has come

Dave — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 18:33:00 GMT

...and without further ado, you'll find it here: http://2-epic.com/ . This is where Lynda and I will be sharing our journeys, ramblings, thoughts, stumblings...like all sites it's a work in progress. We'll fill it out in time. In the words...(read more)

(R)evolution

Dave — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 13:15:00 GMT

Since 2001 there's this core group of guys I've been loosely training and racing with. We've bundled our interests together, shared the enthusiasm, and made a team of it. The name has changed over the years - Gojus, 505 Trek, HFX - but the...(read more)

Togwotee

Dave — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 23:55:00 GMT

Tomorrow is the start of a race of a different ilk: the Togwotee Winter Classic . This is a bike race in the mountains of Wyoming. In January. Dave Byers has the GPX up on the race site. Here's what I get for the profile in TopoFusion. 107 miles and...(read more)

Camp Lynda done, over and out

Dave — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 03:06:00 GMT

It sure was nice to have ~25 folks join us for a long weekend of training. We got to show off some of the lesser known great rides in the area along with some of the more popular ones. Today was the finale. The route had optional sections - one to Gooseberry...(read more)

Camp Lynda day 1 in the books

Dave — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 23:36:00 GMT

A great group of riders showed for the first annual Camp Lynda. Great conditions, sunny skies, good times were on the menu. Not everyone rode the exact same route, but my stats were 56 miles 6319' vert 4:52 ride time 338 TSS (yikes!) You've had...(read more)

Recursive bootstrapping to form

Dave — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 14:00:00 GMT

Extreme geek alert! More than I can recall there have been suggestions that I just toss the gears away once and forall. Finit. Single is simple. Liberating. But...it ain't gonna happen. Here's why. Like all of us spokeheads, I often learn via...(read more)

Gears: a love/hate relationship

Dave — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 15:04:00 GMT

So there I am yesterday, cruising along and feeling the gear love all the way. Testing out the conditions for Camp Lynda day 1 things start to get a bit mucky. Then it happened, that crunchy grinding sound every geary fears. I stop, look at my rear derailleur...(read more)

Training camp #1

Dave — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 23:53:00 GMT

Day 1 of 08's first training camp: Yuri cruising the secret singletrack. St George will never become the MTB destination that Moab is cause the real gems are hidden from view. Unmapped, unpublished. Local knowledge required. That's where I come...(read more)

Something old, something new

Dave — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 03:00:00 GMT

Here's a view I never tire of. Christmas morning the family was fast asleep so I snuck out for a joyride in familiar terrain. Not having been here for nearly 2 years, it was waaay better than expected. On the SS, it was so new and fresh even though...(read more)

The path to enlightenment: manic or nibbling away?

Dave — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 13:46:00 GMT

Ah, holiday time. I always get a bit retrospective this time of year... Using all sorts of resources I've been trying to piece together that optimal picture of the perfect training and racing year. No matter how many studies, theories, or blogs I...(read more)

Goat trail exorcised!

Dave — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 19:34:00 GMT

If you've done any amount of technical mountain biking you've experienced the goat trail. No, not that winding skinny high mountain trail that heads up to where the air is rare. Those trails are for goats, yes... but I'm talking about the...(read more)

SS adaptations in QA

Dave — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 13:26:00 GMT

A few weeks back I posted a this QA scatter plot. I'd been riding the SS about 2-3 weeks at this point. Here's the latest. Both rides were on the 2:1. The "Blakes" data is from a ~ 2500' climb with sustained grades well over 10%...(read more)

SS training plan

Dave — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 20:25:00 GMT

This SS thing is darn fun and it's tough to contain my excitement for it. Not that I'm trying ;) I promised I'd share my thoughts on actually training to be a better SS rider and that's the meat of this post...but some other interesting...(read more)

SS analysis: strength or power?

Dave — Thu, 22 Nov 2007 13:30:00 GMT

Pure single speeders are a passionate bunch. After doing a bit of lurking on the mtbr SS forum and observing the SS related comments here it's obvious the top reasons SSers do what they do come from the heart. As it should be. Perhaps I will find...(read more)

Square Top denial

Dave — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 14:59:00 GMT

North and a bit west of St George is a range of mountains snuggled up against the Nevada border. They haven't hit my radar at all yet 'cause they don't lie between here and St George, not even by way of my jagged thinking. I've put the...(read more)