Lynda

Mesa Verde 12 hour

2008-05-13T14:29:38Z

We had been planning on going to DS&G all spring…clearly we didn’t make it out to TN this year. There have been enough curveballs of late to make a rigid schedule not so alluring or practical. Notwithstanding, I still had the urge to put down a race effort. It’s been awhile since going to the [...]...(read more)

Dancing pals

2008-05-10T20:19:51Z

Pals Dancing on Little Creek Pals Swan Lake this year This one is called ”Paradise”. My house is turning into an art gallery. Happy Mother’s Day to all you Mother’s out there....(read more)

Kidz in Training

2008-05-08T00:40:30Z

Emmas cycling development is coming along. Her cadence averages 140 rpm with her 60mm cranks and she has been rocking the single speed from day 1. We’ve been working on drafting lately. She likes the new found speed. She learned to do the Hula Hoop too. That is good core strength and flexibility training all rolled into [...]...(read more)

No Nitrous for me this weekend :-(

2008-05-03T16:36:55Z

I’m tired. Really! How did that happen? Winning Rim Ride, following it up the next day with a White Rim lap, then Big Friggin’ Loop all single speed maybe? I slowed down a little the next week and had to pedal gears down to the casino in Mesquite and back. Then last weekend I absolutely finished myself [...]...(read more)

Lime Kiln Challenge

2008-04-29T20:41:25Z

That fancy new PT Disc wheel is still not on a bike…I tried yesterday but the rear triangle on the bike it was to go on doesn’t have disc mounts! Geez. It was a bummer at first…big ride day on the plan. What to do? Take the SS of course 32.17 has been the [...]...(read more)

Overnight in the flowers

2008-04-28T17:27:19Z

More fun on bikes this weekend in the million acres of the Grand Canyon Parashant National Monument. This time we drove the 30 miles south from St George to the border of the park and started riding from there. We also took overnight gear. This was my first bike-packing adventure. I’m not sure how much I like [...]...(read more)

PowerTap SL 2.4

2008-04-24T15:02:36Z

It is here! It is wireless. It is tubeless. It is mileless. Dustless. Muckless. Mine is 26 inchs and almost ready for action. Stay tuned… DHL is holding Dave’s PowerTap 2.4 wireless tubless disc wheel hostage carting it all over the Western US making him grumpy. I let him stroke mine but it didn’t help. They both started out in Grand Junction. [...]...(read more)

Lime Kiln Canyon

2008-04-23T02:00:24Z

Lime Kiln is a place in the Grand Canyon Parashant National Monument that has been calling for a while. The Grand Canyon Parashant National Monument is 30 miles south of St George and covers over a million acres. It is huge and remote. It has no food, supplies, camping, lodging, first aid etc. Nearest is St George. A [...]...(read more)

Harsh beauty in Sedona

2008-04-15T19:44:28Z

We went to Sedona, AZ for the SBFL last weekend. Lynda raced, I just rode. Chad warned that the first 10 miles were pretty harsh and rocky, but I read in the descriptions it also included the best views in Sedona. I set the Lev up all super squishy to soften the course…but wow was I [...]...(read more)

Bug days

2008-04-10T18:54:39Z

Yesterday was one of those days, the kind where you’re blindsided faster than your reflexes can handle. So, after wrestling with multiple projects it was time to hit the trails for a bit. I haven’t felt this good on a bike since GLR ‘07, surely a couple hours on Barrel Roll will be the perfect [...]...(read more)

D2D 12 hour Solo

2008-04-07T23:14:00Z

Big kudos go out to Dawn til Dusk 12 hour race in Gallup for adding a female solo single speed category. While I will be sad not to race directly with the guys on my SS this coming weekend I am excited to support this new category. Old Pueblo is one of the few races [...]...(read more)

RIP

2008-04-07T17:59:42Z

Quite possibly my favorite man made structures. Well, aside from a bike or two… A couple years back: Yesterday: Yowza. Don’t play with matches....(read more)

Spring in the desert

2008-04-06T15:52:28Z

Indian paintbrush, my favorite springtime marker....(read more)

White Rim in a Day

2008-04-03T15:16:48Z

The day after Rim Ride, Dave and I indulged our 2-Epic hearts and rode White Rim. The weather was wild all day. It is raining in this picture above but the sun was out. It made the fantastic views surreal. The section from White Crack to Murphy’s hogback was an hour long near white moment for [...]...(read more)

Ridin’ rims with grins

2008-04-02T16:04:06Z

We’ve been looking forward to RimRide for a long time. The plan from day one was to ride it SS, not hard, and together. After Vision Quest, 1/2 of 2 Epic had a tendon injury that made riding SS impossible…there were a few weeks when we just didn’t know what we’d do. Gears? Skip it [...]...(read more)