Lynda

Mesa Verde 12 hour

2 Epic — Tue, 13 May 2008 14:29:38 GMT

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...(read more)

Dancing pals

2 Epic — Sat, 10 May 2008 20:19:51 GMT

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

2 Epic — Thu, 08 May 2008 00:40:30 GMT

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...(read more)

No Nitrous for me this weekend :-(

2 Epic — Sat, 03 May 2008 16:36:55 GMT

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...(read more)

Lime Kiln Challenge

2 Epic — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 20:41:25 GMT

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...(read more)

Overnight in the flowers

2 Epic — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 17:27:19 GMT

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...(read more)

PowerTap SL 2.4

2 Epic — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 15:02:36 GMT

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...(read more)

Lime Kiln Canyon

2 Epic — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 02:00:24 GMT

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...(read more)

Harsh beauty in Sedona

2 Epic — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 19:44:28 GMT

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...(read more)

Bug days

2 Epic — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 18:54:39 GMT

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...(read more)

D2D 12 hour Solo

2 Epic — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 23:14:00 GMT

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...(read more)

RIP

2 Epic — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 17:59:42 GMT

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

2 Epic — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 15:52:28 GMT

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

White Rim in a Day

2 Epic — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 15:16:48 GMT

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...(read more)

Ridin’ rims with grins

2 Epic — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 16:04:06 GMT

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...(read more)