8:11 am in Epic Rides, Ride On! (General Blotter) by vagoscribe
It was rainy all week, a relentless seven days of overcast and cloudy conditions with mist, drizzle and steadier downpours coming and going twenty-four-seven, it seemed. A few breaks in the precipitation were relief, sunshine time totalling maybe three hours between Sunday and Friday. On Saturday morning, I clipped in and rode a colleague’s bike, a beaten-down hardtail with a seized up front shock and gearing that worked fairly well, up towards the Turrialba Volcano. It was misty-to-light-rain the entire 3+ hours in the saddle, but I enjoyed it nonetheless. Last year, I rode the same 30 mile loop, having to stop and stretch out my legs during the 1.5 hour ascent to the middle region of the mountain (7300 feet). This time, I made it the whole way up and back down without any needed such break. I surprised myself. The straight elevation gain from Turri town up to…
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Tags: Costa Rica
7:48 am in Around the shop by Andrea Wilson
“not trying to be Lance Armstrong” “not trying to be fast” etc. If you work in a bike shop, you know exactly who and what I’m talking about. In case you’re just joining us- I work in a bike shop. I repair bikes (yes, mister “can I speak to one of the mechanics?” I [...]
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7:48 pm in Epic Rides, Ride On! (General Blotter) by vagoscribe
I went mountain biking in the Sierra Juarez mountains of Oaxaca. If everything works out, you’ll hear more about that later this summer. In the meantime, some photos of the pine-oak forest and the dry season foothills. http://mountainbikeoaxaca.com/ http://vagoscribe.com/
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Tags: mtb, Oaxaca
9:53 pm in Training by Andrea Wilson
As I mentioned previously, yesterday, I polished off a nice training block with some 10 minute intervals. The intervals were excellent, BTW. Given what I’ve done in the past 7 days, having season-best power numbers is very reassuring. Today, I woke up early and went out for an easy recovery ride. Spring has officially started [...]
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11:19 am in shimano eggbeaters time pedals opinion by jkarrasch
I have been mountain biking long enough at this point to develop some fairly strong opinions about what parts work and what sucks, as have most who have been riding for a decade or more.Knowing what works and sticking with what works are two entirely d…
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8:32 am in Training by Andrea Wilson
Yes, it’s been a hot minute. It’s because I’m doing a moderately high volume stretch of training right now. The last week has been something like this: Saturday- 3hrs with a (new) weekend worlds group (big thanks to the guys from 901Racing for accepting me in my exile) Sunday- 5hrs base training Monday- Recover Tuesday- [...]
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10:49 pm in singlespeed gearing iowa crew hangover by jkarrasch
…or something like that.Melissa went out of town to the beach with her mom this weekend which left me lots of bike, grill, and beer time. Care in prioritizing these three past times was crucial and I messed it up.I went to my buddy Danny’s Friday nig…
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9:39 pm in suspenders baller spring runway by jkarrasch
…and to think I made it 26 years without a pair.Belt vs. suspender comparison test coming soon.Brought to you by the great folks at Backcountry Research, new 2012 stuff is up on the website. Check it.
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3:57 pm in Trail Riding by Andrea Wilson
You may remember my post-SouthernX trip to the Southeastern Bike Expo a few weeks ago. In my early-Sunday morning attempt to pack my bags without disturbing Dicky’s hangover by using the hotel room lights, I accidentally packed his Bike29 shirt in with my stuff. I let him know that I’d send it back to him, [...]
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