time to roll the co trail!should be epic.40lbs of gear, 23lbs of bike, 8lbs of water.maybe too much, but the more i eat and drink the lighter the load gets.until the next re-supply.beauty and grandeur of the high mtns will hopefully dispel feelings of sufferation.i'm stoked to find-out!but will desperately miss seneca and jenn while away.and that's a good thing.when getting home is as good as the j...

I've been riding fully loaded, testing-out the panniers, looking for weaknesses. Andy mentioned that any gear strapped-down is bound to fall-off, couldn't agree more after 4 days of rides. I slapped 35lbs of random stuff (a dictionary, clothes, a hammer, you know, whatever was laying about in my garage) into the panniers for testing, plus the panniers weigh 5lbs. the weight feels fine on climbs if...

w/the co trail ride looming, the thursday afternoon group ride out of stark mtn bikes (waitsfield, vt), hit the spot. training can take the fun out of riding, nothing a group ride can't fix. 8 guys on the ride yesterday, solid riders and peoples, but one casualty, hope everything's ok there. a lack of rain has the trails riding insanely fast - as is the new Ti Deluxe 29'er. a cpl long technical des...

sitting on the back porch, not wanting to go inside, read, watch the sox.humidity has dropped out of the air.masses of clouds drift apart, quickly disappear w/the sun's warmth, sparkle in its last streaks.keep thinking 'bout the trail.the Colorado trail.3hrs/day of training.i doubt it will be enough.but it will be enough.there will certainly be many "moments";"moments" being something in the past.w...

this bike is insane!set-up the "bike shop" in front of the sox game sat night since the living rm is cleared-out for painting (notice the blue painter's tape in other pics to hold cables on). this is the 3rd or 4th bike i've built from the frame-up, but the first one i've done outside of andy's basement (ie, w/o him building!). it's amazing what happens when you read the directions and have solid l...