Adam L. posted an article on Epic Riding. Epic Writing. - Nov 26, 2009, 6:00 am
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Adam L. posted an article on Epic Riding. Epic Writing. - Nov 25, 2009, 6:00 am
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Adam L. posted an article on Epic Riding. Epic Writing. - Nov 23, 2009, 11:05 am
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Adam L. posted an article on Epic Riding. Epic Writing. - Nov 20, 2009, 10:18 am
Friday Weigh In: 173 lbs. One of the most nerve racking moments of my first day backcountry skiing was the first transition from skinning to skiing. I fumbled around with my pack, bindings, gloves â€...
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Adam L. posted an article on Epic Riding. Epic Writing. - Nov 19, 2009, 10:02 am
The lunch rides continue. And while riding the local trail network well into December is not uncommon, it is unusual to have so many people enthusiastically gathering to ride on a daily basis. I can&#...
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Adam L. posted an article on Epic Riding. Epic Writing. - Nov 17, 2009, 10:14 am
The avalanche reports from the UAC are coming more frequently. Which can only mean one thing: Ski season is nearly here. And while the coverage is not quite there yet, it will be soon. Another solid s...
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Adam L. posted an article on Epic Riding. Epic Writing. - Nov 16, 2009, 12:25 pm
It’s mid November again. Which means that it’s time to focus (again) on either maintaining summer weight and fitness, or losing a bit of autumn girth. Last November I weighed in at 189 pou...
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Adam L. posted an article on Epic Riding. Epic Writing. - Nov 16, 2009, 9:56 am
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Adam L. posted an article on Epic Riding. Epic Writing. - Nov 12, 2009, 12:32 pm
Ten years ago I purchased my first “real” mountain bike. A Gary Fisher Sugar 3. I started racing shortly thereafter, and have never looked back. In 2005 I threw my leg over a Gary Fisher 2...
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Adam L. posted an article on Epic Riding. Epic Writing. - Nov 11, 2009, 11:58 am
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Adam L. posted an article on Epic Riding. Epic Writing. - Nov 10, 2009, 6:00 am
Although I may have sounded down on Moab in my previous post, I find it difficult to retain any sort of lingering melancholy that I (inexplicably) felt in the wake of what was by all accounts, a fanta...
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Adam L. posted an article on Epic Riding. Epic Writing. - Nov 9, 2009, 6:00 am
There is something entirely obligatory about mountain biking in Moab. That is, the environment itself – the sandstone fins, the rock ledges, and the smooth waves of the ongoing redrock sea have all ...
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Adam L. posted an article on Epic Riding. Epic Writing. - Nov 6, 2009, 6:00 am
Here in the Wasatch we have been experiencing an unexpected and welcome relief from the spittings and threatenings of Winter that were so evident just a few days ago. This week has been nothing but su...
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Adam L. posted an article on Epic Riding. Epic Writing. - Nov 4, 2009, 11:52 am
I mostly just monkeyed around at the Helloween night ride: No related posts.
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Adam L. posted an article on Epic Riding. Epic Writing. - Nov 3, 2009, 11:21 am
The Alpine Loop is closed to cars. The roads are still clear of any debris or snow. Get it while you can. Related posts:Friday Haiku: The LoopThe Alpine LoopThe Alpine LoopThe Nebo LoopThe Nebo Loo...
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Adam L. posted an article on Epic Riding. Epic Writing. - Nov 2, 2009, 9:41 am
Ali Goulet on his way to Saturday’s win I watched my first cyclocross race on Saturday. It was awesome. The racing was fast and furious. And of course, as I watched everyone pound around the c...
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Adam L. posted an article on Epic Riding. Epic Writing. - Oct 30, 2009, 7:00 am
I like my little corner in the world. Certainly it is not without its quirks and oddities. But I can’t complain. I live within a few miles of incredible singletrack, world class powder, and in ...
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Adam L. posted an article on Epic Riding. Epic Writing. - Oct 28, 2009, 7:00 am
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Adam L. posted an article on Epic Riding. Epic Writing. - Oct 26, 2009, 7:00 am
We hummed and hawed and otherwise hesitated in the parking lot as dark, heavy clouds gathered overhead. The frigid morning was made more so by the wind that howled and swirled, a precursor to the comi...
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Adam L. posted an article on Epic Riding. Epic Writing. - Oct 21, 2009, 8:00 am
Henry's Fork Basin, High Uinta Wilderness One of the problems I have with the “boots not bikes” argument surrounding the designation of Wilderness areas is how subjective it has all b...
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Adam L. posted an article on Epic Riding. Epic Writing. - Oct 20, 2009, 12:41 pm
Ghost Falls Trail, Corner Canyon Racing for 2009 is done. The riding, of course, will continue. But with no immediate end in mind, that riding becomes more deliberate, recreational, and perhaps with ...
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Adam L. posted an article on Epic Riding. Epic Writing. - Oct 19, 2009, 11:30 am
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Adam L. posted an article on Epic Riding. Epic Writing. - Oct 15, 2009, 7:00 am
Warning: Rant On. The self-righteous, blowharding coming from the tireless defenders of designated Wilderness Area is rearing its ugly, mountain bike hating head again. From the far-seers at the Unit...
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Adam L. posted an article on Epic Riding. Epic Writing. - Oct 14, 2009, 10:45 am
I find myself continually replaying the 24 Hours of Moab through my clouded, foggy, and otherwise muddled brain. And I am left wondering if there is a more classic example of the very essence of mount...
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Adam L. posted an article on Epic Riding. Epic Writing. - Oct 13, 2009, 10:04 am
I always need a few days to wrap my brain around the 24 Hours of Moab. This year is no different. Except, that it is taking me longer to muddle through the sand and rock and sun. Someplace among all t...
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Adam L. posted an article on Epic Riding. Epic Writing. - Oct 9, 2009, 7:00 am
Moab bound today. Twenty-four hours sand and rock. Pedal fast dammit. Related posts:Friday Haiku: White RimFriday Haiku: The LoopRegistered for Moab
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Adam L. posted an article on Epic Riding. Epic Writing. - Oct 8, 2009, 11:12 am
I am an enormous BYU football fan. (I know, it’s heartbreaking. Don’t rub it in.) We’ve had season tickets since 1982. I would venture to guess that in that time I have attended 70% ...
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Adam L. posted an article on Epic Riding. Epic Writing. - Oct 7, 2009, 7:00 am
It is easy to fixate on Timpanogos. But Lone Peak, White Baldy, Bighorn and the Pfeifferhorn – Together, Lightening Ridge – are spectacular and breathtaking. They create a horizon that reminds me ...
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Adam L. posted an article on Epic Riding. Epic Writing. - Oct 5, 2009, 12:39 pm
There is new snow in the mountains. Through the low hanging clouds shrouding American Fork Canyon I can see glimpses of the snow dusted aspen covered slopes where the Ridge Trail contours through the ...
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Adam L. posted an article on Epic Riding. Epic Writing. - Oct 1, 2009, 1:10 pm
I am a terrible descender. Well, maybe not terrible. But I certainly would not call it a strong point in my repertoire of mountain bike throwing stars and nun-chucks. I do not know how many times I h...
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Adam L. posted an article on Epic Riding. Epic Writing. - Sep 30, 2009, 7:00 am
I was at the Twin Six booth at Interbike when Brent said to me that I “look angry in all the photos I post”. I told him that it was pain, and not anger that he was seeing on my face. Finis...
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Adam L. posted an article on Epic Riding. Epic Writing. - Sep 28, 2009, 11:24 pm
Far from the evergreen of old Assam Far from the rainfall on the trails of old Saigon Straight from the poster town of scorn and ritz To bring you the wilder side of gold and glitz Run, neon tiger...
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Adam L. posted an article on Epic Riding. Epic Writing. - Sep 28, 2009, 12:26 pm
I spent a day in Las Vegas. Which I think, all things considered, is more than enough time spent in Vegas. Walking the Interbike show floor was both entertaining, and exhausting. In every direction th...
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Adam L. posted an article on Epic Riding. Epic Writing. - Sep 22, 2009, 11:13 am
The summer of ‘09 was worth remembering. A string of uninterrupted, mild days filled with miles and miles of some of the best singletrack anywhere. From the Wasatch Crest and the Mid-mountain, t...
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Adam L. posted an article on Epic Riding. Epic Writing. - Sep 21, 2009, 11:38 am
I am starting to see the desert in my sleep. Slick rock, blackbrush, juniper. Far off mesa tops, deep box canyons and that silvery winter sky stretching into the horizon. Amidst it all a snaking singl...
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Adam L. posted an article on Epic Riding. Epic Writing. - Sep 16, 2009, 7:00 am
Amidst the many boxes and runaround of settling into a new house, not to mention some unseemly plumbing issues, I think it would be accurate to say that I’ve spent the last couple of weeks at ho...
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Adam L. posted an article on Epic Riding. Epic Writing. - Sep 15, 2009, 11:02 am
In the mountain bike world there is a magical, highly sought after number. A number of such mythical implications that it causes grown men to break down in emotional fits so embarrassingly tormented a...
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Adam L. posted an article on Epic Riding. Epic Writing. - Sep 14, 2009, 11:10 am
There is an unequivocal enjoyment in knowing that in the next twelve hours there will be but 2 of them spent racing. That is, a 4-man team at a 12 hour race is pure fun. Especially when the course is ...
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Adam L. posted an article on Epic Riding. Epic Writing. - Sep 11, 2009, 7:00 am
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Adam L. posted an article on Epic Riding. Epic Writing. - Sep 9, 2009, 9:42 am
Where does one begin, in trying to recap a 9 hour odyssey that comprised some of the greatest singletrack on Earth? At the beginning, of course. But then, I wonder where that even is. For the Park C...
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Adam L. posted an article on Epic Riding. Epic Writing. - Sep 8, 2009, 11:19 am
Eight miles from the finish line at the PCPP I came across a racer that I had been riding with, off and on, for the entire race. He’d pull away on the downs, I’d pull him back on the ups. ...
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Adam L. posted an article on Epic Riding. Epic Writing. - Sep 7, 2009, 9:15 am
The Park City Point to Point has become an instant classic. It is like that perfect bowl of porridge that Goldilocks found so appetizing: Not to cold, and not to hot. That is, it was just hard enough ...
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Adam L. posted an article on Epic Riding. Epic Writing. - Sep 2, 2009, 4:23 pm
It is entirely possible that I am alone in feeling this most disconcerting of emotional and physical phenomenons. But I doubt it. In the days leading up to a big race, and by big I mean the effort and...
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Adam L. posted an article on Epic Riding. Epic Writing. - Aug 31, 2009, 1:24 pm
This weekend I will race the Park City Point to Point – 75 miles of pristine singletrack over some of the most scenic and popular mountains in Utah. I am excited about this race for a number of reas...
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Adam L. posted an article on Epic Riding. Epic Writing. - Aug 28, 2009, 9:57 am
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Adam L. posted an article on Epic Riding. Epic Writing. - Aug 25, 2009, 7:00 am
I am moving. I am excited about this. My family and I have grown in the last year, and we could do with a bit more space. In the process of packing up all of our stuff I have stumbled across some old ...
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Adam L. posted an article on Epic Riding. Epic Writing. - Aug 24, 2009, 7:00 am
Mount Ogden 50k: Image Credit First thing first. The Mount Ogden 50k was a great event. Sometimes first time races suffer from logistical and organizational shortcomings. Not so with this one. Someti...
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Adam L. posted an article on Epic Riding. Epic Writing. - Aug 21, 2009, 7:00 am
Yesterday the Tour of Utah had an uphill finish in Nebo Canyon. As the locals around here know, that is the very long climb that makes up the Nebo Loop, one of the best road rides in Utah - and probab...
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Adam L. posted an article on Epic Riding. Epic Writing. - Aug 20, 2009, 7:00 am
You’ve been there: You head out for a ride, your all set to go, and then you try and buckle your helmet. The straps are crusty and stiff, you have to massage them a bit so they will bend around ...
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Adam L. posted an article on Epic Riding. Epic Writing. - Aug 19, 2009, 7:00 am
A conversation with Brad Keyes sparked the following question: Does showing up to and winning a mountain bike race in a small town in Colorado make Lance Armstrong a sandbagger? Yes: He is a 7-time ...
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