where to begin...

well these photos are from a dirt and road ride in April that started at my house, went over the crown, to the top of old Snowmass, over Watson Divide, to Woody Creek, then Aspen and returned the same way. this ride full on kicked my ass as its about 85 miles with around 5500' of climbing. enjoy.












***I stopped and snapped the horses in the field for Momma Owens

Maybe this will work

The pic is from a ride up independence pass a few weeks ago. A Painful 4200' of climbing over 20 miles. Then a blistering descent filled with suicide animals trying to kill you and themselves.

trying to catch up...

This stuff is from a day at least a month ago when it required a lot of motivation to get out in the cold. I'd find that the climbs were the best part as it was the only time you could feel your hands and feet, and I would dread the descents. Thankfully, that time is over now as the sun is generously offering up sunburns to pale legs and arms.

surfs up or skate? 3/24/10

race team formation

hey dudes,
I just signed up for the 18hrs of Fruita (http://www.emgcolorado.com/race_fruita_festival.html) bike race in May and I've partnered up for duo with Randy Johnson. We're pretty stoked as it will be both our first times racing in the duo category and on single speeds. I think that April will be one of the most painful months on the bike I've ever spent in order to get prepared for this race.

But if you have never done an endurance race this is a good one to try as it is relatively close to Denver and the course is kind of tame (~1/2 hour laps around a reservoir - so not much climbing)

rock out!
nettles










***********this randy johnson is not the cyclist I'm riding with

get out bro...

Happy March everyone!
Nick from Aloha bikes and I headed out for a kick ass day in the sun. We rolled out of my place around high noon and went over to Sean's house for a beer via dry park rd which is an awesome dirt road that traverses the mountains and keeps you off of the the valley floor. It has a series of good climbs, some rollers and then a 3-5 mile descent to Glenwood Springs. Today it featured mud, ice, snow and lots of puddles which left me jealous of Nick's fenders.
We had a beer at Sean's, re-lubed/cleaned the chains and headed up to Rankin's mom's house for some ping pong. After Nick and I slaughtered (survived) the climb we stumbled in for a beer and Dalene hooked it up with some nachos. We had to cut our stay short in order to make it back before the sun dropped and on our way back along the bike path one of our brethren shed his rack for us about 50 ft off the path. check out Nick with the score, 4x4 & its going on the bike shed! bikes are where its at!!
rock out - nettles

ain't no one out here but us soul surfers...

Hey dudes,
I found some ski/snowboard vids that are devoid of death-metal hucks and rails that might evoke some soul shredding. I get stoked to see movies where some of the lines or tricks actually look do-able for normal folks.
rock out,
nettles