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Best, Worst, and Biggest of 2014
For a little light humor I wanted to share what I found to be my Best, Worst, Biggest and Weirdest moments of 2014.
Best
Bike I rode: Rocky Mountain Thunderbolt
Discovery: 3M Scotch Brand Super 77. We've all seen riders abandon…

The End of Riding Season
It's been a while since I last posted anything (Sept. Thomas Lakes). It's hard when you live in a place like this to want to spend any more time than I already do on a computer at work, when I get home. My life has been taken over by cyclocross…

Something Old, Something Worn, and Something Loose.
This past saturday was round #2 of the Live Train Race (LTR) Cyclocross Series. This weekends event was held in Palisade, CO at Riverbend Park. The weather report for the weekend was 12-14 inches of snow depending where you you lived. I…

Big Bear RV'S Park to Anchorage - Day 16
07.16.12 Day 16 Big Bear RV'S Park to Anchorage 42.84miles, 891.3 trip miles 12.3 avg mph, ? max 3:28:54 ride time All pavement Clouds and some sun. 60's Days of rain: 7 It was another damp morning today. My poor tent got put away wet once more…

Fairbanks Day 10
07.10.12 Day 10
Fairbanks, Zero Day #1
0 miles, 511.65 trip miles
o avg mph, 0 max
Overcast in the 50-60′s
Days of rain: 4
We decided last night to stay another day with Dave and Jill. They have been so incredibly nice to us. Our day…

Tatalina Creek to Fairbanks - Day 8
07.08.12 Day 8 Tatalina Creek to Fairbanks 55.4 miles, 499.8 trip miles 9.2 avg mph, 43.6 max 5:57:50 ride time All pavement Rain. Lots of sun and wind. Day 4 of rain I woke up today in about the same mood as yesterday. I was pretty beat down…

Paved Parking Lot to Tatalina Creek - Day 7
07.07.12 Day 7
Paved Parking Lot to Tatalina Creek
69.1 miles, 454.4 trip miles
8.7 avg mph, 40.8 max
7:19:56 ride time
Almost 55% gravel
Rain, lightning and thunder. Lots of sun and wind.
Day 3 of rain
I know my journal has been a list of…

Arctic Circle to Paved Parking Lot - Day 6
07.06.12 Day 6
Arctic Circle to Paved Parking Lot MP 40
74.8 miles, 385.3 trip miles
8.9 avg mph, 46.2 max
8:38:10 ride time
Almost 50% gravel
Mostly sunny 70's
Days of rain 2
So yesterday I talked about the sun and how it effects me, but…