Fruita Fat Tire Festival

Steve's Loop on the Kokopelli System

I was first introduced to the joy of a hardtail 29er in Rotorua, New Zealand (a Haro 29er rented from the great guys at Bike Vegas); this year’s annual pilgrimage to the Fruita Fat Tire Festival drastically sharpened the my desire to acquire one. Unfortunately I have no [...]

Bicyclist Versus Stoned Skateboarders

I had some poor timing on my bike ride home from work today; the downtown creek path was packed with revelers from the University of Colorado 4 – 20 smoke out. With a large pack of skateboarders was headed towards me, I pressed tight against the edge of the trail. Unfortunately this was [...]

Saturday Night Special: Mountain Bike Upgrades

What did YOU do on Saturday night?

I spent the part of the evening prepping my mountain bike (a 2006 Trek Fuel EX 8) for the Fruita Fat Tire Festival with some upgrades. More specifically, new grips and tires.

Ergon GX1 Grips

The grips are Ergon GX1; the rental bike I used in [...]

I Swallowed a Fly and Unwarranted Comradery

As I was skating home from work yesterday on the Boulder bike path, I swallowed a fly. At least I think it was a fly. In any case, I did not subsequently swallow a spider. I did however stop skating to hack and cough for a minute or two.

Shockingly a [...]

Inline Speedskating

Dan Corbett’s adventures on his first pair of inline speed skates. Dan learns that hills are unpleasant and packs of road bikers get angry

Awesome is riding up the Montezuma chair and seeing your three sets of first tracks

Dan skied Arapahoe Basin, Breckenridge, and Keystone during his last day of the season. He hit powder, friends, night, and was run over by a snowboarder

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