Hunting for bear ground that is.  Last nights edition of the Thursday Night Rides included some dirt, some mud, and a lot of slushy snow. We have been enduring winter weather and last night we entered into the aftermath with determination and dedication to … well, I don’t know what. Maybe the loop just had…

I recently tried a new energy drink called CarboRocket.  It worked pretty well and what was so appealing was the simple list of ingredients. Maltodextrin, fructose, and sea salt.  One day I was in the Good Food Store and saw a bin for Redmond Sea Salt, which is one of the ingredients.  Just for kicks…

Tonight I went out on a training mission on the Trek (my mudder). The bike has crap parts and a cheap $99 fork but it climbed like a goat and descended with confidence.  I was so taken back by how great the bike felt I had to do some comparison riding when I got home. …

Good morning Hello from a rainy, cold, and “see your breath” day. You know days like this make everything seem dismal and the mood is awful.  Drivers want to run over cyclists and the cyclists don’t even want to be out there, drinking in the grimy road water spraying off their front tire.  And ……

11 hours, 111 miles, 11,000 feet of climbing in two days of epic mountain biking. Can you say hell yea! Thinking today is a good day to take off (need laundry bad) I am blogging to you today from a sunny Missoula. Last night I embarked on another mountain bike journey and it did not…

And then some! Today it is raining out and heavy too.  I am planning a 6 hour ride tonight as well as I prepare for some endurance races.  How does one pay bills and do back to back 6 hour rides? Yesterday I hammered myself and it took an entire pint of vanilla ice cream…

For immediate release (Missoula): According to some pretty reliable sources from the Team Unattached camp, Bill Martin is being let go and has been dropped from the team.  According to the team manager, “After Bill’s display on the road scene we need to distance ourselves and regain our high quality of racing exposure.  Plus he…

It was good to get in the dirt last night with the group.  The results are mixed, uphill no problem, downhill another story.  lots of “OUCH … OUCH” on the way down. I just posted 4 photos from the ride.  For some reason I was not in a photo mood.  There was a group of…

Last night was a short ride but I feel my fitness is coming back.  I found that I have the ability to go up a hill a lot faster lately and I can not figure out why.  Maybe its that CarboRocket, but as a reward for such a strong performance I made myself a smoothie.…

The new plan strikes a balance between us bikers, nature, and hikers with dogs. I’m thrilled to speed down the new part without slowing on the lower half. No more dodging dog mess there! Plus, the uphill road in the upper area will turn into a trail, which is neat.

Greetings from Missoula, as I return to work after a three-day period of rest. Today, I’m embarking on a fasting day, part of my plan to shed the healing weight gained during my ankle recovery. It’s likely to make me a bit cranky – a contrast from yesterday’s energy. Today I’m slow, yesterday I was…

And I am not talking about the good kind! Good morning from the City Brew (it’s a holiday, don’t know where to go). I am about to take Marcy hiking on the trail up the street (hopefully the sheep are not there). I am simply known as the “Blueberry Scone Dude” and I am starting…