Description: I was riding my Leader USA mountain bike on a rocky jeep trail when the seat suddenly fell back. The frame broke on the upper part of the seat tube where the top tube, seat stays, and seat tubes are joined. Here is the timeline on my situation with Leader Bike USA. Comments and…

I woke this morning trying to get my bearings and now I think I know what day it is. It is the only day I look forward to all week. That is why fall is such a depressing time for me as the Thursday Night Rides finish up the riding season. We are not there…

I am sitting in my apartment sipping down a cup of coffee (french vanilla silk). I am coming to life after a restless night of sleep. My friend and I’ll have decided to head to the Mission Mountains today for a back packing trip. I do believe that we are planning the be in the…

A proposed Montana forest plan revision could set a dangerous national precedent by closing hundreds of miles of singletrack to bicycles. Montana’s Bitterroot, Flathead and Lolo National Forests are recommending a new policy that will ban bicycles from trails in many roadless areas where access is currently allowed. More than 400 miles of trail in…

What were you doing today in years past? I don’t know how to explain it but I feel the need to express. I am picking up camp, half dancing and half high on Zen. I woke up feeling new with wildflowers greeting me and the stream singing me awake. I took pictures until the batteries went…

I just finished off a gigantic plate of pasta and fresh parmesan cheese. Camp is all set up and I am just about to hit the sack. It is a comfy 45 degrees and I am leaving off the fly so I can drift off to sleep under the stars. The King of the Hill…

Altitude has its Advantages. Nestled in the heart of the Little Belt Mountains you’ll find Showdown Ski Area . Since 1936, Showdown has been known for its family friendly atmosphere and amazing all natural snow. Hello from the Break Espresso in downtown Missoula Montana where I sit looking out the window at a beautiful sunny…

I just woke up and was suprised to smell smoke when I let my dog Marcy out for a walk. As I look off into the Western skies I see the signs of a forest fire. So far I have not heard any news so I am suspecting that this smoke is from the Bearmouth…

Sipping on a cup of coffee this morning as I wake up and see for the first time cloud cover I think to myself, “Its Thursday”. We have had bad luck on Thursdays although last Thursday was magnificent. Today we are riding from the top of Lincoln Hills Drive and will ride up the Blue…

Hello all from Break where I am sipping some coffee and eating a lemon cream scone. I would like to shout out to my friend Pablo, welcome back man! And also kcooper, I hope you get the car back on the road and onward to your destination (if you know kcooper, you know where she…