I have been climbing up Overgrown (AKA Limekiln Trail) pretty much since I started mountain biking (that’s over 30 years, by the way). It is a great, shaded climb on a hot day. Starting at the banks of Lexington Reservoir in Los Gatos, California, it carries you up to some great views of the south San Francisco Bay Area.
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Go with the Flow – Soquel Demo
It was a smoky, hazy day in the valley and I wanted to get out on the bike. I hadn’t ridden since my trip to North Carolina about a week ago, and I was getting restless.
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Carolina on My Bike 3/3
blissful morning colors of the North Carolina forest
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Carolina on My Bike 2/3
Day two of the Seth’s Bike Hacks Group Mountain Bike Trip is behind me. The event is organized and hosted by Red Wolf Mountain Bike Tours in beautiful Brevard, North Carolina.
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Carolina on My Bike 1/3
Many of you may already know that I am an impulsive person. I tend to jump into situations without forethought and I sometimes pay the price for that.
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Prepping for Pisgah
The leaves are turning in North Carolina, and the East Coast weather is getting wetter and cooler. On Wednesday, my bike and I will be boarding a plane and flying for 11 hours (through O’Hare) to get there
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Platforming
Back StoryI have been riding for over 40 years. I have been riding “seriously” (for transportation, racing, or generally not just fucking around) for over 30 years. In that time, I have enjoyed watching and living the evolution that bicycling has followed over the decades. When I started riding, there were no suspension forks. ALL […]
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Riding Mt. Ashland in Ashland, OR
One of the major downhill rides from my trip to Ashland, Oregon in October, 2019. Ashland Outdoor Adventures took us to the top and dropped us off for the 12 mile trip back into town. The upper half of the ride was very, very frustrating since my Rockshox Reverb seat post stopped working. It turns out that, […]
Continue readingA Super Fun Run Up St. Joe’s & Overgrown
Any responsible owner of an automobile knows that their vehicle needs to be regularly maintained in order to perform optimally. I am not particularly responsible, but I don’t want my 4Runner to die, so I took care of a few things. On Tuesday, I got the tires replaced, and on Thursday (yesterday) I had the […]
Continue readingA quickie up St. Joe’s
A short and sweet ride up St. Joes in Los Gatos, CA
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