'biking' Category
Getting off my ass, part 2
So I finally got off my ass and . . . . went for a mountain bike ride in flagstaff.I am aware that there are probably people who have been mountain biking up here in the pines for a little while now, as things are starting to dry out in places. I’m sure there’s [...]
Spinning
I got an email about a week and a half back that went something like this:
Hey all,
Burr, it is cold and snowy out there. I’m loving it, but if you want a great opportunity to help you stay fit on your bike so that when the snow melts you can still pedal with [...]Visual Horsepower (definitely not actual)
I finally am riding with my new helmet. There was a bit of a snafu with the size, so it took a little longer. Evidently, I thought I had a bigger head than I actually do.I’ll just leave it at that.
I don’t know what is going on around here, but the last [...]
Burnin Down the House (or town)
Fire season is in full swing. I heard the group ride this saturday had to turn around at the general store and come back around the loop because the roads are burnin’ around mormon lake. They’re calling it the birdie fire and it’s licked 1500 acres so far (and is 0% contained [...]Nathan vs. the Bus
Actually, it was the bus that hit me.I was riding downtown friday night, when I was officially hit by a Yavapai Tours bus. I was in the bike lane going straight through the fort valley road/humphreys street intersection headed to beaver street and downtown. Two yavapai tour buses were coming up behind [...]
Coooooooooool!
Some days you feel it, and some days you don’t. I’ve had a lot of “don’t” days in the last 2-3 weeks on the bike.But yesterday. . . Yesterday I felt it.
I busted up rocky ridge, up the road, up onion, down little bear, up little elden, down schultz, and back home. [...]
