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Fall’s Arrival and MTB Workout #3

Bob — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 21:02:07 +0000

I saddled up this morning to a cool 62 degrees and breeze out of the north. While it felt great to experience weather conditions other than hot and humid, this was certainly a harbinger of things to come. Fall is coming to the north land. The sun lacks strength, the days are getting shorter and some [...]

Chequamegon Fat Tire Fest Prep

Bob — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 17:43:03 +0000

The Fat Tire Fest is one of the great celebrations of mountain biking in the country. If you haven’t been to northern Wisconsin to participate in one of the various events or to simply be a part of the celebration, you owe it to yourself to experience it.

You can learn more about it here: http://cheqfattire.com/

Participants [...]

Hibernation Ends in MN – Spring Riding Tips

Bob — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 22:59:07 +0000

Something strange happens here in MN when the temperature climbs into the 40’s. All of a sudden, people come out of hibernation and are EVERYWHERE outside. Whereas we didn’t see anyone outside for most of the winter, all of a sudden the streets and paths are full of people cycling, walking, running and anything else [...]

Mt Washington – The World’s Toughest Hill Climb

Bob — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 01:44:00 +0000

Mount Washington Auto Road Bicycle Hill Climb – “The Toughest Hill Climb in the World.” That’s what it’s called and that’s how they promote it. This was my year to ride it and find out for myself.

The climb is 7.6 [...]

Mt Washington Taper: Race Day – 6

Bob — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 00:55:33 +0000

My taper in advance of the Mt Washington Hill Climb looks like this:

Race Day – 7 (Sat, Aug 8): Short and easy ride (though as I mentioned yesterday, it didn’t exactly work out that way). R – 6 (Today, Sun, Aug 9): Short ride but include [...]