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Bad Decisions 01-31-2012

A short story of my ride yesterday...Yesterday I ventured out after work for a ride. There was no way I was going to pass up the opportunity to ride in shorts during January. The plan was for a 2 1/2 to 3 hour ride on my favorite road bike - my near vintage DEAN Castanza. […]

Mini Review: Komanndo 29er MTB Tire 01-26-2012

For the past year I have been riding/testing the Kenda Komanndo cyclocross tire (my current personal favorite for both gravel and cross) so when I saw that Kenda was coming out with a MTB version in a 29er I knew that I wanted to get a set. Specs are 29 x 2.20, 120 TPI, […]

Monkey Mountain Orienteering Report 01-23-2012

It is off-season for cyclist here in the Midwest. Time to put in those base miles and work on some cross training to keep the fitness up. One of the things I like to do during the winter is to participate in some Orienteering meets. The Possum Trot Orienteering Club […]

2012 Mountain Biking Events 01-26-2012

Finally, we are one big happy family - Unified Federation of Dirt.I have always been an advocate of having one organization/series. I am also excited that we are all finally using USA Cycling to permit/insure events. In my opinion, having different organizations/series […]

How to Start Bone Bender? 01-20-2012

Update....First, Thank you to everyone who voted over the last 24 hours. I really value your opinion.Here are some results from the first 100 votes. I personally was a little surprised with the results. As you can see it is about divided between starting on your bike […]

Paraskevidekatriaphobia Night Ride 01-13-2012

What: Friday the 13th Night RideWhen: Friday, January 13, 2012, 6:00 pmWhere: Smithville, MOWhy: To ride at night and to cure yourself of the dreaded aliment known as paraskevidekatriaphobiaRide starts at Smoke N Davey Trailhead off of W Highway. All skill levels welcome. […]

Do you have the Desire? 01-09-2012

It is that time of year again. Time for News Years resolutions and new goals for the year. I personally really enjoy this time of year. I get to wipe the slate clean and forget about last years shortcomings (which there were many for me this year). I am basically a really […]

LMBC New Years Day Ride 01-01-2012

The annual Lawrence Mountain Bike Clubs New Years Day ride was held today. A great turnout with 50+ riders. Heck, there might have been over 60. We always come out for this ride if we are in town. This years ride was blessed with great weather which is usually not the […]

Line Creek Trail 12-27-2011

Carolynn and I took advantage of this crazy warm weather we are having here in Kansas City and went for a little ride down to the newly opened Line Creek Trail. This trail is part of the Northland Trails Vision Plan. Eventually we will be able to ride all the way to Parkville […]

Dreams 12-26-2011

I found the following while cleaning up during xmas break. I was looking at some old photo albums and came upon an envelope with this poem. I wrote this about 20 years ago when I finally realized that my dream of becoming a professional motocross racer was never going […]