Ambition Run Amok

Up one hill… Hopefully this will be the first of many. Poor guy let his guard down for 30 seconds. We are both a little comptitive and by the end of the 30 mile ride my legs were on the verge of cramping :).

Sadly no one has pledged any money for my ride yet…

Sunday, June 19 was a good ride. We headed from my house out south of town to Swan Falls Dam. Steve and I are both a little competitive, so, whenever we come across a hill we are both killing ourselves trying not to be the last one up. This kind of riding [...]

Friday, June 17 was a definite example of ambition run amok. I took the day off to help out with a church project that fell through. The natural thing to do was take a bike ride with Steve. Well, Steve had some obligations with camp meeting later in the day we had [...]

Hey all you faithful readers… You may have heard of the upcoming MS 150 ride and would perhaps like to make a pledge in my name. Since I know you want to here is where you can go.
Make Pledge

This seems a little crazy and hard on the old undercarriage to boot!

Saturday, I did a decent training ride on my rode bike. I rode from my house in Meridian, up to Bogus Basin and back. The total distance was 60.11 miles with 3,500 feet of climbing in one nice long hill. Total time was about 5.5 hours (I’m gonna have to work on [...]

So in my self supported ride I noticed by brake pads were quite worn out and my stopping power was rapidly dropping. Friday, on the way home from work I stopped by a bike shop to get some new brake pads. Turns out pads cost ~$20 per wheel. Well I didn’t really [...]

I normally bring a spare tube, a simple all in one tool, some plastic tire irons, a patch kit, a pump, a chain breaker, and some spare links. My bike, the Specialized FSR XC Pro, has been really dependable and at this point I would recommend it to anyone looking for a basic intro [...]