Monday, June 25, 2012
Tuesday, June 19, 2012
Riding the Salsa Down by the River
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I really like riding my old school rigid mountain bike. The big difference from old time mountain biking is the 29 inch wheels that I'm rolling on. With no shocks I tend to pick the best line to roll through the rough stuff...picking a good line on the trail as we used to say.
Down by the river...
A week ago the river was up to these trees.
A little dirt on the tires...
Friday, June 08, 2012
A Bit of Mountain Biking, River Riding & Buggering this Week
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It was great to get out in the woods and wind through the singletrack.
Nine inches of rain in the past 2 weeks pushed the Mississippi River over it's banks.
Took the little man on a bugger ride down by the river. We got caught in a rainstorm on the way back to the truck. Zippered the clear plastic cover over the Burley and put on my rainsuit and had a little adventure that day.
A bit of lunch down by the river.
GOOD TIMES!!
Saturday, May 12, 2012
Day 2 of the Bozeman Montana Bike Trip
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Second day of riding up the Highlite Canyon Road. We went further up today and arrived at the reservoir about 8 miles up the road. The views opened up to some impressive mountains, one of them being Blackmore Mountain. Blackmore Mountain is a destination for some backcountry skiing and snowboarding. This trip was a great opportunity to explore areas south of Bozeman for future winter backcountry snowboard trips.
It was about an hour climb to reach the reservoir.
Good Times on the descent back to the trailhead after an hour of riding up the canyon!
Friday, May 11, 2012
Bozeman Montana Mountain Bike Trip
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This is a quick 3 day trip out to Montana and back. Mountain biked up an area call Highlite Canyon, south of Bozeman.
It was 35 degrees when we arrived back at the car.
Sunday, April 29, 2012
Spring Tune-up / Jeff Hall Racing / River Ride
Starting the spring season by replacing worn out parts from the previous year. New chains, sprockets and cables. A bit of grease here and there, checking the brakes and cleaning the grime off, so as to start with a clean bike.
My 29er got all new running gear and cables along with a brand new rear derailer. Jeff Hall donated it to me from his stash of gear that he won at the Chequamegon over the years. It's great to have spare parts from all the years of racing.
Jeff Hall
Jeff's even wrenching on his bikes now adays. With his kids riding and his commuting, he had to start doing a bit of maintenance as I did for him all those years on the Pro Mountain Bike circuit.
Jeff's even wrenching on his bikes now adays. With his kids riding and his commuting, he had to start doing a bit of maintenance as I did for him all those years on the Pro Mountain Bike circuit.
Jeff raced on the National and World Cup Circuits from his age of 14 till 32 years old (1990 - 2008). He raced on the USA National MTB Team at 2 World Championships. With an 18th place in the 1994 World Junior MTB Race. A 17th place and top American at the 1996 World MTB Championships in Cains, Australia. First U23 Pro National MTB Champion in the USA, 1996. With 2 top 10 seasons, a 14th and several top 20 seasons on the USA MTB circuit. In 2007 he finished 3rd and 7th in 2 Austria National MTB races. Jeff gained much respect in the MTB world over the years. The announcer at the Nationals referred to him as the Prairie Schooner.
Along the way he had much success in the upper Midwest of the USA. A Chequamegon 40 MTB winner, 2 time Short Chequamegon winner. Won The Ore to Shore MTB Race, a 48 mile point to point race in Marquette Michigan. Many State MTB Championships in Minnesota, Wisconsin and Iowa over the years.
The little Man keeping his eye on the bike stand and me as I wrenched on the bikes on a sunny Spring day.
PART 2: The River MTB Ride
Looking across the Mighty Mississippi River on a brisk damp Spring day.
Lets go there!! I'm ready for anything. The big 29er is ready to roll with all new running gear.
My friend the Tree within a Tree. Huge old Cotton Wood Tree.
A spy photo in the murky river bottoms.
Mans best friend with wheels in the river bottom woods. In the old days, (1970s and early 80s), my cycle had a motor on it. 350 Big Horn Kawasaki, DT 400 Yamaha, KDX Kawasaki Enduros and TT500 Yamaha. Now it's the stealth ride, Still doing the knobby tire bogey after 40 years.
It's all "GOOD TIMES"!!
Sunday, April 01, 2012
Thursday, March 29, 2012
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