The IHBC is a true Colorado Classic, having started in 1972 when a couple of bored guys decided to race the Durango-Silverton narrow-gauge train. Since…
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Month: May 2018
Independence Day
It’s one of the biggies in Colorado: Independence Pass. A bucket-list ride, if you will, and no easy thing at that. It’s not really all…
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On Tires
They say that shoes make the man (which seems odd to me, as I thought men made shoes, but I rarely paid attention in biology…
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Signpost Up Ahead
Garfield County, Colorado, has been adding signs on county roads since late 2017. These new signs replace older “Share The Road” signs, which were routinely…
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Mallorca Demystified Part 3 (Cap de Formentor and Pollensa points of interest)
One of my favorite rides out of Port de Pollensa is the Cap de Formentor. It’s a great jet-lag ride, perfect for testing the legs…
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Mallorca Demystifyed Part 2 (Sa Calobra and more)
As mentioned in the previous post, Mallorca has much to offer and not a huge amount of practical information about the rides. I’ve found a…
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Shop Cat
Bike shops are exciting places. You can visit them, loiter, arrange rides, buy bikes and accessories, make friends. The best shops create community, and Aloha…
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Mallorca Demystified, Part 1 (Logistics)
Mallorca– the place Disney would have created if they had thought up MAMIL-Land instead of wasting their time with FantasyLand. I’ve been fortunate enough to…
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Hutchinson Override Tire Review
I purchased a set of Hutchinson Override 700x35c tires late last fall to use as winter training tires. Here in Colorado, we had an underwhelming…
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