Oak Opening Singletrack on my Topstone (Red Route)

Oak Opening Singletrack on my Topstone (Red Route)

This shit is bananas! Seriously though. When I bought my bike, I got it for gravel – all the roads in my area are hard pack gravel. I just thought a bike better suited for it would be nice. Extra bonus, for veering off the beaten path and discovering. But I had...
Exploring SE Michigan on a Gravel Bike

Exploring SE Michigan on a Gravel Bike

If you want to jump to the end, there’ll be deets and video :). Thought up a maybe cool idea. Found my old action cam, my new bike has a mount. Figured I’d record some of the exploring I’m doing. The whole reason I got a more off-road capable bike is...
A Little Climbing Music

A Little Climbing Music

Here’s something a little motivating with the right amount of old school. A solid Frankie Bones mix. This ain’t necessarily zone out music that I look for with long rides. But it definitely kept me motivated. And at nearly 2 hours, it helped me on that...
What I’m Riding To: Firestar Soundsystem

What I’m Riding To: Firestar Soundsystem

I see a lot of folks looking for music to ride to. I think it’s weird when people are looking for music where the BPM matches their cadence. I think it’s because their listening to the wrong music! Listen, I love me some Suicidal Tendencies, The Cult,...
3 Feet

3 Feet

I come across at least one idiot on every ride. More if I’m lucky. In the winter, chances are even worse it seems. Long story short… Three – 3 – feet is the law. If you can’t pass without giving me less than three feet clearance, and/or...
FGOB: Cycling Rants!

FGOB: Cycling Rants!

So, I bought my bike in 2014. That makes this my 6th season on a proper bike. Before that I did have a year on a POS big box MTB doing up to 85 miles. Altogether we’re looking at well over 20,000 miles. I’m at the point where I have observed some very...
Recovery Ride to Another Groove

Recovery Ride to Another Groove

Just a recovery ride. That’s what I told myself. And it definitely started that way. But when nature calls and the group leaves you in the dust… you pay for that minute break! You can definitely see where the catch-up sprint happened in that ride report...
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