Jared and Jessica recently rode a hundred miles training for Venus de Miles. Venus de Miles is Colorado’s first all-women’s road ride, which took place on August 23, 2014. In preparation Jared and Jessica rode the hundred mile course around Longmont, Erie, Boulder and Loveland. The actual Venus de Miles course ended up being slightly different,…
We’re driving back to Denver from Steamboat and my knees are not happy with me one bit. I think it’s time I look into adjusting my bike. This past weekend was a mix of countryside and mountain. Saturday we biked up Rabbit Ears Pass and Sunday was loose gravel and cow-crossing. The way Jared talked…
Jessica and I took our second ride through Deer Creek Canyon, what started out as an uneventful ride quickly turned into a chain ring disaster. Fortunately we were grabbing some video with the GoPro. Watch the footage and hear our commentary to see what happened.
I can’t imagine smiling and laughing through a century ride. Maybe the first half, when the pain and exhaustion haven’t quite set in yet. But then you get to 75 miles and you know you still have 25 grueling miles to go; and it’s all uphill from there. I’m excited to pedal 100 miles with…
I set my alarm for 3:30am the night before the Triple Bypass. I sure as hell didn’t want to get up that early, but I knew it was going to be a long day and wanted to get started around 5am. I figured that would be my best chance to avoid any afternoon rain storms….
Because of the three day weekend, Jared and I were able to tackle a couple proper rides. Friday – July 4 We chose to ride 70 miles on Friday. Our last experience riding the Clear Creek Trail to the Platte River. We were caught in the rain and thunder and lightning and hail. Twice. The…
Colorado weather. Let’s talk about it. It’s unpredictable, nasty, cruel; one minute you’re thinking this is going to be some of the best weather you’ve experienced: blue skies, perfect temperature like Little Red Riding Hood’s porridge. Then all of a sudden, like the wolf, it’s creeping up behind you and you’re feeding porridge to a…
Well Ride the Rockies 2014 has come to an end. I’m sad that it’s over, but I’m so happy I did it. It was an incredible challenge and I will always have the crazy memories from this amazing adventure. Six days, 471 miles and over 33,000 feet of elevation gain. I feel like I’ve accomplished something…
I woke up at about 5:20am. It was still dark out and I wasn’t ready to get up. When I finally got out of the tent I realized that many had already broken down and started to get on the road. I wan’t about to get into it that quickly. I stood in line for…
Today’s ride made me fall in love with Colorado and cycling all over again. It was the most beautiful scenery I could have ever imagined. There were some hard climbs, and the descents were the most exciting things I’ve ever experienced. In a world today was fun, but it was so much more than that….