I woke up to rain, and that was the story of the day on Ride the Rockies Day 3 Hotchkiss to Gunnison. It rained, not hard, but it was wet out there. It was also one of the most beautiful rides I’ve ever been on. There was plenty of climbing, but it was easy compared…
There are no words that can describe the misery that was Ride the Rockies Day 2 Grand Juction to Hotchkiss. I went up, and up, and up. And what goes up must come down right? Yeah for like 5 minutes. All I can say is this was a hard ride, one of the most difficult I’ve…
I’m excited for Ride the Rockies 2015, because it will take me to places I’ve never seen before. The first stop was Grand Junction and Colorado National Monument. It did not disappoint, it was breathtaking. I wanted to get to bed early so I could get a solid start in the morning. I ended up…
Last year Jessica and I rode in our first Elephant Rock. We opted for the Century option and trained our little butts off to get ready. We had a simple training plan, add ten miles to our weekend rides every week. This strategy was effective, it got us through, but this year we are taking…
For the fourth weekend in a row, I headed out to conquer Lookout Mountain. The plan was to do the climb twice, but the mountain had other plans. Jessica and I set out about 9am, the air was cool, but perfect weather for riding. We cruised along making our way to Lookout Mountain. We got…
I had high expectations for milage this weekend. The weather was on point Saturday, but Sunday was a different story. The plan was to do a climb on Saturday, Lookout Moutain. Then a long ride on Sunday. I wanted to try a new route, so we were going to explore south of Parker on the…
Cycling 200 miles on a flat tire might sound crazy, but that’s exactly what I did while riding in Pedal the Plains. Why you ask? Well because I was lazy, and that’s the truth. Changing out a tube is a lot of work, and when a pump is always handy on an organized ride, why bother….
I wasn’t expecting what happened today. I didn’t really know what to expect, actually. I could only use my suitcase to pack my sleeping bag, pillow, towel, and the few clothes I had. I told Jared I felt weird carrying a huge suitcase. I figured someone would think I was high maintenance. Jared told me…
Walking to the office this morning I realized how cool the air was, kind of chilly to be honest. My first thought was time to get out the cold weather cycling gear. It’s funny how my mind goes strait to cycling, but it’s become such a big part of my life, it makes sense. I’m…
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.