Category Archives: Crash and/or Break

All I want for Christmas

Posted on December 22, 2012 by

What do I want for Christmas? That’s easy. World peace. And then, I would really, really like a fatbike. One like this: (from gearjunkie.com) A few weeks ago, while I was shouldering my mud-clogged mountain bike over a particularly muddy … Continue reading →

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Scared

Posted on March 29, 2011 by

Last week I got the results from a recent blood test and found out that I have a cholesterol problem, which came as a total, utter, shock. A problem to the tune of 240 for an overall reading; 170 for … Continue reading →

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Garaging. Not Good.

Posted on January 23, 2011 by

This, from the department of self-disclosing dumb things I have done. For a while I had the habit of placing my bikes on top of the car in the Thule/Rocky Mounts/Yakima rack, and then forgetting that there was, in fact, … Continue reading →

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Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night….

Posted on November 28, 2010 by

Rage, rage, against the dying of the full suspension Rocky Mountain ETSX-50, large size. Alas, the ride today ended early, in tragedy. My trusty, well-loved, well-ridden bike is broken. Snapped at the gusset between the frame and rear suspension triangle. … Continue reading →

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