Race Recap – BuDu Series #2 – Soaring Eagle
Sammamish neighborhood trails but a bunch of moms and dads are fighting for bragging rights-and I fucking love it. The Course This is the second time I ride these trails and the second time I race here. The Cat 2’s would do 2 laps of a loop around the Soaring Eagle mountain bike park in…
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Homemade carb drink for endurance endeavors. I dont want to make this look and feel like one of those InstaPot recipes where you have to learn about the person’s life before getting the ingredients for that “easy chili recipe” you googled. “Easy Carb Mix Recipe” If you dont want to mix it yourself I’d be…
Lustsen99er 2021
Race/ Prep/ Stuff I’ll start with the race recap and follow, in chronological order, with a summary of how I prepared for the event. If you are planning on attending- and I think you should- feel free to send a note with any questions you may have. Minnesota is stunning (I didn’t know either) and…
Product Review – SweetLines Dirt Shredders Mountain Bike Camp
A trail-filled week with fun for the kid and for me! A couple of weeks ago I received a phone call from a local number and the words “Possible Spam” were NOT flashing on my phone’s display. I answered it and I was pleasantly surprised to be speaking to Kat Sweet, the owner and head…
Product Review: Garmin Varia RTL 515
That rear light that costs a wild amount of money but the internet loves and the cyclist in your life will thank you for on every ride. What is it? The Garmin Varia RTL 515 is the perfect replacement for your little dangling mirror. Oh wait, you’re too cool for a little mirror in the…
Product Review – Private Mountain Bike Instruction by FluidRide
Is paying an expert to tell us our weaknesses on the trail worth time, money, and possible humiliation? If you ride mountain bikes and happen to live in the PNW, you have likely done a search that looks like this: “How to get better at mountain biking for beginners jumps drops wheelies”. You may have…
Race Recap – Wednesday Night Worlds Wk1 Kids Race
Wednesday April 14th, 2021 Race Recap: Wednesday Night Worlds Kids Race – Seattle, WA When I first moved to Seattle in 2016, there were a couple of things I wanted to make sure I was a part of. I wanted to join The Mountaineers, I wanted to participate in the Swift Campout, I wanted to…
Race Recap – Echo Red to Red
Saturday March, 20th 2021 Race Recap: Echo Red to Red – Echo, Oregon First off, lets introduce the segment. I enjoy training and I really enjoy suffering. I found endurance activities by following others around as they suffered and seemed to enjoy the suffering too. That being said, this is for the rest of you…
Cleaning your Hydration Bladder
The sooner you get this done after your day out the happier you’ll be the next time around. I didn’t always use a hydration bladder. Once upon a time I was too cool to carry water. moronically I realized the more I had with me the further I could go and the more I could…
The Best Direct Drive Trainers for your Pain Cave 2021
In 2020 even those of us that would scoff at the idea of walking down into the basement to ride your bike learned to hammer with friends and strangers all over the internet. Some of us had already embraced the benefits of cramming a good workout in to your lunch break while working a full…