Awhile back after some local low-key rides, I made the error of leaving my bike mounted on my car rack, anticipating another greenway ride to build some endurance. What I found a few days later was a surprising and not a little gross: my stock grips had melted into a tar-like substance. No lies. I’dContinue reading “Gear Review: Odi AG2 Aaron Gwin MTB Lock-On Grips”
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Gear Review: Troy Lee Design A1 MTB Helmet
Buying a new bike helmet can be a tricky affair. Weight, comfort, fit, price, and style are the considerations most cyclists compare when shopping for a compatible helmet. After having worn what might be now called a “vintage” Bell helmet for many years, I made the decision to buy a new mountain biking helmet, especiallyContinue reading “Gear Review: Troy Lee Design A1 MTB Helmet”
Trail Report: South Plateau Trail, Monte Sano State Park
The city of Huntsville, Alabama sits amid a ring of low slung forested hills. Urban expansion has crept up to those prominences, but a few of those places remain islands of nature. Monte Sano State Park is one such place, a small but well maintained parkland just East of the city center. Rising 1600 feetContinue reading “Trail Report: South Plateau Trail, Monte Sano State Park”
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Outdoor Rec City, USA
Finding economic salvation and sometimes conservation There’s a doctoral thesis here for someone looking to find the intersectionality of post-industrialization, social migration, and the environmental impact of land use. A unique American invention- or reinvention to be precise, has become part of the cultural landscape, and sometimes the wild landscape too. Across the United States,Continue reading “Outdoor Rec City, USA”
Gear Review: Peugeot Carbolite 103
Cyclists today can choose from an array of styles and genres of bikes, constructed from lighter and stronger materials more akin to modern aircraft. Technologies are enabling cycling achievements unheard of in decades past. This is not one of those bikes. Back in the Pacific Northwest for a bit, I was itching for some outsideContinue reading “Gear Review: Peugeot Carbolite 103”
Of Wild Places 