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The day after my 50th run down Indiana Jones. I met up for some laps with Aki and inevitably, I made lap number 51 down Indy. I just can't get enough of this run.  For me, it takes everything I've learned about climbing and riding single track, stirs it up with everything I've learned about drops, jumps and freeride, and spills it out in one two-minute run down a gully. Aki suggested that I might know the trail better than anyone. I don't know if that's true. I tend to think that when pro racers are blasting down the trail they are seeing details I wouldn't ever consider. The trail must feel completely different at 20 mph compared to 12.  No, I don't know Indy better than anyone, but I know it enough to have my opinions on it. And I know a little history about it's evolution. So let's begin at the beginning. The initial roll-in. I'll just say it, the right side line looks like pure death. The left side is steep and it can be greasy when it's ...

 2024 has been full of great rides. I started the year with a bike trip to Arkansas  . Filled the summer with some great sessions at Valmont . And then got to do another trip with my CB buds. I knew I was creeping up on a big birthday, but more importantly 2024 marks my 30th anniversary with mountain biking. Yes, in 1994 in Lakewood, Colorado I wandered into a Bicycle Village with a wad of cash hard earned from changing oil at the Texaco Express Lube. One thing I remember about the purchase is that there was actually a Trek 810 made of mild steel, and I got the Trek 820 which had a chromoly frame. So I didn't get the cheapest bike. My bike was red, but this was the only one I found with correct brakes Anyway, I've done a lot of riding since that beauty kicked it all off. Sometimes more riding than I remember. This was clear a few weeks ago when I happened to notice that Starva keeps track of your, 'attempts' down a segment. So I looked and saw that I had 32 attempts dow...

    Hi gang, sorry I've been neglecting the blog lately. I'm putting all my writing time into a new novel. It will be nothing like the last one . I've been fascinated by the drone war in Ukraine while also struggling to have productive working relationships with young coworkers. With that in mind, the premise of the new book is two crusty Gen Xer's learning to communicate and work with a young Gen Z in the most hostile work environment. The battlefield of World War Three. I'll let you know when it's done. Hans had his FPV goggles on his head and appeared to be getting ready. Then he stopped and took a long hit from his vape. Bro, we gotta boogie, I said, and pointed my index finger in the air in a spinning motion. He sat at the monitor station next to me, I sent my spotter drone towards the advancing armored column. Oh yeah, look at this thing, I said to him as we started to get a bird’s eye view of the giant metal beast. The turtle tank was a standard tank wit...