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ASS Does Downieville: Bear chasing and more from MTB Mecca
Bullet riddled road sign at the top of Packer Saddle (click to enlarge). I must have been going close to 25mph down Big Boulder trail when I rounded a corner and saw a hairy golden brown animal...
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Travelogue Oregon: Laughing outloud at Sandy Ridge
The 11,250-foot tall Mount Hood towers above the orchards outside Hood River (click to enlarge). Editor’s Note: This post is courtesy of Travel Oregon. Located in the shadow of the 11,250-foot peak of...
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The Angry Singlespeeder: Singlespeeds aren’t dead. They just smell funny.
Zach Allen keeps it real at Mammoth 2014 as the only singlespeeder in the cross country race (click to enlarge). While thumbing through a freshly delivered copy of Dirt Rag magazine last week, I...
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Travelogue Oregon: Sweet singletrack at Smith Rock
A commanding view of Smith Rock State Park from halfway up Burma Road (click to enlarge). Editor’s Note: This post is courtesy of Travel Oregon. The day before heading north from Bend about an hour to...
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ASS Does Downieville: Broken bars, busted wheels, bruised egos
Getting ready to load the shuttle at Yuba Expeditions (click to enlarge). Photo by Kevin Egelhoff “Have you seen my mom?” The 15 year-old kid had a genuine look of panic on his face as he rode into the...
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The Angry Singlespeeder: Stop whining about cost of bikes
A 1993 John Tomac Championship Edition Titanium Raleigh mountain bike ran upwards of $6,000 – nearly $10,000 today (click to enlarge). Photo by Mtbr user First Flight – MOMBAT.org Back in my high...
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Review: Gore Bike Wear ALP-X PRO Outfit System
The Gore ALP-X PRO Outfit System (left) consists of a WINDSTOPPER jersey and 2in1 Shorts+. After two months of hard use, the ALP-X PRO 2in1 Shorts+ (right) have suffered no visible wear (click to...
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ASS Does Downieville: More to Downieville than Butcher and Pauley
At nearly 6,500 feet in elevation, the top of Fir Cap offers sweeping views of the Sierra Buttes (click to enlarge). Last weekend, I overheard a rider proclaim, “Yeah, Downieville is cool, but after a...
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Travelogue Oregon: The challenge of the Painted Hills
The 67-mile Mitchell-Service Creek Loop starts and ends in the sleepy hamlet of Mitchell, Oregon (click to enlarge). Editor’s Note: This post is courtesy of Travel Oregon. There was barely a soul...
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Travelogue Oregon: Finding bicycling bliss in the Wallowas
Red barns are a common sight along the bucolic farmland at the foot of the Wallowas (click to enlarge). Editor’s Note: This post is courtesy of Travel Oregon. While refueling my RV at a gas station off...
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ASS Does Downieville: A trifecta of debauchery
Jake and Neil, the local yokels (click to enlarge). There’s a saying that goes, “Downieville: a drinking town with a mountain biking problem.” So when the first annual Downieville Mountain Brewfest was...
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Travelogue Oregon: Cycling the Columbia River Gorge
Hood River is one of the world’s greatest locations for wind-driven water sports (click to enlarge). Editor’s Note: This post is courtesy of Travel Oregon. As I sit in my RV typing this most memorable...
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Travelogue Oregon: Beach biking bliss on the coast
The beach along Floras Lake State Natural Area is perfect for fat biking (click to enlarge). Editor’s Note: This post is courtesy of Travel Oregon. There are so many gorgeous vistas along the Oregon...
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Travelogue Oregon: Riding Crater Lake’s stunning Rim Loop
For a 70-mile ride with more than 6,500 feet of climbing, start at the south entrance of Crater Lake National Park (click to enlarge). Editor’s Note: This post is courtesy of Travel Oregon. There’s a...
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The Angry Singlespeeder: Stop the bleeding of mountain bike access
Idaho’s alpine Alp d’Huez – Castle Peak (click to enlarge). Photo by Lars Guy If you haven’t already heard the news, nearly 600,000 acres of public land in Idaho just became federally protected...
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ASS Does Downieville: Almost doored by a Ford
A failed attempt (left) taking the right line down the waterfall on Butcher Ranch. Touchdown (right). Photos by Brian Rapheal – Coldstream Creative (click to enlarge) I had just finished taking a...
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Review: Trek Stache 9
For the last few months, the Stache has been constant companion of The Angry Singlespeeder (click to enlarge). Lowdown: Trek Stache 9 Despite the sighs and guffaws at yet another wheel size, the whole...
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Gravel grinding meets enduro at California’s Grinduro
Grinduro brings together the best parts of a gravel grinder and an enduro (click to enlarge). Photo by John Watson – The Radavist From the folks who put on the Downieville Classic and the Lost &...
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The Angry Singlespeeder: Red Bull Rampage must change or die
No this is not a scene from a Hollywood action movie. It’s Red Bull Rampage (click to enlarge). I’ve wanted to write a column about the Red Bull Rampage for a couple of years now, but didn’t think the...
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Video: Grinduro stage racing on mixed terrain
The final timed segment of Grinduro was a 3.5-mile singletrack descent on Mount Hough Trail (click to enlarge). Photo by Dain Zaffke I haven’t had much fun with drop bars in the past decade, because in...
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