The Socorro, NM website has several really neat looking mountain bike trails listed on their site. The site isn’t the most intuitive to navigate but it does work once you get used to it. I’ve been very interested in riding the “Barite Mine and Box Canyon” trail and I recently flew over it to get… [Read More]
Clipless
I did it! I went clipless! I’ve been using toe clips and they have worked just fine for me. They are cheap and simple. For the type of riding that I did – they worked fine. However; for the type of riding that I do now – they weren’t all that great. I mentioned this… [Read More]
Me-Own Backcountry Flight/Ride
This past weekend I had the opportunity to combine flying and cycling – it was great fun! The plan was to land at the Me-Own backcountry airstrip (1NM0) and then ride our bikes to the nearby Black Canyon campground and creek. We simply wanted to do a bit of exploring. The obvious problem with this… [Read More]
El Malpais Ride
What an amazing site. I’ve seen the lava flows from the air but up close and personal, they look very different. The National Park Service website describes the area as follows… “The primeval black basalt terrain of El Malpais was created by volcanic forces over the past million years. Molten lava spread out over the… [Read More]
Click
It was driving me nuts. A click – nothing terribly significant, not even all that loud but I could not find it. It only occurred while I was pedaling. Coasting sounded great. It was not exactly a consistent pattern but it was fairly regular. Hmm… isn’t a regular pattern the same as a consistent pattern??? Moving… [Read More]
Mt Taylor Lookout Ride
This was most climbing I have ever done on a bike. At 8220′, the sign said “La Mosca Lookout”. That sounded nice – a ride with a rewarding view at the end. Off I went thru the forest on the double track. After I climbed to top of the first stretch that was within sight… [Read More]
Mt Taylor Camping
I had a couple days off work and wanted to get out of town. So, I headed for Mount Taylor which is just north of Grants, NM and within the Cibola National Forest. My plan was to tent camp at one of the two campgrounds and spend several days riding double track in the area…. [Read More]
Bikes and Dogs
I like both bikes and dogs. I have owned many of both over the years. Probably more dogs than bikes, actually. There are a few dogs that fall into the less-than-like category for me and certainly a few breeds that I just don’t trust. What I have a real problem with is Dog Owners (DO’s). Particularly owner’s… [Read More]
NOT Short!
All of you that think you are the only one that suffers from depression, the blues, the blaahs, laziness, lack of motivation, etc…, pay attention. Today was my day (again…). I had some errands to run early this morning in Albuquerque. My errands didn’t go so great so, while I was in the big city,… [Read More]
Review: Terry Saddle
I reported here that I had purchased a Liberator Y Terry saddle for my mountain bike. The Terry saddle installed without any hassles. My existing seat post and seat clamp worked perfectly. My saddle bag clamp also fit without any hassle. For the first few miles, my behind kept asking question: “What in the world is this hard,… [Read More]
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