Day 39 and Day 40 – Salida Creed

There’s an unwritten creed among Salida mountain bikers: always take the trail. Never the road.

It’s one we joke about often, but also something we do try to strive for. Sometimes there are good reasons to take road over trail, but usually not.

Waking up with barely a few hundred calories and tired legs? Not …. [Continue reading]

Day 38 – Sargento! Demento! Retardo! Insaneo! No-braino!

new sign, same old Sargents

Today we rode and hiked Sargents Mesa. It really wasn’t that bad.

Sure, expectations were appropriately low, that helped. We were riding it backwards, so it was somewhat new to us — that helped too. Being in tour mode, with some good sleep and rest banked — yeah, that aided …. [Continue reading]