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Man, I love winter time in AZ. Beautiful weather, minus a rainy day here or there, and trails are almost always dry. Even better, the dry trails and radiant sun attract friends from afar. I got to sneak in a chill Sweetwater ride with Tom Purvis, Gary Blakley and their …. [Continue reading] 
I blame it on Lynda. When I rode with her last weekend she made singlespeeding look so fun. More fun than it has ever seemed to me. She was riding a shiny silver Lenz singlespeed. Perhaps coincidentally I had just picked up a shiny silver Lenz frame from Mike on the Kaibab. As I …. [Continue reading] 
The drive north was a little surreal. Fog curled over the Vermillion cliffs, the road was empty, and snow appeared low in the desert. I met Mike Curiak and Brian Blair at the Jacob Lake Inn. Mike handed me a bicycle, fresh off the jig in Steamboat Springs. A Snoots — …. [Continue reading] 
That photo sets the scene. Blankets of snow in all directions. Puddles and saturated soil at the Willow Springs arch. The sunset was unreal. But even the light wind cut right through us. What would it be like at 3am? All indications pointed to ‘bail’. I was swimming in a sea …. [Continue reading] 
I’m having a hard time getting my mind around the Antelope Peak Challenge 115 mile version. I know it’s a big ride, but adding up the moving time from multiple GPX tracks gave some shocking numbers. I’m not so sure it can be done! And that’s a big part of where the interest lies. Then …. [Continue reading] 
First things, this Saturday (1/23) is the 3rd annual Antelope Peak Challenge. You should come out and ride! It’s looking like a rainy week, but the course is relatively moisture proof. A lot of sections get better with rain. As long as it’s not raining the night before or morning of, I think it will …. [Continue reading] 
I rest up for a few days and this is what happens: Inaugural Arizona Trail Race Mexico To Utah Longest singletrack bike race in the world Mandatory 21 mile portage across the Grand Canyon April 23rd, 2010, 6:30am, Border of US/Mexico. Concurrent start with the Arizona Trail …. [Continue reading] 
The belief that you can do more can be a powerful thing. Sometimes it leads to amazing stuff. Other times it leads to running into the cold hard wall of reality, and, well, that hurts. Better than the other way ’round though — wondering if you could have done more, or believing that you can …. [Continue reading] 
Fiery sunset at the start of the SDMB wednesday night “suburban assault” night ride. Myself and Bob from Eugene, OR have been keeping this tradition alive until Mark Flint is back at it. The sunrise the next morning was almost as good, though never as fulfilling when seen from a windshield …. [Continue reading] 
The southwest side of the Tortolita Mountains is all new to me. Trails have been built by the City of Marana, and the word was that they were mostly hike-a-bike. We’ll see about that. When Chad invited me and said it reminded him of South Mountain, I was skeptical, but couldn’t resist. One of my favorite things about mountain biking is you don’t have to drive to play. The options are endless when you leave from home on a bike. What if all possibilities happened at the same time? This video explores that, replaying several thousand mountain bike rides that started from this Tucson mountain biker’s home. …. [Continue reading] 
The power of an idea — for whatever reason the west side of the Catalinas has always been a ‘play’ area in my mind, not a place to get in a long ride. This thread was started by Louis, and instantly the idea clicked with me. A Grand Tour was long, long overdue. Better …. [Continue reading] 
Winter is never that far away in Tucson. 60’s in town, but just keep pedaling and eventually you’ll find cold temperatures and snow… I joined Tucson MTB’s 8 days of Christmas extravaganza (8+ days of rides) for a little Bugs, Molino, Milagrosa action. Chad wanted to pedal the ‘big’ bike up the pavement …. [Continue reading] 
Paula and I loaded up the bikes with food and water for 3 days, clothes and sleeping gear for sub freezing temps. My bike was really living up to its ‘Behemoth’ title, now carrying a zero degree sleeping bag on the seat and a tent on the handlebars. I was really impressed with …. [Continue reading] 
This past weekend was Paula’s mile race, which went off without a hitch. The only thing that could have been better would have been more racers (of course). But for a first year, it was a success. I managed to get some pics, which are here. I also took a bunch of pics at last …. [Continue reading] 
I think we were all on the same page — enough with the fiddle fartin’ around, fun as it was. It was time to get some continuous riding in, maybe a little flow. No better place for that than Mt. Lemmon. It was a self-shuttle day — even ‘big’ bikes climb pavement well, provided you …. [Continue reading] 
Every once in a while an email arrives that stops me dead in my tracks. A dumbfounded “WOW” was all I could muster forth as I stared at the three dimensional map. From the man that brought us the Grand Enchantment Trail comes the Sky Island Traverse. A grander tour of the …. [Continue reading] 
After all the energy torched on SoMo the day previous, it was time for a ‘recovery’ day at the 50 Year Trail, here in Tucson (recovery only due to the lack of punishing uphill sessioning). Louis was available to show us the goods and push us to ride stuff we might not otherwise. Paula also …. [Continue reading] 
I’ve ridden with the Dakota 20 quite extensively over the last couple months — about 1000 offroad miles according to the odometer on the unit. My conclusion is that it is a solid GPS for cycling and bikepacking. Screen Readability The biggest reservation cyclists have with the touchscreen Garmin units is that of …. [Continue reading] 
MC (and crew) en route to AZ, fleeing snow. Clear the schedule, ready the biggest bike you have in your quiver. Then hold on for the ride — it’s going to be a bumpy one, but that’s how we love it. I declined the first ride, at Goat Camp, not wanting to drive practically to …. [Continue reading] |
 Scott Digital Nomad, nowhere, USA Lifelong mountain biker, trail mapper and programmer. Sometimes bikepacker, sometimes runner, sometimes packrafter. I love to ride my bike, get out, and explore this beautiful planet we find ourselves on. I live in a 20 foot GeoPro Trailer, traveling about the west. Main author of TopoFusion GPS Software, co-founder of Trackleaders.com. More... Projects / Sites  
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