A bike touring blog. Mostly about bikepacking and single speeds. By Montana Miller
This is the stuff that worked well on the Colorado Trail, and the stuff that I screwed up. Defiant Zipperless Frame Pack- my friend Heavy Kevy is making these in Carbondale, and they’re better than pancakes for dinner. I can open the bag and get into it easily when I’m riding, and when I have … Continue reading Coloradical Trail- Stuff That Worked
Link to all the photos: Colorado Trail Race Like all the really long races I've tried, the CTR made me feel about as good as a stick of butter that was dropped in the dirt on a hot day, then run over by a coal truck. But I'd do it again. It was a busy … Continue reading Colorado Trail Race
I'm burnt and tired, eating a pretty big burger at the Big Burger. A group of teenagers walk over to my table and steal my ketchup and silver napkin dispenser. A few minutes later, I walk over to their table and steal it back. Garrett rolls up to the table and takes his sunglasses off. … Continue reading Durango to Some Parking Lot in the Desert
Caught a whiff of some sage on the commute this morning. Smelled like summer's on the way. I'm leaving at the end of the week to start the ride down to the border. I'll have a little less than two weeks to make it down, which might be shaving it a little close, and might … Continue reading Arizona Trail Race 750 Packlist
This is all coming together a little last minute, but at least it's coming together. Ski season is just about done. Enough of that jazz, time to ride some bikes. I'm racing the Arizona Trail on the third of next month. 750 miles, chunky desert riding, lots of bike hiking, spiky plants, and probably too … Continue reading Buggin Out
So good to get back out and bike race. All photos by Colleen The Fat Cycle Challenge is a little 40 minute long fat bike race in Aspen. Good course, good competition. And since it's Aspen, there was some good money involved. Actually almost enough to pay my rent this month. No … Continue reading Fat Cycle Challenge
Last post on the Divide for a while, then I'll stop smacking on this dead horse meat. These are things I screwed up, that cost me time in the race. Knees The first day, it was snaining, cold, and I was wearing shell pants without any insulation. I was about ten minutes late for the … Continue reading Tour Divide: 5, Mistakes
I loved this route, and I hated racing it. It isn't a technical ride. There's almost no singletrack. But it is does go through the mountains, and it's best on a mountain bike. I guess whether that makes it count as mountain biking is debatable. The good stuff Even though the weather in Canada was … Continue reading Tour Divide: Part 4, The Route
Part 1 Part 2 Pack list I did another post about this right after I got back in July, but it was kind of half-assed and disorganized. Anyway, real techy bike geek stuff follows: Electronics Some people use GPS, and for style reasons, others don't. My opinion- it doesn't make much sense to race without one. … Continue reading Tour Divide: Part 3, Gear
Continued from yesterday. Part 1 Cost I saved about two grand for the race including travel costs, and it wasn’t enough. But after graduating, moving to Colorado, and barely making rent all winter, it was the best I could scrape together. Just one area where my friends and family deserve a huge amount of credit. … Continue reading Tour Divide: Part 2, Cost and Food
Dirt Cruise 