A bike touring blog. Mostly about bikepacking and single speeds. By Montana Miller
I drive west, down out of our little old mountains toward the big new mountains. Widows down, cooking through Indiana (not cooking as in going fast, cooking as in I'm cooking like a pig in a roasting pit, it's almost a 100 degrees outside, the Shark's engine is right next to my leg and 220, … Continue reading The Divide Finish
I’m on the roof of the dry-rotted hotel in La Paz (the roof has been propped back up looks like four times now) with a case of beer, a crew of Mexican welders, and a Canadian Romanian computer programer. One of the welders chews off the top of a beer can, and spits the aluminum … Continue reading La Paz to Ohiopyle
1700 miles east of Carbondale the Shark started to sputter. Must have been some bad gas in Ohio. Close enough. We were almost home, ready to pack the van up and get the train west. Going back to Pittsburgh is kind of a convoluted way to start a bike tour in Mexico, but we had … Continue reading Mexico by way of Pittsburgh
I wake up, roll over on the slick rock. Thought I saw a camera flash. No, probably wasn’t anything. Back to sleep. Then another one. Headlights from one of those stupid side-by-sides? A rumble. Lightning. I roll over to look at the La Sals. My eyes adjust to the dark. There was some good moonlight … Continue reading Mostly Not Kokopelli’s Trail (again)
Doug. There are lots of other people in the world that I'd rather have a picture of shirtless. Schofield Pass between Marble and Crested Butte is a nice place to take a bike for a walk. 401 Trail. I told everybody that the flask was full of Pioneer's Folly, a top shelf artisanal whiskey out of … Continue reading Vinotok
Colleen and I got wed earlier this summer. It was all fun and good, but this isn't a wedding site. A handful of the fellas came out from the land of rust and rain to ride bikes and hang out. It was great, and I planned out some real fun death marches, just like … Continue reading Yinz Ridin Push Bikes
"You guys are the Transition dealer right? Do you have any Patrols?" "Not in stock, but we could certainly get one. What kind of riding are you doing?" "Oh, some long rides, a few enduro races, and I like to ride 14ers." "14ers?" --- 18 of Colorado's 54 14,000' peaks are open to bikes- that … Continue reading Elbert
“I’m sure you figured it out. And if we were in Mexico, you could have just gone down to the drug store and treated yourself. But we’re not in Mexico.” “Uh huh.” “So, we’re 95 percent sure what you have. I can write you a script for some antibiotics, and they’ll cost you $12. Or … Continue reading Beaver Fever
We're living in the Shark full time now.So far, this has been about the best idea we've had. The thing definitely took some work. Colleen did most of the painting and nasty glue scraping. I rebuilt the bed, chased down plumbing leaks, ripped out the carpet, fridge, and air conditioner, chased down plumbing leaks again, … Continue reading Sharkin all the Time
April, after a super dry winter. End of May, after a solid month of rainy days.
Dirt Cruise 