A dirty little bike touring blog. Mostly about bikepacking and rigid single speeds. By Montana Miller
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
Sunday funday front page news- weirdly juxtaposed with not so fun news. I take off my jacket- it's sunny, I'll lose the pullover too. I ride over to the edge of the trees, jump off the groomed path and into some waist deep snow to do my second pre-race bladder evacuation. Almost race time, I … Continue reading The Fat Cycle Challenge
A few days ago, I went up to Prince Creek for the first time in the snow. Then I went again, because it's awesome up there. Prince Creek is one of the main trail systems around Carbondale. I was only able to do one short ride up there once before the snow hit, but from … Continue reading Prince Creek
There's a full moon, still chairlifts. People shuffle up the mountain on skis, little spots of light bob in front of them. I get out of Randy's truck and unloaded my fat bike. Nine other riders squeeze tires to check air pressure, pull on hats and gaiters, flick lights on and off to make sure … Continue reading Sunny Nights
Now that we're getting into the winter season, I put a little time into getting my Pigsley ready for snow riding: A fresh 4.8 Surly Bud in the front and 3.8 Nate in the back are way better than the bald 3.8 Knards I had on there before. Working in a coffee shop out here … Continue reading Babbish Gulch
For the last few weeks it's been the shoulder season here, which means that the trails are too muddy to ride and there hasn't been enough snow to get up into the mountains (although it just dumped, and now the resorts are all opening up). So most of my miles have been commuting to work … Continue reading Dry Park Road
After the crash at the Cheat race, Colleen has spent the past week hobbling around on a knee that doesn't really bend. And she got some bad poison ivy, which flared up right before the race. It hasn't been a fun week for either of us, but it's probably been slightly less fun for her. … Continue reading Dirty Laundry
There were big plans in place for Hilly Billy. They didn’t work out. I left Ohiopyle in the afternoon when I got off, loaded up my fixed Cross Check with camping stuff, and climbed up the mountain outside of town. Then I spun down the other side of the mountain and my hub blew up. … Continue reading Hilly Billy Roubaix
