Niner RLT Maiden Voyage

When it comes down to it, I love riding bikes.  I enjoy riding my mountain bike, I love riding my road bike, and I like exploring new routes.  The Salsa Fargo allowed me to mix all sorts of terrain for some truly epic routes.  However, it’s not exactly a “fast” bike and extended pavement sections…

Love Weekends Like This!

This weekend is the type of weekend I want to have all the time!  Saturday morning I got up and out for the Velo Ride.  A super convenient group ride since it starts less than 2 miles from my house.  It’s also a nice way for me to discover rides in the greater Portland area…

TRP Hylex

I’ve had my Salsa Fargo now for almost 4 years.  It has seen only slight changes since I originally built it up.  I toyed with a 2×9 drivetrain before settling on an XT triple ring setup.  Barend shifters have also been my choices since day one.  Finally went tubeless on it last year too.  Other…

Favorite Things – Part 2

Next on my list of favorite things is…..running “stuff”. If you asked me any day of the week if I wanted to go for a bike ride or a run, 99.9% of the time I am going to say RIDE.  They other 0.1% of the time I didn’t hear your question…. Anyways, while I much…

Favorite Things-Part1

Going to list over several posts a few of my favorite things when it comes to  my passions.  That includes, bikes, running, hiking and of course food. First on this list is my favorite bike.   It’s my  49cm Look 555 with mostly Campagnolo Chorus 10 speed.

Soma Double Cross Reborn and Another Recipe

I wrote awhile ago about getting back into cyclocross this season.  Unfortunately that fell a bit short this year, mainly due to work being a real huge P.I.T.A. with it being a budget development year.  New Hampshire builds a biennial budget and this was my first one in my new job.  Needless to say, it…