Friday, November 23, 2018
Thursday, November 22, 2018
Thanksgiving Ride is Cancelled
The hourly forecast let us down. Storm arrived earlier than expected. Happy Thanksgiving to everyone. Sorry about the ride.
Wednesday, November 21, 2018
Sun Valley Snowball Special Fat Bike Race, Saturday February 23rd
Winter doesn't mean it's time to stop riding. It just means it's time to put on the fat tires! Join Rusch Ventures for the classic Snowball Special Fat Bike Race presented by ENVE. Saturday, February 23 at the Sun Valley Nordic Center. All are welcome to participate in one of our 3 course options: 20K, 40K & 40K Duo Relay. Yes, it really is as fun as it looks!
Thanksgiving Road Ride 8 a.m. Sled Shed
The Thanksgiving Ride is a semi-regular tradition of long standing, contingent mostly on weather and road conditions. I have been watching the hourly forecast closely. If we start at 8 a.m. I think we have a good chance of riding before the forecast storm blows in. If the storm comes in ahead of schedule, we may have to reconsider this plan.
Wednesday, November 14, 2018
From Rachel Hurst: More Bengal Cross Pictures
Congratulations to James Turcotte on his 3rd place finish in the Men's A Race. Emma Hurst had only one other challenger in the Women's A Race but would have beaten others had there been more.
Monday, November 12, 2018
Lots of Fun at Bengal Cross
This post is originating from my phone so it may be a little rough. Saturday was the final cross race of the season in Southeastern Idaho. And it was a good one. Bartz Field is located in a large bowl. Steeper on the South and West sides. Flatter on the south and east. The course relied a lot on the elevated west side with a longish climb, a tough run up, a couple of shorter climbs, and a couple of death drops. it was a hilly physically demanding course.
We had a good group of participants from the Upper Valley. I spent the entire race glued to Jeff's wheel. Unable to pass him but undoubtedly going faster so that I would have on my own. Jeff in turn may have been chasing Brian who was some distance ahead of both of us.
Colin Joyce, one of the top road professionals in the nation, was there. None of us were in any danger of beating Colin but he and Kelton have tangled in previous Bengal Crosses.
The race starts with an uphill sprint. Tom Baird's chain exploded two seconds into the race under power output that probably approaches 2000 watts. A spectator tossed him a bike. Too large and over-inflated tires. Tom finished the race on that.
Peter Joyce reaffirmed his long-term commitment to Bengal Cross and Tom told me the Bill's guys will be organizing a race in Idaho Falls next year, probably the week after the Cube. I am looking forward to three quality cross races in Southeastern Idaho in 2019.
Friday, November 9, 2018
First Tracks - Harriman Snow Bike Ride
Joel had a great idea to hit the trails at Harriman today in hopes of leaving some first tracks. No one else had been out on the single track with the exception of some snowshoe hares, foxes, and squirrels. We ended up pedaling up the river trail to the Ranch and along Silver Lake on our way back to the Park HQ. With luck the snow will stay and serve as a great base for days to come. We could have gotten away with kicking our own trail on touring skis, but you'd want the rock skis until it snows again.
Wednesday, November 7, 2018
Tuesday, November 6, 2018
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