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Got out to Thompson Park today for 5.5 miles of groomed track. Conditions were very good. Hoping to go again in the next few days, but the forecast temperatures Friday and Saturday are giving me some pause… Next week is looking a little more civil.

https://thebasie.org/events/dead-on-live-bob-weir-tribute/?mc_cid=cb17deb0b6&mc_eid=858edd1749 Hoping to be able to attend. @MMuller and his band are always great.

I did two notable things in 2025 that "worked" for me. One was a diet/lifestyle change, the other was bike setup. I've never been all that much of a drinker, rarely having alcohol during the work week, but I certainly have enjoyed some whisky before dinner on the weekends, and a beer with that...

It’s +/-1”, based on what we have at my house. Likely a nice, frozen layer that will be fine for non-fat bikes.

Rather than Order of Operations, it's been Priority of Operations for me, which aligns with the spirit of your question. At this point in my Journeys Around the Sun, I've come to the realization that maintaining whole-body strength/mobility/flexibility should probably get equal/near-equal...

Added Deschutes Black Butte NA porter to the rotation.

For those of you who are Stephen King-curious, I highly recommend Night Shift, King’s first published collection of short stories. I’m pretty sure I’ve already mentioned this book around these parts, however many years ago.

Rode everything in both parks this morning. Conditions in Hartshorne are prime right now. I enjoyed the recent work done on the Water Tower flow trail. Substantial tree across the trail on the western-most section of Many Log Run in Huber, just past the parking lot on Bowne Rd. The tree is at...

I’m planning to be there. Will lead a group. We’ll do Hartshorne & Huber. Total riding will be about 16 miles.

This immediately sent me to the BMW site, to see the details. 717hp hybrid. 😳

Good stuff, man. Congrats on the win. I haven’t been in any kind of “bike racing” form since 2018, but this sort of thing is still very much in my blood, and I enjoyed reading your recap.

@jdog opened up the Hot Tub Time Machine in this thread.

I've ridden a zillion hours of fixed gear on rollers, but it never occurred to me to put the fixed gear on a trainer. It totally makes sense, now that I'm thinking about it.