Jeff Moser | March 12, 2010
Vicky Pritchett will be leading another Muscle Powered ride this Sunday, March 14th. The meeting location is at 10:00 AM at Mark Twain Elementary School on Carriage Crest Drive (MAP HERE), and the ride will be about 13 miles in length, heading out along Carson City’s east side.
Riding along Deer Run Road
I attended last [...]
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Jeff Moser | March 8, 2010
On March 7th, we had the first in a series of Muscle Powered sponsored rides. Riders met up at Bowers Mansion, and then headed south for a couple loops around Franktown Road. It turned out to be a beautiful morning, a landscape in seasonal transition. Fresh wintry snow in the mountains [...]
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Jeff Moser | March 3, 2010
Vicky Pritchett has volunteered to bring back the Muscle Powered sponsored road rides! Vicky plans to start off with some easy loops around Washoe Valley starting on March 7th, and then gradually build the mileage in preparation for the Chico Wildflower Century at the end of April (a fantastic ride!).
Old 395 in Washoe Valley
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Jeff Potter | February 18, 2010
If you would like to join us for a tour of the Iron Mountain Trail, meet at Iron Mountain Blvd. on Sunday, February 21 at 10:00 a.m.
Amy Climbing the east side of the Bench Trail.
Iron Mountain Blvd. is approximately twenty five miles east of Carson City off Hwy 50. Park in front of the [...]
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Jeff Moser | February 16, 2010
On February 14th, I joined a scouting party that was sent out to Iron Mountain to check on the trail conditions. New trail was marked, soft trail was packed down, debris was removed, and lots of singletrack was ridden. Here’s a look at what we found.
Iron Mountain Ranch
A new trailhead was established at [...]
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Jeff Moser | February 1, 2010
Well, we did it. We made it through January! In my opinion, January is the hardest month for cycling. Even though the weather was worse in December, the dark cold days of winter begin to wear down your spirit and motivation after the holidays. It took some discipline to keep riding [...]
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Jeff Moser | January 4, 2010
Rather than party all night on New Year’s Eve, I took it easy and got a good night’s sleep. The real party was on New Year’s Day, and Jeff Potter was serving up another batch of his “Mixed Terrain Rides”. If you’re wondering what the ingredients are for this New Year’s Day concoction, [...]
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Tags: cycling, mcclellan peak, mountain biking, new year's day, snow, washoe valley