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Leadville Trail 100 Mountain Bike Race 2010

Jeff Moser | August 23, 2010

On Saturday, August 14th, 2010 at 6:30 AM, the Leadville Trail 100 Mountain Bike Race got underway. According to the website, “The 50-mile out and back course is in the midst of the Colorado Rockies. Low point, 9,200 feet; high point is Hope Pass, 12,600 feet. Majority is on forest trails with some mountain roads.” [...]

Adventures on New Belgium Bike

Jeff Moser | August 10, 2010

Today I rode the New Belgium bike to work. I pedaled by the woman on the porch laughing and talking to the young mother pushing the baby stroller down the sidewalk. Past the aggravated lady on the cruiser that crashed into the chain link fence who was looking down at her smashed wicker basket as [...]

Armstrong Pass to Freel Peak on the Tahoe Rim Trail

Jeff Moser | August 9, 2010

Not long ago, we rode the Tahoe Rim Trail from Kingsbury Grade to Star Lake. We returned the same way we came, and I never got to see what was up over the next pass. Luckily I didn’t have to wait long to find out. Two weeks after the Star Lake Ride, the family and [...]

Tahoe Rim Trail – Kingsbury to South Camp Peak

Jeff Moser | August 1, 2010

On the last day of July, the guys from the neighborhood rode up to “The Bench”. The Bench is a nice rest stop on the top of South Camp Peak along the Tahoe Rim Trail. Jon, Jesse, Brent, and Scott R Not wanting to miss a chance climbing Freel Peak with the family, I sat [...]

Kingsbury to Star Lake on the Tahoe Rim Trail

Jeff Moser | July 26, 2010

The Tahoe Rim Trail from Kingsbury to Star Lake is an advanced ride that takes the rider from the trailhead at 7,400 feet elevation, through the woods, on cliff sides high above Carson Valley, across Monument Pass at 8,820 feet elevation, across barren wind swept mountainsides, and up to the 9,100 ft high alpine Star [...]

Death Ride 2010

Jeff Moser | July 21, 2010

Death Ride 2010 – a guest post by Brent Ruybalid The texts were coming fast and furious from Jon all day on Thursday. Questions about equipment, nutrition, what would be available on the course…? I had all of the same questions before my first Death Ride. It was fun to remember that… It was Jon’s [...]

Inner Tube Towing System

Jeff Moser | July 12, 2010

My son is almost 10 years old now, and I’ve been wanting to get him up on the singletrack. A good portion of our local trails aren’t too technical, and are easy enough for kids; however, there is still is still quite a bit of steep climbing in sandy conditions. I thought of driving halfway [...]