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Month: July 2023

Clouds above the road
Cat Links Paradise, Porcupine Dam, Road Biking, Summer, Time VRS Fluidity

Finding myself at road ends

Posted on July 31, 2023 TheBikeCrank

Road to the end of 6 roads this morning (or at least where the asphalt turned to gravel). It makes a cool pattern on Strava. I would like to have ridden to the of Blacksmith Fork but time always runs out. The ride – Porcupine Dam The bike – Time VRS Fluidity

Road into Paradise
Cat Links Paradise, Road Biking, Summer, Time VRS Fluidity

By dawn’s early light

Posted on July 31, 2023July 31, 2023 TheBikeCrank

A week at a conference has me getting up a bit earlier I used the time to climb a bit more. The ride – Paradise The bike – Time VRS Fluidity

Road and sky
Cat Links Paradise, Road Biking, Summer, Time VRS Fluidity

Climbing Paradise

Posted on July 25, 2023July 28, 2023 TheBikeCrank

Headed to InstructureCon today. With limited time I managed to get in a couple of climbs in Paradise. The ride – Paradise The bike – Time VRS Fluidity

Open road with the sun in the sky
Cat Links Porcupine Dam, Road Biking, Summer, Time VRS Fluidity

Go forth and have no fear

Posted on July 24, 2023July 28, 2023 TheBikeCrank

It’s a Utah holiday – Pioneer Day – so everyone was on the road. I like seeing other bikes. It feels less lonely. The ride – Porcupine Dam The bike – Time VRS Fluidity

Downed trees on Green Canyon trail
Cat Links Green Canyon, Ibis, Ibis Ripmo, Mountain Biking, Summer

Green be damed

Posted on July 22, 2023July 23, 2023 TheBikeCrank

Three large trees block the way to the Mt Naomi Wilderness resulting in a moment of hike a bike. The ride – Green Canyon The bike – Ibis Ripmo

View of Cache Valley from above Paradise
Cat Links Blacksmith Fork Canyon, Paradise, Porcupine Dam, Road Biking, Summer, Time VRS Fluidity

Crushing grasshoppers, dodging ducks

Posted on July 21, 2023July 23, 2023 TheBikeCrank

I couldn’t go fast so I tried to go a bit further. The ride – Porcupine Dam The bike – Time VRS Fluidity

Bridge over Spring Creek in Providence Canyon
Cat Links Ibis, Ibis Ripmo, Mountain Biking, Providence Canyon, Summer

It’s a cruel summer

Posted on July 20, 2023 TheBikeCrank

Taylor says it so it must be true. The heat is definitely brutal. Also, slammed my head into the fallen tree at the top of Providence. I’ve ducked under it many times but this time I failed to duck far enough. Grateful for helmets today. I was a bit dazed but I finished a few more loops. I have to keep proving to myself that

Continue readingIt’s a cruel summer

Stream in Logan Canyon
Cat Links Bianchi Cavaria, Logan River Trail, Summer

Weak day ride

Posted on July 19, 2023July 20, 2023 TheBikeCrank

The pure beauty of Logan Canyon override my body’s inability to produce any meaningful energy or speed. Some days are just a weak day. The ride – Logan River Trail The bike – Bianchi Cavaria

Meadow in Providence Canyon
Cat Links Ibis, Ibis Ripmo, Mountain Biking, Summer

Feeling Cranky

Posted on July 18, 2023 TheBikeCrank

I was starting my second climb up the loop at the top of Providence Canyon. As I crossed the creek I thought I had hit a rock with left pedal. Not a big deal. Then my egg beater fell off. That was kind of a deal that ended my climb. I’ve grown so accustomed to Crank Brother’s eggbeaters that I don’t really want to change

Continue readingFeeling Cranky

View into Paradise Utah
Cat Links Paradise, Road Biking, Summer, Time VRS Fluidity

When is someday?

Posted on July 17, 2023July 17, 2023 TheBikeCrank

Added back in a climb that I used to do all the time. Trying to make today someday. The ride – Paradise The bike – Time VRS Fluidity

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