Category: Spring

Providence Canyon trail springtime with green trees.
Cat Links Ibis, Ibis Ripmo, Mountain Biking, Providence Canyon, Spring

Every put bike shorts on backwards? Ya, me either. #ackwardmomentsincycling

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As I prepared to ride there was something clearly wrong with my situation. Someday you too will be old. I thought mountain biking would be a chance to rest and take a break. The trail would probably still have snow and I wouldn’t go that far. I was wrong about the shorts and about the trail. The snow was gone, the day was beautiful and

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Blacksmith Fork Canyon
Cat Links Blacksmith Fork Canyon, Paradise, Road Biking, Spring, Time VRS Fluidity

Drafting the Honey Bucket

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Dropping back out of Blacksmith Fork Canyon I got a huge draft as a convoy of semi trucks passed. As they broke the wind the smell of breaking wind encouraged me to drop off that draft as fast as possible. I felt the experience and appropriate metaphor for a ride that started out rather crappy. Today was my second ride out in the real world

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The road between Hyrum and Paradise
Cat Links Blacksmith Fork Canyon, Paradise, Spring, Time VRS Fluidity

I went outside

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Spring has arrived. It’s not raining. My bike is wonky and won’t shift when I ask but does randomly shift at the most inopportune moments. The randomness adds a little spice to the ride. Utah received plenty of snow and the spring run off is flowing fast and furious. After spending the winter riding with my own stench in the basement, the smells of the

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A streem in Paradise, Utah
Cat Links Blacksmith Fork Canyon, Paradise, Road Biking, Spring, Time VRS Fluidity

It’s Like Paradise

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Had serious leg crams last night as my quads and hamstring got revenge for what I put them through on the MTB. Today we compromised and took a recovery ride to Paradise. The sun shone, the temperature was a perfect 70 degrees and there was but a gentile breeze. It’s hard to pick better road bike days. If it wasn’t for meetings and complaining legs

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Green Canyon Trail
Cat Links Green Canyon, Ibis, Ibis Ripley, Ibis Ripmo, Mountain Biking, Spring

Dev’s first flat

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Took and evening ride with Devin. We had a great time. He was climbing hard. We got to the top and his front tire was totally deflated. The sealant had dried out leaving him with a slow leak. Luckily, another ride lent us a pump. He managed to get half way down but was robbed from the full downhill experience when the front tire finally

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