Holy Smokes! Last weekend was brutal. (Actually it wasn’t.) I put in 101.56 miles with 14,842 vertical feet on my Black Sheep Highlight 29er with a 32 x 18. What does all this mean? Nothing. 80 miles the previous weekend was rough, 101 miles was not bad at all. So I guess I’m getting in… Read More Weekend Warrior II

Well, it is a challenge to log miles during the week when the days are short and the weather sucks. But there is always the weekend – which usually starts for me ~ 12PM on Fridays. This weekend was all about torture, physical and mental. 80.72 miles and 11,319 ft of climbing isn’t spectacular, but… Read More Weekend Warrior

I want to be just like ‘Mac’ in the movie The Thing – 1982. Really it’s a documentary, you know it. Why do I aspire to be like Mac? Is it his… good looks? Nope. Is it his hat? Maybe. It’s the obvious – he has interrogated aliens and has stepped foot on UFOs. AND… Read More When I Grow Up

LOVES THIS WEATHER… Even if it makes it tough to ride the single speed. What can I say. I live in New Mexico but know that Colorado is where I belong – thus the winter weather is AWESOME! This is my pad (Welcome to my HOME, as one asshole said long, long ago to my… Read More A Kid from Colorado (via Minnesota)

Holy Moses. It was cold today. I woke up at 5:30 and decided to go to work. (It was my day off today, but I like to support the American way and be productive.) So, the car was loaded, I was full of caffeine and ready to roll. The outside temp was 2 deg! Crap.… Read More THE RIDE & THE FIX

The Land of Enchantment – Wicked Winter Enchantment So, life is presenting some challenges right now. The killer single speed (Black Sheep Highlight) has not been put to use in a few days, wheel problems – broken spokes and broken pawl springs. But the fix is in the works. Then there is the weather. I… Read More Training? In the Winter? Really?

The RACE FACE. The most important part of any competitive adventure. What is your RACE FACE? This idea for the RACE FACE entry started with the ‘upgrade’ to my ride – the Black Sheep Highlight. I had 180 cranks installed in the early days, then due to a minor ‘issue’ I was forced to go… Read More The Race Face

My beautiful 6 year old niece, Paige, understands the power available to the “Back of the Pack” racing clan. Paige used the power to save a turkey at her school ‘turkey roast’. It is obvious that the BPR turkey will live to see tomorrow. And I am sure Paige is counting the hours until she… Read More B.P.R Saves The Turkey, Turkey

A few of us hit the White Mesa trails Monday night under the full moon. I would say it was night to remember, a night of romance with that special someone… but it wasn’t. A late night biking experience with three Air Force pilots and one wanna-be astronaut (or wanna-be CIA operative, or wanna-be truck… Read More White Mesa & The Full Moon – So Romantic