The Fatbike Odyssey 2013 went down yesterday in the Cave Creek and Scottsdale area. If you missed out, you missed out. The race was the brain child of Phillip Hantel, and had much help from other volunteers and sponsors. Before I forget, B.P.R wants to give a huge thanks to Phil, all the volunteers, all… Read More Fatbike Odyssey 2013
380 miles at the back of the pack ain’t that bad, if your crew is racing in the 4 man team division. But three dudes riding solo, it’s marginal, at best. But hey, that’s cool. And we are getting old. Hell, The Lt Col is retired and moving to a retirement community in Florida. The… Read More 24 Hrs in the Old Pueblo, v2013. a short review
is this a preview or a review or a prediction or just history….who knows.well, the history is written… and based in our alternate reality24 Hrs in the Old Pueblo, v2010… $250 of burritos? that’ll get us through the race24 Hrs in the Old Pueblo, v2011… just a small storm 24 Hrs in the Old Pueblo,… Read More 24 Hours in the Old Pueblo… a preview of v2013
Singlspeed Arizona 2013 (SSAZ2013). Hell yeah! All I can say is wow, and Thank You. Thank You Dejay for putting on an incredible event. Thank You to all the volunteers, locals, and fellow racers that make this event possible and what it is. I am not going to do a traditional race review. It just… Read More Singlespeed Arizona 2013
3200 miles and 11 states later – this is the story…The Race Link:The Arrowhead 135 The Narrative:When we provided our justification on the race entry form we stated ‘we will not challenge those at the Front of the Pack… as our competitive days are long gone… but we will have the most fun at the… Read More Arrowhead 135… roll’n WAY in the back OF THE pack
Race start: 7AM on the 28th. Watch our Progress… or don’t Snow in northern Minnesota Dinner at the Border Bar The Lt Col was voted as “Best Looking New Guy” by the Locals No Joke, Jokester Chill’n at the International Falls Police Station Seriously The Founding Fathers
Today it rained it’s pants off. The Fatbike Odyssey 2013 race was cancelled due to massive amounts of rain and potentially dangerous flooding, but the race was rescheduled to March 3. So I sat around the office and was generally bored and in a grumpy mood. I thought I would take the day to tinker.… Read More Bike Tire Inflator Hack
SnowBikePacking in the Mount Taylor area. It wasn’t my idea – it was The Lt Col’s idea. So, after some resistance I gave in and decided the trip would be worth a few laughs… cuz The Lt Col was a rookie in the world of bikepacking and I couldn’t wait to see B.P.R’s Elder Statesman… Read More SnowBikePacking… The Mount Taylor Adventure – Part 1
It’s a well known that a few of us at the Back of the Pack were ready for the End of the World on Dec 21st. (Ok, many ONE of us.) So The Morale Chairman and I decided to make it a party at Chaco Canyon and then log some snowbikepacking miles.Anyway, the party didn’t… Read More SnowBikePacking… and the End of the World Party
The End of the World… The End of the World… The End of the World Some people think The End of the World will occur on the 21st. Others think it will END… When it ENDs. I’m a bit more realistic. I believe that The End of the World will occur when the aliens launch the massive Alien Invasion. Yes, the… Read More The END of the WORLD… a winter bikepacking adventure
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