Review: Frenzy Hills Mountain Bike Race
The inaugural Frenzy Hills mountain bike race put on by Aravaipa Rides was one very cool event. Some of this…
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Recap: The 2019 Tour de Scottsdale
This was the big year of my big comeback to the 70-mile course of the Tour de Scottsdale. That was…
The Taylor House Ride in Flagstaff – What You Should Know
I just did the Taylor House ride for the second time. I previously did it more than 10 years…
The Best Workouts in Scottsdale
There is no shortage of ways to burn calories and all of them claim to be the best, so I…
No, the Pool Noodle Bike Hack Isn’t Great. At All.
Someone put a pool noodle on a bike to keep drivers away. And now media outlets are all over the…
Bicycle Infrastructure is Cycling’s Big Problem
Better bicycle infrastructure could solve a lot of transit problems. More people on bikes means fewer cars on the roads,…
Rio Salado Bike Path: A Ride Guide (With Video)
(The Rio Salado Bike Path post was updated on Feb. 6, 2020. See the end for newer video.) The Rio…
Recap: 2018 Tour De Tucson
The 2018 Tour de Tucson started to go pear-shaped for me about 20 minutes before the start. As I walked…
2018 Tour de Mesa Review
A few weekends ago, I rode the 2018 Tour de Mesa. It was my first of the Perimeter Cycling events…
I’m a Dad, and I Have One Small Request for Playground Designers
This is a small request to playground designers from a dad doing his best to stay fit: Remember that adults…
Recap of El Tour de Tucson 2017
Within a few miles of starting El Tour De Tucson a few weeks ago, a mantra came to me out…
Recap: Prescott 6’er Mountain Bike Race
For the past year, I’ve ridden about 90 percent of my mountain bike miles on a belt-drive singlespeed (first a…
Four Days in Denver
We recently escaped the summer heat to spend a few days near Denver. I wanted to go mountain biking, and…
24 Hours of Enchanted Forest Race Report – Pedal With Warriors Team
Back in the old days, I worked at Adventure Bicycle Company in Mesa with this guy named Chad Hummer. He…
Riding Hard with Fuel100 Electro-Bites: A Review
For the first time in a few weeks, I did a long mountain bike without a stash of Fuel100 Electro-Bites.…
When Should You Get a New Mountain Bike?
When is it time for a new mountain bike? If you’re the bike industry, the answer is “every time we…
Mountain Biking in Nelson, New Zealand
The very same day I mountain biked in the Whakarewarewa Forest, I started to wonder where else in New Zealand…
Recap: 6 Hours in the Papago
My training plan for the 6 Hours in the Papago mountain bike race wasn’t a winner: A month before the…
This is the Worst Place in the World to Go Mountain Biking
The Whakarewarewa Forest in Rotorua is absolutely the worst place in the world to go mountain biking. If you ride here,…
Riding the Tour De Scottsdale
After a more than 10-year hiatus from road-biking tour events, I made my return at the 2016 Tour de Scottsdale.…