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By: Moab Rim Ride « brad keyes

Moab Rim Ride « brad keyes — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 14:03:09 +0000

[...] the 6 hour mark off the upper road to Gemini Bridges the night before so I don’t die like Kenny almost did last year. I’ll be leaving the park at 6 a.m. in the morning on Saturday. I’ll have a [...]

By: Fat Cyclist » Blog Archive » 24 hours of Vail Lake

Fat Cyclist » Blog Archive » 24 hours of Vail Lake — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 13:31:25 +0000

[...] Fatty asked me to do a write up on the 24 hours of Vail Lake. As I started writing this story, I realized itâ€™s hard to write a dramatic story when everything goes as planned. Itâ€™s not like I was stuck out in the desert at night with no food, no water and no light. We couldnâ€™t have asked for a better result, we had very few mechanicals and the whole team did super fast laps from start to finish. [...]

By: Run, Run, Run, Run, Run, Cycle, Cycle Too » Life Lessons on the trail

Run, Run, Run, Run, Run, Cycle, Cycle Too » Life Lessons on the trail — Sat, 31 Mar 2007 11:45:18 +0000

[...] This is an absolutely beautiful bit by Fat Cyclist [...]

By: Lissee

Lissee — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 16:53:55 +0000

Glad you survived the trip!!!
-Liss

By: Big Mike In Oz

Big Mike In Oz — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 12:44:57 +0000

That story right there is not helping to sell me on the whole concept of MTBing.

I much prefer the velodrome where help is never more than 500 feet away.

By: VA Biker

VA Biker — Tue, 27 Mar 2007 21:09:30 +0000

I hope no life insurance underwriters read this blog. I mean, from lacerations to boils to near-death experiences, we could be in trouble.

I’ve wondered if insurance companies will ever put cycling on the “The List” of life insurance payment exclusions, e.g. – bungee jumping, parachuting, hang gliding, mountain climbing, surfing, scuba diving, etc.

My goodness, that will be a sad day for all of us who have term life insurance that is scheduled to end when the kids are in their early 20’s.

Hmmm, risking my life cycling on the highways of the world, or not riding and being able to take care of the family in perpetuity after I get say what, lamely electrocuted in home maintenance electrical mishap? Let me think about this awhile…

By: axel

axel — Tue, 27 Mar 2007 19:38:43 +0000

I always thought us middle aged people are into endurance sports because it is adventure without the risk, facing a challenge with misery being likely, but death unlikely (say as opposed to the mountaineer or skydiver). Gotta take care of wife and kids… but still feel that you are not old…

i guess it doesn’t always work that way…

By: dpcowboy

dpcowboy — Tue, 27 Mar 2007 18:48:25 +0000

Kenny,
Thanks. Great writing on your escapade. My Gal Sal won’t allow me to do ‘envelope pushing’ of any type, anymore, and makes me call for her personal search and rescue…I have actually used her help three times in the last two years!
But, I can live on the edge through stories like yours… Attaboy!

By: barry1021

barry1021 — Tue, 27 Mar 2007 15:12:32 +0000

Al M.

Dude, you triggered a flashback!!! Look at the pretty colors…..woah!! I can see the bones in my hand, thisissocool, ihventhashsmuchfunhghritjgjv74nfjf8iurjfjfjf9rjfjffjfjfjfjdndjdkslfjfjfjfjf00ssnf.
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By: Born4Lycra

Born4Lycra — Tue, 27 Mar 2007 03:15:16 +0000

So how did the trip to the Dentist afterwards go? That also sounds pretty demanding.