tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26887983395473684122024-03-05T05:03:40.992-08:00Dirt DropsYeti Merckxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02990074850661305622noreply@blogger.comBlogger138125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2688798339547368412.post-46344755733161900802015-06-09T06:34:00.000-07:002015-06-09T06:34:07.672-07:00The Klunking Best!<div style="text-align: center;">
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<br />Yeti Merckxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02990074850661305622noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2688798339547368412.post-91532572655525090012015-04-13T07:11:00.000-07:002015-04-13T07:11:09.296-07:00The One That Got Away!Bike Rumor posted their <a href="http://www.bikerumor.com/2015/04/13/the-bike-that-got-away-ira-ryan-and-tony-pereira-of-breadwinner-cycles/">first</a> in a series talking with framebuilders about their early days and specifically bikes they wish they hadn't of wrecked, sold, or had stolen. This first one features Ira Ryan and Tony Pereira, both of whom wrecked their beloved bikes and rebuilt them rather than toss them in the recycling pile. Pretty rad stuff!<br />
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<br />Yeti Merckxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02990074850661305622noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2688798339547368412.post-9179719448396249382015-01-18T14:34:00.001-08:002015-01-18T14:34:23.984-08:00Fat Chance is Heating Up!<iframe width="640" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/QR5Iei2zuYU" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>Yeti Merckxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02990074850661305622noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2688798339547368412.post-74795005115333569792014-12-12T23:50:00.002-08:002014-12-12T23:50:42.085-08:00Freewheelin' This rare look at mountain biking circa 1983-1985 was shot and edited by famed kayaker Wolf Ruck. Largely forgotten, this video wraps up what was happening in the mountain bike scene before the MTB explosion, namely riding singletrack with a few buds, some great racing, and observed trials. Thanks to Brian Vernor for the heads up on this one.<br />
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<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="480" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/7SzE1qjxWzw?list=UUa7DKI53vwz8ogbPctHgSHQ" width="853"></iframe>Yeti Merckxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02990074850661305622noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2688798339547368412.post-2192917870316028222014-11-25T15:06:00.003-08:002014-11-25T15:06:33.775-08:00Can't Win Em All!<span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px; text-align: center;">Drool-worthy completed eBay auction items that I missed out on! All photos are links.</span><br />
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Yeti Merckxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02990074850661305622noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2688798339547368412.post-42544828893215293862014-09-26T13:26:00.000-07:002014-09-26T13:26:06.873-07:00Dirt Dispatch: Swift Industries' The Stoked Spoke October 1st<div style="text-align: center;">
Feeling like you might lose your stoke as we descend into the colder, darker months? Well, join Swift Industries once a month for a recap of what rad rides exist in the Pacific Northwest. Similar to sitting down and watching your elders run through slides from family trips past, you can check out what adventurers from the area rode and experienced, all while slammin' drinks and eating greasy foods. </div>
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Yeti Merckxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02990074850661305622noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2688798339547368412.post-10512666756192110422014-09-22T11:08:00.001-07:002014-09-22T11:08:24.647-07:00Dirt Dispatch: 401 Trail and Pearl Pass<b>This report comes from a friend in the front range, Samer Khodor who with a group of friends did not only the Pearl Pass Tour, but started in nearby Marble in order to catch the 401 trail, which starts just south of Crested Butte and is noted for its epic valley views.</b><br />
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Day 1: Marble to Crested Butte </h1>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Like most rides in Colorado, there's no warm up. The trails start by going straight uphill. And the 4x4 road leaving the small mountain town of Marble toward Crested Butte was no different. Except that it was steeper than most with some grades over 20%! It felt more difficult than I recalled from my first time riding it in 2007 and I had apparently forgotten the road climbed 800 feet in the first mile! As my legs and body ached I began to wonder if we should have driven to Crested Butte and saved our legs for the challenge of Pearl Pass the following day. Of course I did not reveal these weak unBelgian thoughts to my poker-faced riding buddies: Sean Malone, Jeff Sillik, Nick Sherwood, and Andrew Sterner. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Despite the early challenge of the trail we were glad to leave Marble after a chatty, disheveled, truck-driving local parked to tell us "I don't like bikers" (cyclists! ... but I didn't correct him) and "I should have the right to shoot 'em if they're riding on the road". After our brief chat it was clear why he lives in Marble (I hope he finds his). This encounter combined with an earlier car ride discussion of the 'unmentionables' such as flat tires, mechanicals, crashes, and even weather cast a bit of a superstitious shadow. The stoke of backcountry riding for the next 2 days quickly conquered any trepidation, however, and we were soon rewarded with the majestic view of the famous Crystal Mill. This small summer town surrounded by peaks has a few cabins and was once a thriving mining town that dates back to the 1860s with a population over 400. </span><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; padding: 0px !important;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">After a fun night at the pool/hot tub then Secret Stash for pizza and beer we awakened to another perfect, cloudless day. Started in 1976, 2014 marks the 38th edition of the annual Pearl Pass ride and makes it the oldest organized mountain bike event. The world of mountain biking has many thanks to this ride as it forged our sport with early pioneers riding and testing their equipment on these rigorous trails. Klunkers have come a long way to modern day bikes but a few showed up riding vintage bikes and Klunkers to commemorate the historic event. Although the equipment has changed significantly, the enjoyment and thrill of riding bikes to such remote places has not.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">We were repeatedly warned by the experienced riders of the descent into Aspen that awaited our already fatigued bodies. These warnings ultimately changed our initial plan of bringing beers to enjoy at the top of the pass. They spoke of fields of rocks the size of "watermelons" and "boulders" and the risk of crashing and bodily harm. Unfortunately they were right and not exaggerating. The descent was even harder than I expected with large rocks bordering boulders that were loose in unpredictable spots and and occasionally covered by a steady stream of running water. Some sections looked rideable but this would be like playing Russian Roulette: You can ride over <i>most</i> of the rocks but it just takes one to take you down. Not a good place to need a rescue. I found that some sections even challenged my hiking skills. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">The views never ceased to amaze even the most seasoned of backcountry travelers and made all our effort worthwhile. We took our time descending which seemed endless as we finally arrived onto paved road in beautiful Castle Valley in Aspen. Sterner still had plenty of legs to briskly pull us the remaining 13 miles in to town. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Malone got held up on the descent by a sidewall tear and then decided to make it more challenging by losing his right pedal at the top of Pearl Pass. He rode the entire sketchy descent with only the pedal spindle. I blame our superstitious discussion the previous day for haunting him ... but at least he didn't ride in jeans this time! </span></div>
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Yeti Merckxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02990074850661305622noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2688798339547368412.post-37475703161346819092014-09-20T11:30:00.004-07:002014-09-20T11:30:37.755-07:00Pearl Pass on a Series II Breezer!<br />
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This exact bike completed the Pearl Pass Tour both in 1982 and this year in 2014! </div>
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Yeti Merckxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02990074850661305622noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2688798339547368412.post-49381456723326009132014-09-18T14:12:00.001-07:002014-09-18T14:12:08.222-07:00Here Begins the Darién Gap.<div style="text-align: center;">
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The first to cross the gap via bicycle was Ian Hibell of England, who did so in his journey from Cape Horn to Alaska from 1971 through 1973. He did so on his Freddie Grubb built with Reynolds 531 tubing and equipped with racks and luggage of his own design. He wrote about his Pan-American journey in the book <i>Into the Remote Places. </i>Ian spent 40 years of his life cycling around the world and was very unfortunately killed by a hit-and-run while riding in Greece.<br />
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For comparison's sake, check out this very elaborate marketing project put on by a Chicago Chevrolet dealer in 1960 to promote the new Corvair. This is the car that made Ralph Nader famous when he claimed they were "Unsafe at Any Speed". I'll cheers to that being a plus when you're risking your life in a relatively uncharted, sparsely inhabited jungle!</div>
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Yeti Merckxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02990074850661305622noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2688798339547368412.post-55352923326441533622014-09-11T10:47:00.004-07:002014-09-11T10:55:42.044-07:00Colorado Framebuilders BBQI moved to Seattle a few days ago and was really hoping to be at the Colorado Framebuilders BBQ this Sept. 27th to document the first official gathering of a good number of the builders in that great state. Rather than a formal convention center setting, Jeremy Shlachter (Gallus Cycles) is spearheading a casual meet-and-greet at his home base with food, beer, and camaraderie. If you happen to be in the area, definitely stop by. Check out the flier below and check out the website <a href="http://www.coloradoframebuilders.com/">Colorado Framebuilders</a>!<br />
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The site has been advertised to me as an initial signpost for those interested in the Colorado scene, where builders can post missives and updates on their progress to the page rather than having to visit each builder's own static page for the most recent news.<br />
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Yeti Merckxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02990074850661305622noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2688798339547368412.post-57365387063759635192014-08-28T07:31:00.004-07:002014-08-28T07:31:49.745-07:00Just Riding a Bike<div style="text-align: center;">
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Yeti Merckxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02990074850661305622noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2688798339547368412.post-61759132746301383082014-07-31T20:10:00.002-07:002014-07-31T20:10:46.714-07:00Can't Win Em All!<span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px; text-align: center;">Drool-worthy completed eBay auction items that I missed out on! All photos are links.<br /></span><br />
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I know lots of designers who absolutely love bikes. They are very unlike the bicycle mechanics and pro-am racers that I know. Rather than their apartments and houses being filled with bikes in various states of disrepair, they often prefer to have one bike that serves multiple purposes. This is at the core of the UNstable; as few bikes as possible to cover as many uses as possible. The Oregon Manifest concept is just this as stated on their website:</div>
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<i>"The two-wheeled revolution won’t come on the saddle of a race bike or a specialty bike. The utility bike is the transportation mode of the future for millions of Americans who want to live healthier, more sustainable lives, but don’t think of themselves as “cyclists.” The key to realizing this future is thoughtful, innovative bike design that fills multiple needs and fits into their lives."</i></div>
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This year's Oregon Manifest challenged five design firms, each partnered with a framebuilder based in their home cities, to create <i>the</i> most efficient, streamlined, and progressive bicycle possible. A sexy, functional machine for the non-competitive cyclist.</div>
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Go vote for your favorite of the five competitors over at the Oregon Manifest page <a href="http://oregonmanifest.com/vote/">here</a>! </div>
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The winning bike will be reproduced by Fuji for sale in the US.</div>
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Robb Hunter, a friend over at <a href="http://www.industrypdx.com/">INDUSTRY</a> in Portland, OR, has been working as a part of a team partnered with Ti Cycles to create the perfect utility bike. To do this, they've taken the model of the internally-geared town bike and brought it into the 21st century in a big way. </div>
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<i>“We designed SOLID for the urban environment, but living in Portland, we have to give equal service to the beautiful off-road terrain that surrounds the city. The overall geometry is slightly on the more aggressive side of a commuter bike, giving a super responsive and quick handling ride, even when loaded down with panniers. Additionally, we went with a 650B wheel size in order to give the flexibility of a tire that can take on the trails or pavement with ease. It’s a wonderfully quick package in the end!” </i><br />
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<b>Secondly, the drivetrain incorporates user friendly Shimano Alfine Di2 11-speed drivetrain components, shifted by an inset button on the handlebars, and TRP Hy-Rd brakes modulated by PAUL (yeah!) levers. A front generator hub keeps a GPS beacon charged so that in the event the bike is stolen, it can be tracked. The bike uses 650b wheels to enable flexibility between tires for dirt or road.</b></div>
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The aforementioned app is really where the entire project comes together, as it enables communication with haptic technology integrated into the grips. In coordination with real-time Google Maps information and the SOLID app, the bike uses haptic signals to navigate you towards your chosen destination. Future updates of the app will allow for pin-drop style destinations as contributed in a crowd-sourced format.</div>
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Check out this recap of Joseph Holway's journey across the country to deliver the newest Search and State product to Golden Saddle Cyclery. </div>
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<br />Yeti Merckxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02990074850661305622noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2688798339547368412.post-48764674957380360032014-07-21T07:05:00.001-07:002014-07-21T07:07:10.731-07:00No Show, All Go: Meet Your Maker Tour<div style="text-align: center;">
<b>I love the bike industry. I love the characters it creates and the scenes it helps to support. </b><b>Trade shows have allowed me to make connections in the bike industry I otherwise would've missed, however; going on rides with these people I'd just met is a scarce opportunity, one that I'll always take if made available. </b><b>That said, trade shows hosted in convention centers are terrible. They separate the products from the conditions they are created to endure and the people who created them. It's almost always expensive to bring your bike along to shows and are these events are often hosted far from the picturesque roads and trails we'd all prefer to ride. </b></div>
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<br />Yeti Merckxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02990074850661305622noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2688798339547368412.post-82142622125308061662014-07-18T20:42:00.000-07:002014-07-18T20:42:06.472-07:00Wende Cragg in Bike Mag<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This year's fantastic photo annual features a three page spread on Wende Cragg and her involvement in the very early years of mountain biking. Go pick up a copy to read about how she became an accidental photographer.</div>
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Here's just another video of, depending on the time of year, your local handsome hobo randonneur, Jotul.</div>
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<a href="http://vimeo.com/27844438">Jøtul's Quinetucket Traditions</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/jmurrett">Jamie Murrett</a> on <a href="https://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.</div>
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