It has been a while since I got a new bike. The mountain bike I have been riding is a 1997 custom titanium frame shredder that was gifted to me by a friend a few years ago. Before that it had been at least 5 years since I bought a bike. The titanium bike is…… Continue reading Meet Jamone
Getting Educated on Trails
Last year I wrote about building Kiss of Cactus and Fenceline trail on our land. I learned how to build those from years of hiking and riding trails. I also read a lot of websites and watched some Youtube Videos talking about design and technique. In June I talked about how my local trail group,…… Continue reading Getting Educated on Trails
Strength Training and Recovery Ride
Today we are back in the gym, aka the living room, and doing some strength training. The prescription workout is for 1 hour of various exercises to strengthen the entire body. 2 sets of 20 reps per exercise is what is called for but I would lose my mind doing 20 reps of anything. It…… Continue reading Strength Training and Recovery Ride
FTP (Feel The Pain) test day
It’s been since last October that I’ve done an fitness or FTP test. After a good warmup you go as hard as possible for 20 minutes. Then use a calculator to figure out what your heart rate or power meter zones should be for training. This personalizes you training zones not just to your body…… Continue reading FTP (Feel The Pain) test day
Day 5 : Hold onto yer butts
Bittersweet morning today. It was the last day of the ride which is exciting as we will be done riding soon. Which will be nice on our butts. On the other hand it means we will be done riding our bikes. Which means we have to go back to our normal lives. All the gear…… Continue reading Day 5 : Hold onto yer butts
Day 4 : Hi, my name is wind
Today was the second shortest ride of the tour. 38 miles on highway 82 from Tombstone to Sonorita. The thinking was this might be a pretty nice day to ride with less elevation gain than either of the first two days. Then the wind forecasts started showing 30mph gusts for Tuesday then Wednesday and finally…… Continue reading Day 4 : Hi, my name is wind
Day3 : OK in Tombstone
Today marks the third and shortest riding day of the tour. Bisbee to Tombstone is just 24 miles. Sure there’s a hell of a climb out of Bisbee and another insane climb five miles from Tombstone but otherwise we got a massive descent. Stocking up on munchies Initially we were thinking of taking the morning…… Continue reading Day3 : OK in Tombstone
Day 2: we arrive to Bisbee
Today we rode to the namesake of the tour de Bisbee via Sierra Vista and a quick stop at a local bike shop. The weather started off lovely with sun and a nice tail wind. The main concern was the final climb to Bisbee. After a quick breakfast of coffee and peanut butter and jelly…… Continue reading Day 2: we arrive to Bisbee
Day 1: aaaaand we’re off!
Here we go! It’s the first day of the Tour de Bisbee. Today we rode 55 miles from central Tucson southeast to Sonoita. We climbed over three thousand vertical feet and completed the ride in 7 hours with 5.5 hours in the saddle. Jump up jump up and get down We rolled out of Tucson…… Continue reading Day 1: aaaaand we’re off!
Prologue: Dry Run Tucson
We drove from Mancos to Tucson yesterday on a route that was new to me. Usually we drive through flagstaff and Phoenix on the way to Tucson. This time google recommended that we stay further East and go through sho lo and globe before hitting Tucson. The route was great. We only had to drive…… Continue reading Prologue: Dry Run Tucson