The Grasshopper Adventure Series are some of my favorite events of the year. I have used the Old Caz Hopper as a perfect early season race for quite a few years now. For the first time this year, I had a cross bike and was…
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Holding On and Letting Go
by Timothy Rugg December 10, 2016The computer mount on my handlebars is held together by electrical tape. Wrapped in an infinity-like design it somehow holds the mount and my Wahoo cycling computer in place for at least a little while longer. My cleats don’t make a clicking sound when I…
Behind the Lens
by Torey Philipp December 7, 2016A bicycle, hiking boots, and a camera. Those three things have been a big part of my off season the last couple of months. I’ve always enjoyed taking photos but this year I stepped it up and began using one of those fancy cameras with…
#MPSCAMP2014
by Art Rand March 5, 2014Team camp on Marc Pro – Strava has become somewhat of a thing. Our first year we headed to Marin and stayed in a nice big house with a view of the city, then we headed to Santa Cruz, and we’ve done Napa. All pretty…
Epic Thursday
by Chris Harland-Dunaway October 24, 2013Awake, but barely, I navigated the darkness of the bedroom with my cellphone backlight, trying my best not to wake up Alicia. Wolfed down my 5:30 breakfast, kitted up with my warmest accoutrements, rode to Caltrain, got on, got off at Millbrae, and rode to…
Marc Pro – Strava en la strada
by Kevin Susco September 30, 2013My teammate, George Smith, and I flew over to Italy to race in the Worlds Masters Road Race in Trento. We spent a few days training before the big event, and then raced as well as we could. The race didn’t turn out as we…
2012 Dorothy McAlieden Park Sagebrush Cyclocross Race Report
by Nick Schaffner October 5, 2012The first Reno Wheelmen Sagebrush Cyclocross race of the year was held at Dorothy McAlieden just a few miles north of Reno in Stead. This race hurt. I had done the Race Around Lake Tahoe earlier that morning, and arrived in Stead with just enough time…
Early winter riding isn't so bad…
by Forrest Huisman November 18, 2011Although the intro may be mellow, it’s immaculately shot, and reminds me of the anticipation that comes from planning the next trip, prepping the bike, approaching the trailhead and gearing up for singletrack bliss. For me, the film makers’ articulate attention to creative cinematography and final…
this old man, he's in heaven
by Ramsey Etchison October 24, 2010Thrown a bone and rolling home in a rare moment away from the knick knack paddy for this whack daddy. iPhoto taken on a spin from stampede through russel valley roubaix. this old man, he's in heaven was last modified: October 24th, 2010 by Ramsey…
A Cycling Vacation is Easier than You Might Think
by Conrad Snover July 25, 2010This article was originally published in the Friday July 23rd 2010 edition of the Lake Tahoe paper, the Sierra Sun. My wife Lisa and I just returned from a fantastic bicycling holiday in the Andalucía region of southern Spain. We rode on single-lane mountain roads…
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