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The Arizona Trail and Why I Don’t Use a GPS–Part 1
http://commandonlandon.blogspot.com/2013/03/the-arizona-trail-and-why-i-dont-use.html
http://commandonlandon.blogspot.com/2013/03/the-arizona-trail-and-why-i-dont-use.html
http://www.commandonlandon.blogspot.com/2012/12/tales-from-bike-shop-gu-king.html
http://www.commandonlandon.blogspot.com/2012/12/a-fall-to-remember.html
Winter. Go to work in the cold and dark, come home in the cold and dark. A lot of people see this as a time to stay indoors and ride a trainer, or rollers, or worse, see it as a time to hang up the bike until spring. The problem with those two ideas are: 1 – Riding a trainer is sort of like jumping up and down, "training" to jump rope for the day you actually have a rope; same motion, but just not the same, and 2 – "hanging up the bike" just isn't an option. Once you learn to ignore that seemingly reasonable voice inside that tells you to just stay indoors and make a hot drink and watch Netflix, once you learn to override the survival instinct to stay out of the wet and cold, once you actually get out there and start turning cranks, the […]
Sunday night, clear sky, perfect weather, nothing going on, what do you do? You get everyone together to play bike polo, eat grilled meats, and drink frosty barley pop. The best part was, it wasn't just locals. A few customers who stopped by and saw the shenanigans, joined in the fun. they hung out and played polo with us. The action was fast and furious, but no where close to seroius. Even Landon, who is currently "out," couldn't help himself and joined in but he is a pretty bad ass kinda guy George, our fearless leader even got in on the action We hope to see you in Fruita sometime soon. Come for the kick ass mountain biking, or the world class road riding, and stay for the all the extra fun you can't get anywhere else. […]
http://dirtanddogs.blogspot.com/2010/04/bikeabout-guide-to-road-snakes.html