16 Jul 2008 09:03 pm
A comeback tale…Or what could have been a tale of stupidity had the outcome been different. Continue reading ‘Nathan’s Downieville race report’
Author Archive for Nathan Riddle
“What?!” you say…”Shimano only makes Saint cranks for 83mm BB shell bikes”. Well technically you’re right. However I’ve found a way around this weighty dilemma. Continue reading ‘Shimano XT cranks for 83mm BB Bikes’
OK so it’s been a while (never heard that here before eh?). I’ve been out with injury for the last 2 months and didn’t figure anyone would be all that excited to hear about my “epic” 35-50 mile road rides I’ve been doing on my 32 pound Super D bike (Hey It’s cushy and better than running) or my exciting trips to the Y to lift weights. Thrill a minute around here. But I wanted to write about this years Mt Ashland Super D.For those of you unfamiliar with the course I’ll try to lay it out for you. The start is at the Mt Ashland ski lodge at 6500 ft elev. from the start you can see the approximate area in Ashland where the finish is at about 2000 ft elev. Continue reading ‘Mt Ashland 12 mile Super D’
Well the weather’s been so nasty lately- I’m talking 8-10 inches of snow in town NASTY- that I really haven’t been able to get any good dirt-under-knobs riding in for a while. Can’t even get any snow-under-knobs saddle time in either. So being the endorphin needing person I am I’ve set up my very own hamster wheel in the upstairs bedroom. Now lets face it-You gotta be pretty hard up to enjoy (enjoy that’s crazy..tolerate) the hamster wheels.10 minutes on it feels like an hour, an hour feels like all day, you know-If you don’t know then good for you. So in Continue reading ‘I call ‘em Downie-vals’
