Review of the Klim Dakar Pro Jersey
It may seem crazy to pay the same for a jersey that you’d normally pay for a pair of pants but once again, you get what you pay for. Jesse and I had been...
Category: Riding
Gear. You get what you pay for . . .
I’m going to jump back on my soapbox and preach a bit about riding gear. My Son got some new “name brand” gear 4-5 months ago. It looks really nice and has held up...
Good times . . . Bad times . . . on the Red Bird Crest Trail
This is mostly good, but there is some bad mixed in here and there. It all started with an invite from Charlie to go ride the Red Bird Crest Trail with he and one...
The Row 47 Report
I guess to me, an enduro equals adventure. Typically, there is a wide range of terrain in an enduro event and that is attractive to me. The idea of covering lots of ground, having...
When I was a kid . . .
My first bike was a Yamaha TY80. Yes, a trials bike. My Dad figured that would be a good bike to learn on. He was right, it was. It would go anywhere. He fabricated...
Into the Jungle . . .
It is just plain hot and sticky here in the Commonwealth. The iron weed is blooming and 8 foot tall, the wild black berries grew an extra foot this year with all the rain,...
Photos from the Saddle
I suppose that most riders really don’t notice what is going on around them in terms of scenery, geology, topography, and wildlife. Bo can’t even see the darn mile markers so how in the...
Trial Winner!
As noted in the Trials Tire Debacle, I’ve been running the IRC Trials Winner 4.00 x 18 radial with my Tire Balls. Like Jesse said, the compound is super soft and it does hook...
The higher you get, the higher you get . . .
We were riding last week in the mountains of Idaho and decided to take a side trail that leads up to an old Forest Service lookout tower. One of the riders with me had...
Riding Gear . . . Wear it!
As a youngster my Father always made sure that I had on all of my riding gear, even for a short ride. Anyone that rides a dirt bike knows that sooner or later you...