The FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup has brought its act to North America in its usual “placate the U.S. and Canadian teams” swing before it returns to Europe for the remainder of the season. This weekend, there will be races in Lake Louise, Alberta, and Aspen, Colorado, with races next weekend at Lake Louise and …
A short list of folks I’m supporting for Tuesday’s election – regardless of whether I live in their district or not. Washington DC: Mayor: Adrian Fenty (D) Council – Ward 1: Jim Graham (D) Council – Ward 6: Tommy Wells (D) Council – At-Large: Phil Mendelson (D) and David Catania (I) Notes: In the District …
In previous installments of this series, I learned to ride, discovered that I like mountain biking, and even raced an exotic Slingshot mountain bike. Now we’ll fast-forward a few years. My Slingshot had been stolen by a persistent thief in Salt Lake City who, at the same time, stole my old Scott mountain bike. But …
In part 1, I looked at my first bikes. In part 2, I reminisced about my first performance mountain bikes. Now let’s look at my first exotic bike: Slingshot (1990) After the insurance payment for the Marin Eldridge Grade showed up, I went shopping for a new bike. A teammate of mine on Team Flowerchildren, …
Back in part 1, I mused about the first few bikes I rode, up to the point where I started racing. Scott Axis XT (1987) This was my first performance-grade mountain bike. Built from Tange chromoly steel tubing, it was lighter than the Bianchi, weighing in at only 28-or-so pounds. It was painted a pearlescent …
Over the years, I’ve thrown my leg over many, many bikes. Some are more memorable than others, but I feel that all deserve a bit of time to remember. Bike #1: Peugeot 3-speed road bike (ca. late-1970s) This was a loaner from the Netka family, who lived down the street from me, and whose daughter, …
A few updates on things, as I’ve been quiet of late: The trip to Utah was a trying experience. There wre some fun bits, like mountain biking, going to the yarn store with sprite, drinking coffee at SLRC. But a lot of it was tough, dealing with family stuff and trying not to go crazy. …
Activity: mountain biking Location: Bonneville Shoreline Trail, including The Bobsled (Salt Lake City, UT) Distance: 13.6 miles (mostly singletrack and fire roads) Duration: 2:38 Weather: sunny and pleasant, 79 degrees Avg HR: 150 (max 186) Type: aerobic A trip back to my youth, in a way. I used to ride these trails when I lived …
Heading out to Utah this evening for a long weekend at mom’s place. sprite is coming along, too. The trip will be just long enough to do things I want to do – go mountain biking, go to the Wasatch and Uinta mountains, see old friends, possibly volunteer for Pete Ashdown, do a bit of …
It’s not often that I’ll support a piece of legislation drafted by a Republican – let alone a Utah Republican, a creature that tends toward the ultra-conservative end of the political spectrum. But State Representative Mike Morley (R-Spanish Fork) has introduced a piece of legislation that makes sense. He’s introduced a bill that would give …
