Monthly Archives: October 2010

out for some hours in the woods with meriwether. putting the finishing touches on freshbeaver. finally followed something on singlewideknoll that we’ve been putting off for a while. the trail gnomes have been busy over there. nice work whoever you … Continue reading →

Greetings all. The last week of the Steel*Wool 5pm rides is upon us. It’s been dumping snow up in Ned for the last two days and the winds have been raging.  Tomorrow night’s ride should be a great one! Hope … Continue reading →

we stop saving daylight this weekend. fok! so this will be the final wednesday evening ride (at least in its current format). snow and rain in the forecast today and tomorrow, but the winds should arrive just in time to … Continue reading →

It was down to a core group last night – only Heyride and I to be exact- for the weekly cross ride. Next week will be the last week of the Steel*Wool ride, I’m afraid to say.  But maybe lights … Continue reading →

tonight we will attempt to answer the age old question – “how should i carry my cyclocross bike?” we may also work on downhill skills…

515pm ned park ‘n ride ride beer be there

of steel*wool cross

following a rather late night seeing these old guys – and a lackluster turnout at the p-‘n-r, the decision was made to make yesterday evening a mandatory not-ride wednesday. so in lieu of destroying fragile sandy areas and finishing in … Continue reading →

it’s looking like we might have some perfect conditions for the wednesday night steel*wool ride this week. 515pm at the ned park ‘n ride. maybe a new route…maybe not. i wonder what they have on tap at backcountry?

I think we’ll start a tradition here at steel*wool with technique Tuesdays.  Today, we’ll be teaching you about the correct manner for crossing a thicket. This is a very effective method of moving through seemingly impassable shrubbery where one uses … Continue reading →