Monthly Archives: July 2011

sucka or donut?

another round of name that hole last night. is it the sucka hole or the donut hole. we went with donut and won. threatening skies to the west and south as we headed up. thunder in the distance. but there … Continue reading

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photographer needed

tomorrow is thursday, and we’ll be riding. 515pm nederland park ‘n ride mountain bicycles the photographer will be out of town, so if you have a camera, bring it so we can capture the ride. steel*wool now abides by rapha … Continue reading

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s*w sunday

spent the good part of sunday wandering around singlewide hill with our mountain bicycles in tow. the forecasted 40% chance of t-storms was 100% wrong. it was hot. rolled from the double-a along with meriwether, mt and bobB. a nice … Continue reading

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3(ish) hour tour

a good crew for last night’s steel*wool ride. some regulars (meriwether, heyride, the powers, bobB, soopa-doopa-toopa and the brit) and a special-guest appearance by the man we’ll call the promoter. 2 days of no rain and the trails have turned … Continue reading

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riding gold

finally replaced the surly karate monkey fork with a custom segmented jobby built by meriwether cycles. elected for the pure gold paint job so i’m always riding gold! first ride was the commute, all the way to boulder. while the … Continue reading

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thursday is nigh

here’s praying for the donut hole again. the monsoons have been wreaking havoc in the greater nederland area. last week we were lucky. hopefully this week our luck will continue. when: thursday 5:15pm where: nederland park ‘n ride what: mountain … Continue reading

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donut hole

yep. nederland was in the donut hole yesterday afternoon. black clouds, rain, lightning, flash-flood warnings all around, but blue skies above. unfortunately, most folks were afraid of getting their precious bicycles wet (or something) forcing them to not show up … Continue reading

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it’s damn-near thursday

and that means we’ll be riding when: thursday 5:15pm where: nederland park ‘n ride what: mountain bicycles beer: tbd last weeks 30% chance of rain produced 100% rain. hopefully tomorrow will lean a bit more towards the 70% chance of … Continue reading

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could be a wet one

the monsoons have arrived in the high country. as long as we’re not getting pelted by lightning, we’ll ride. i hate lightning. when: thursday 5:15pm where: nederland park ‘n ride what: mountain bicycles beer: tbd perfect for those preparing for … Continue reading

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weather-shortened ride = more beer

threatening skies, work, crested butte, mani-pedi’s, etc. kept several riders away, and some intestinal distress placed meriwether on the no-show list. we witnessed the return of powers with her atomic elbow and bobB represented the sugarloaf gang. soopa-doopa-toopa and the … Continue reading

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