Author Archives: doublearanch

and…we’re back

It’s been a while. A long while. Going through photos, it would appear that we were riding on dirt in March and still doing so in November. A very long riding season in the high country. Yesterday marked the 73rd … Continue reading

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whatinthe…

hell have we been up to lately? a lot of stuff…that’s what. thursday night activities have been ongoing with some mountain bicycling on snow-packed trails, some skate skiing and the occasional skin-up/ski-down alternative. unfortunately our staff photographer has been unable … Continue reading

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race prep

it would appear that team steel*wool’s racing season is starting in earnest with tomorrow nights copper mountain winter mountain bike race. to prepare, most of the team met up last night at the west magnolia recreation area for a bit … Continue reading

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some of this, a little of that

winter is giving colorado the heisman, so instead of spending weekends on two planks, sliding around on snow, we’ve been pedaling the two-wheeled contraptions on roads and trails. let’s hope the weather takes a turn for the better (or worse … Continue reading

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we’ve been busy lately

what has the steel*wool crew been up to lately? a lot of fun and exciting adventures. for a few weeks we replaced the weekly ride with just drinking, and then we started doing some nordic skiing/drinking and last night we … Continue reading

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freshies

between the day of the turkey (thursday) and saturday, a freak snowstorm dropped 2″ in the ‘hood. another group of 3 headed out to enjoy some singlewide without having to stop for trees every 3.6 minutes. “let’s try lost world”…famous … Continue reading

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whiskey*wood

the day of the turkey ride has been going on for somewhere in the neighborhood of 9 years. some years it has been a snow ride, others totally dry. yesterday was a mix of both. the snow was nicely-packed by … Continue reading

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extra jerseys

hey kids. we have a few extra, long-sleeve jerseys. if you are totally bummed that you missed out, there is still hope. the only catch…you are either a small or medium. currently we have the following available small – 2 … Continue reading

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happenings

needed to break the radio silence. since the time changed and the snow began to fall and the winds returned, the steel*wool crew has turned to the bottle. there is rumor of a solo mission the thursday prior to daylight … Continue reading

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and then there were 3

yep. 3 showed for what could prove to be the final thursday ride of the year. we (heyride and bobB) witnessed the return of meriwether. 3 riders and 3 bombers headed out for the “standard”. up the road – down … Continue reading

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