Recent content by bigW

The ‘Five minutes past dinner time’ glare…

Motivated by the excellent experience with the AZ SkyIslands route experience I’m planning to come up with some additional AZ routes and try to get out there in November and March as a perfect way of extending the biking season. I am gonna get a new wheelset with 30mm internal width to support...

Just back from more than a week of Arizona bike packing. Weather and riding was great, bike performed flawlessly. ( bike operator did crash a few times ) Primary obstacle was the riding surface, miles and miles of loose rock, sand and wash board. All the other bike packers I came across were on...

I was in a tent off the AZT near Kentucky Camp when the storms ripped thru. It was pretty epic for 45 mins or so…. No lives lost…. W

At Patagonia Lumber Company…. Patagonia AZ.

Legit nice weather for a short road ride. Max HR was 182 and I did not die which is a plus. Here comes the snow…

Tuesday-Friday lots of samenes Plus a little venture out on the Cuttroat… W

K-bonkers

Pro-tip : Gloves. They’re not just for winter riding. 😉 W

I guess they want you to manage both wattage and cadence. I say bollocks to that. 😉 W

I might be misunderstanding the comment but if you are noting that a frenetic workout requires too much shifting and power changes. You can eliminate all cadence changes and shifting by putting your smart trainer into ERG mode. Selecting a workout with longer duration blocks that are not extreme...

Spent midweek camping and snowshoeing in Stokes. Tillman Ravine Road was unmaintained but packed down solid. Might be a good FatBike option for next snowfall. W

One lumpy lap around Lewis Morris and two trainer days. Awaiting warmer weather W

To quote Airplane : ‘I speak jive.’ That mansion pic is likely the mansion at Natirar. ( ie 90 Acres ). Blairsden mansion ( above Ravine Lake ) is not public and IMHO way cooler…🤟 W