The ‘Tuck!

(an old picture from the Landmine Classic XC race in August ’02, my last time at Wompatuck) Wompatuck State Park in Hingham, MA used to be my old stomping grounds for some of the best singletrack south of Boston and close to Plymouth. I rode countless Monday night time trials and Tuesday/Wednesday night crits at…

2007 MTB of the Year

SWEET! My mountain bike is the Bike of the year! Mountain Biking Mag Names Element 70 Bike of the Year MAY 31, 2007 — VANCOUVER, British Columbia (BRAIN)–Rocky Mountain Bicycles’ Element 70 was chosen the 2007 “Bike of the Year” in the cross-country category by Mountain Biking magazine. “We are extremely pleased with Mountain Biking…

188,625 feet…

until I reach my goal of 250K feet of vertical. This coming weekend I’m shooting to add 15-20,000 to my total. Long mountain bike ride on Saturday and a monster road ride on Sunday in the mountains. I’m ready for the weekend!

Wearing a helmet really can save your life…

Cyclist OK after truck runs over head Mon May 14, 8:56 PM ET A delivery truck ran over a cyclist’s head, leaving him only with a concussion and a mangled helmet. Ryan Lipscomb, 26, was shaken up, especially after he saw the condition of his helmet. “I didn’t see it coming, but I sure felt…

100 Days until Mt. Washington!

Yes, that’s right, it is exactly 100 days until I’ll be suffering up the Beast of the East that is Mt. Washington. This will be my first time conquering the rock pile since 2001 where I placed 2nd in the Junior Division. My time then was 1:09 and my goal this year is to break…