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Fifty-Five
It's the eve of my 55th birthday and inside I'm gutted.
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The two wheeled data acquisition machine
Here is my approach to capturing and making use of the data in my riding and training.
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Reset
Weeks off the bike are now a reality - but five simple words from my wife remind me what this is really about.
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The Left Turn
The holidays are always a happy time for me. I love the break, Christmas trees, a big dinner, seeing people, New Year’s celebrations—all of it. This year was especially great having rekindled my deep love of riding and falling off...
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Halfway
Enjoying the trip, but is this it? Done?
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Race Report - Fear and Loathing in Smithville, TX
Hallucinations, pain, chicks, and snakes
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The SB150BR is Dead, Long Live the SB150
The SB150BR under-forked to 160mm was an experiment—one that ultimately failed in its geometry goals but succeeded in ways I didn't expect.
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God is in the Data (or: Why Do I Feel Like Shit)
Then there it was - ooooooohhhhh fuuuuuuuuck
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Blueprint Machines to CNC: An Accidental Engineer-ish
This is the story I have been waiting to write.
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The SS Project, Continued Insanity
The singlespeed project gets out of hand
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Kona Unit SS Project
Pulling a 2010 Kona Unit from the attic for some single-speed love. New bars, brakes, and figuring out gear inches for Texas hills.
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I Get To
Thirty years later, riding alone through limestone and wildflowers, three words of gratitude hit me harder than they ever had: I get to
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Presta Is Dead
Presta valves are finicky, century-old tech. I switched to Clik and my trail-side stress dropped 200%. Here's why.
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My 2025 Austin Rattler Race: Probably — proving it to myself
Nervousness, pain, and finding out what happens when you push past your own doubt.
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The Middle Weeks
The excitement fades and what's left is rhythm — wake up, ride, repeat. Somewhere in the middle weeks, the real work happens.
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Recon Mission or Death March? Rattler Pre-Ride Report
A pre-race shakedown at Reveille Peak that turned into a full-blown survival story. Heat, rock, dust, and pain
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SB150BR: The Breakfast Ride Build
Turning a six-year-old park bike into a Rattler weapon — coil to Float X, 38 to 36, some geometry math, and a few garage tricks that actually worked.
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Doss Gravel: First Taste of Gravel
Gravel racing is a whole thing in Texas. I signed up to see what it's about.