Here Comes the Sun

Warmer weather is creeping in. In fact, it was warmer on my morning commute than it was yesterday at lunch! The asphalt is mostly dry if you stick to the main roads, making it a perfect time for road bikes.

Kristy rode over to meet me at work, and then we headed for Combs [...]

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Getting Back in Shape

The west side road climbs have been pretty decent lately, so I’ve been trying to get more climbing in. At first I didn’t feel so good. I thought that maybe I was getting sick, so I took an early out of the climb. I hit it again the next day and felt [...]

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January Wrap-Up and NEWS

Back when I made my personal commitment to commute by bike throughout the winter, getting through January was my biggest fear. Early nightfall, wind, snow, ice, below freezing temperatures…January has it all. Looking back though, it wasn’t all that bad! There were a few times when the conditions were miserable, but I [...]

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January Coming to a Close

My least favorite month to ride is January, and I’m thankful that the month is almost over. Riding in these conditions can be depressing, but yesterday I seemed to be ok with it. It was cold and windy, but the sun was out. The wind had sculpted the landscape into a wintery [...]

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NEWS

Lunch Rides
We continue to get a daily dose of snow here in Carson City. Every day it snows, and every day it melts. Just a constant cycle of snow, slush, and ice. I had hopes of road biking through January while the trails are under snow, but unfortunately I’ve gotten very little time in [...]

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Trail Report

This just in…
The west side trails officially suck right now. There are some patches of dirt to ride on, but there are icy snow banks crossing the trail everywhere. It can be hard to stay on the trail at times, since the snow is not rideable everywhere. This forces you to take [...]

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West Side Road Riding

The mountain bike trails on the west side are horrible right now as the snow is melting. It’s a combo of greasy mud and snow. The road biking is great though if you can stand the wind chill!

Kristy and I toured the west side, hitting Kings Canyon, Combs Canyon, and the roads in [...]

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Making it Through January

You may have noticed the lack of lunch riding photos lately. That’s because there hasn’t been much lunch riding! With all the trails under the snow, and all the roads icy, we’ve been finding other ways to entertain ourselves at lunch. A few of the lunch time riders got together last week, [...]

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Calm Before the Storm

We have a big storm on the way, but today’s weather was incredible. At least the first half of the day was anyway…
The commute started out at 18 degrees, but by lunch it had warmed up to an amazing 50 degrees! None of us were expecting these temperatures, so we were slightly overdressed. [...]

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Last Lunch Ride of the Year

We had winner of a ride on Friday, the last lunch ride of the year. You couldn’t have asked for a more perfect day for snow riding. The temperatures were just below freezing, and the light fluffy snow was falling. I met up with Jeff P and Jon, and we headed for [...]

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