http://davidwiens.com Mountain Biker Mon, 05 Oct 2009 03:50:13 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en [caption id="attachment_564" align="aligncenter" width="402" caption="Sam on his K2 Zed 20 sizing up the descent."][/caption] Atypically, I've just finished up a three-day weekend and all kinds of two-wheeled fun was had. But, best of all, Suzee and I celebrated our thirteenth wedding anniversary. The 5th is the actual day but truly, we ... http://davidwiens.com/three-day-weekend [caption id="attachment_550" align="aligncenter" width="402" caption="Suzee ripping along with the dyke in the background."][/caption] The Dyke Trail isn't the best nor the most renowned ride in the Crested Butte area but it is worthy, especially in the fall. Notorious for a herd of sheep, unpredictable, giant white sheep dogs (sometimes they attack ... http://davidwiens.com/the-dyke-trail-a-fall-ride-in-crested-butte There's nothing like nearly a week in Vegas to have some fun, see lots of old friends, check out all of the new offerings from the bicycle industry, eat too much, ride not enough and put the final nails in the coffin containing any semblance of fitness! The show, as ... http://davidwiens.com/interbike-las-vegas [caption id="attachment_506" align="alignright" width="402" caption="Looking north toward Tomichi Pass about 7am. Josh Tostado came through around 6am. If you look closely, you can see fresh snow up high toward the pass."][/caption] It's a done deal. Tostada killed it for the guys, Horanyi did the same on the ladies side and punched ... http://davidwiens.com/vapor-trail-2009 I've had this little idea for some time now. I call it an idea, one of our local land managers calls it a "fantasy." This "fantasy" involved developing a singletrack trail between the communities of Gunnison and Crested Butte. There just happens to be an alignment of uninterrupted public lands ... http://davidwiens.com/the-gunnison-to-crested-butte-trail-a-day-of-recon [caption id="attachment_468" align="alignright" width="268" caption="Up high on Trail 401. Image by Brian Riepe - Mountain Flyer Magazine."][/caption] Originally scheduled for August 6th and postponed due to rain, Gunnison Trails' Growler Series race #4 on Trailriders 401 up past Crested Butte almost looked like it might get rained out again. Dark, foreboding ... http://davidwiens.com/trailriders-401-growler-series-race-4 [caption id="attachment_451" align="aligncenter" width="460" caption="Fall creeping down Gothic Mountain up valley from Crested Butte."][/caption] Gunnison Trails had planned to hold an event on Trailriders 401 near Crested Butte in early August. Unfortunately, we got rained out and had to reschedule. With the event happening tomorrow, I headed up there today to ... http://davidwiens.com/fall-descends-on-trailriders-401 My fitness is declining while my waistline is growing. Oh well, that's the story for many of us active people as we transition through the various twists and turns of life. What is the catalyst that adds that little bounce to our daily step and gets us to dive straight ... http://davidwiens.com/an-old-dog-with-a-tennis-ball In the works for at least a week, our local Wednesday night road ride evolved into a one-time semi-epic. Woody hatched the plan, Crested Butte (CB) riders would ride down toward Gunni(son) and hook up on Ohio Creek road with the Gunni group that would leave the TUNE UP at ... http://davidwiens.com/ohio-pass-group-road-rideon-the-dirt Last Saturday, I was in the final hours of an odyssey that - for more than a couple of years - was usually at least in the back of my mind, and at other times, just a little too close to the front of my mind. And then, just like ... http://davidwiens.com/what-a-difference-a-week-makes