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My old friend, Trail 100
I hit up some old trails this week after work. Old to me, anyway. I hadn’t ridden the west side of T-100 in over a decade. Time to revisit some of my stomping grounds. Let me tell you, this ride was...
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A Few Good Rides
The past few weeks I’ve got out to Gold Canyon and Pass Mountain. My goal on Gold Canyon was to re-explore the Fenceline trail and then give the strava segments my best effort. It made for a real fun...
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Tommy Boy
Wednesday afternoon, where to ride…PMP? SoMo? Gold Canyon? It was Tom’s Thumb that beckoned me from miles away. Did I really want to climb, and climb, and then climb some more? Yes.
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Sunset n Snow
The views from Hawes were fantastic on Monday evening. After all the valley rains on Sunday, the mountains were white with snow. I think I spent more time taking pictures than actually riding… Random...
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Tour de Cure 2012 Report
UPDATE: I am gearing up for the 100 mile 2013 Tour de Cure course! Support the cause with a donation here. Team Sugar Daddy's The Tour de Cure 2012 in Phoenix last week was pretty amazing. I’ve summed...
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San Tan is Dynamite
The new trail out at San Tan park is Dynamite. The Goldmine TH off Wagon Wheel and Skyline has been worthless to mountain bikers for years. The only way into the park was a horrendous Hike-a-bike I...
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Away too long
OK. Now that you all know San Tan is Dynamite… we can move on. Apologies for the post drought. Work, family, sleep, and too many road rides have put a damper on my relationship with the mountain. Now...
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Winter in Phoenix
A long break from blogging… I’ll ease you back in with a few photos from the trail… Be jealous my cold weather friends! Enjoy The Gold Canyon trail system keeps getting better and better… Beverly...
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Spring is Here
Hedghogs up Bees on a very scenic loop on the west side of South Mountain. Brittlebrush on Pirate in Estrella Ranch. No flowers on these canals. Brown’s Ranch is getting ready to explode in color… get...
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Papago Park
Guest Trail Review and photos by Vegan Bastard (AKA: Brian) Papago Park Mountain biking can have a bad reputation… but it also has great climbs, rad descents, technical sections, fun obstacles and you...
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Dad’s Bike Travels
Dad's Bike Travels from MTBikeAZ on Vimeo. My daughter found a bunch of old Contour helmet cam video footage I shot years ago and surprised me with this short video. She’s always had a knack for...
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Sunset n Snow
The views from Hawes were fantastic on Monday evening. After all the valley rains on Sunday, the mountains were white with snow. I think I spent more time taking pictures than actually riding… Random...
View ArticleA National Treasure
I haven’t touched this blog for years…Four and a half years to be exact. I decided to do a little housekeeping on the blog, get it cleaned up and then send it out to the singletrack pastures of the...
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