Written by: FOLLY

Guess what’s going on tomorrow?! I hope you can make it. I’m beyond bummed that I won’t be in attendance.

Drink one (several) for me fellas and gals.

It’s getting to that point in the season that you’ll need some high quality gear to protect you from the winter chill. Go to Rapha and check out their Deep Winter Collection. I promise you’ll stay warm on your ice cold rides.

These are pretty great!

“The Division chino is designed to be hard wearing and long lasting. Constructed using Swiss-made Schoeller®-Dryskin fabric with Nanosphere® water repellent treatment. This durable 4-way stretch nylon fabric is engineered to provide breathability and moisture management in addition to wind and water repellency.

Made in USA” – MW

I heart Jesse Carmody. I heart Moots. I heart this photo.

I had a short minute to throw up a post on this beautiful Veterans Day (big THANK YOU for all that have/are served/ing). 

I rode yesterday at the Wheeler Wildlife Refuge where FOLLYCROSS was held. It was so peaceful to ride all the different terrain Wheeler offers and take in the sun setting on the bank of the river… it was perfect! I want to remind you to stop and take it all in from time to time. “It” is all the outside beauty you pass along the way because you want to beat that Strava segment.  I’m not saying it’s bad to push yourself or beat your pals KOM… I’m just saying it doesn’t always have to be about that. Peddling opens my mind and body to experience life in a way you won’t if you’re not on two wheels.  I hope you do just that today wherever you are.

Cheers to good times folks!  Ride x Create 

Photo by someone rad… not me.

I had the absolute please of hanging and drinking a few beers with Chris Igleheart a couple weeks ago in Portland. You can feel a true creative, positive, progressive and pioneering vibe surrounding Chris.  He was struck by a motor vehicle riding home the other day and has been slammed with a lot of medical bills.  If you’re available to do so, please contribute to help this man get back on his feet and cover these bills. I know he’s thankful for your love and support.

THIS!

“108 pages of PURE CYCLOCROSS.

Photographs by Peter DiAntoni, Darren Hauck, Jeffrey Phelps and Dave Schlabowske along with writings and interviews by prolific cycling journalist Gary Boulanger.

ENDURE is a limited-edition (1,500 copies) lithographed, case-bound hardcover book which immortalizes those who endured the Wisconsin weather and crossed the line in triumph, regardless of their placing, at the 2013 USA Cyclocross Nationals.

Published by The Wisconsin Bike Federations November 2013″ – COG Magazine

Last night I went on a fun, short, hilly ride starting and ending at Blevins Bicycle Co. After most rides I nab a 12’er, share beers with buds and talk bike talk at the shop. Matt Blevins recently nabbed two Worksman bikes from an older fella.  All he did was change out the tires and it rode so. good!! I hadn’t had the pleasure of cruising on this brilliant American made machine so I took it to the local station of gas and nabbed 12 cans of fun time.  I gotta say… the 3 speed hub and coaster brake were sick… AND it has the spring loaded rack on the back that is brilliant for little jaunts like this!

All that being said… I had a blast riding this simple, old, rusted machine, and it’s still going strong after a couple decades of decay!

Good job Worksman Cycles! You guys are tried and true American made from day one in 1898 (and you’re based out of one of my favorite cities)! Cheers to you fine folks.

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“Just like the leaves in fall, we switched our color of the month over to gold anodizing.” – Paul Component

Diggin it!

Photo from Yonder Journal

“I was always tired to a certain degree because any day that you ride a mountain bike one hundred and forty miles you’re going to be tired” – Ty

This is a great read. Go to Yonder Journal and dive deep into Ty and his journey on The Tour Divide. I promise you’ll be glad you did.