Category: cycling

thanks Doug Davis

On By Rick McIn cycling, friendsLeave a comment

I spent a couple of weeks hanging out with Doug, his wife Diana, and friends in Port Townsend, Washington.

During the winter Doug does much of his training on the porch, monitoring progress recumbent with multiple “apps”.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Diana and I liked how his body heat melted the frost off the window one chilly morning.

Expedition Idaho – the movie

On By Rick McIn cycling, kayakingLeave a comment

Expedition Idaho Trailer, just released.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Expedition Idaho 2011 was a 6 day, 500mi adventure race hosted by Dave Adlard.

Legendary Randy Ericksen will be releasing the full official video early in the new year.

ExpId winners Thule went on to win the World Championships in Tasmania.

Andes to jungle bike ride

On By Rick McIn best bike rides, cyclingLeave a comment

I’ve done several, including the standard World’s Most Dangerous Road in Bolivia. I did that with Gravity Bolivia.

Here’s their NEW single track adventure.

… Imagine this: a 78 km downhill with a vertical drop of 3500 meters. You start at 4800 meters altitude and end up at 1300m. The most amazing thing is that you ride on an old and lonesome Inca trail, starting from high altitude landscapes and finishing in the jungle, not far from coca fields.

Click PLAY or watch it on Vimeo. (includes 1.5km zip line at the end)

It looks mellow, but it’s not. Rough terrain, even if it’s a road.

One of the best bike rides in the world. No doubt.

Thanks Alistair Matthew from Gravity Bolivia for sending me the link.

(via Pink Bike)

Expedition Idaho Race VIDEO

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Here’s a terrific short video showing what a week long Adventure Race is like. Top teams sleep only 2-4hrs a day on average.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

All 13 teams made it to the finish. They bike a “victory lap” (3-5hrs) up a mountain to finish at the Booze and Blues fest (PDF) in Kellogg Idaho.

expeditionidahorace.com