The bike has been a huge part of my life since I learned to ride back in the 1970’s. I really got serious about it in the early 90’s, and have raced a lot of disciplines — road, mountain, cyclocross, gravel, BMX, and track. I’ve even taken a course on framebuilding and for awhile I was building custom steel frames (which I’d like to get back to).
These days, I ride for fun, mostly, and do a few races here and there. I daydream about starting a YouTube channel (because the world needs another 50-something white male’s voice, ugh), or opening a bike shop.
The Current Fleet
- 2016 Surly Steamroller
- 2021 Specialized Fuse Expert
- 2023 Northern Frameworks Custom Ti Gravel
- 2025 Specialized Tarmac SL8
- 1995 Specialized Stumpjumper FS
- 1992 Bridgestone RB-1
Notable Retired Bikes
I’ve had tons of previous bikes, but these are the ones I can remember off-hand.
- 1981 Trek 610 (touring frame, bought used in 2005-ish)
- 1983 Trek 720 (touring frame, bought used in 2005-ish, built up as a single-speed)
- 1990 Schwinn Paramount (Waterford-made, sold)
- 1993 Raleigh Technium (full-rigid mountain bike, exact model unknown, sold)
- 1993 Merlin Extralight (my first STI-equipped bike, stolen)
- 1995 Specialized Rockhopper Comp (first suspended mountain bike)
- 1991 Trek 2100 (first carbon bike)
- 1999 Surly Cross-Check
- 2000 Trek 2300
- 2001 Rocky Mountain Element Team Sc (destroyed)
- 2007 Salsa Campeón
- 2007 Salsa Las Cruces
- 2007 Surly Cross-Check
- 2008 Giant Bowery
- 2008 Cérvelo P2
- 2008 Surly Cross-Check
- 2008 Giant Bowery
- 2010 Pallas Athena Custom Hardtail
- 2016 Trek Farley 5
Bikes I’d Like to Add
- a full-squish trail bike
- maybe a new fatbike
Blog Posts
- General Bike Stuff
- Framebuilding
- Training
Upcoming Events
- Twine Ball or Bust (300km brevet)
- The DAMN (400km gravel)
- Southern Tour (600km brevet)
Completed Events and Links (2023 Onward)
- 2024 Tour de Tucson
- 2023 Filthy 50
- 2025 Heywood Ride
- 2026 Heywood Ride
Projects
- Return to Framebuilding?
- Prepping for Paris-Brest-Paris 2027
