Dan Bailey 
(Note that that BMC pictured in the image above is not among my favorite gear for 2025, which will be mentioned below. I just used it because it’s the only new bike I added for myself this year and it’s a good-looking machine, despite having a douchey corporation behind it.) Every year I end up … Read more
I’m kinda guessing that this is what adulting looks like — you hit your birthday, you have grandiose plans that involve deep-seated laziness: Seems pretty legit, right? Yeah, well, it’s 5:45 a.m. as I write this, and I’ve done the following since I woke up: What’s that to-do list look like? The thing is? Most … Read more
So this was a fantastic year for filling my brain full of stuff. I’m pleased with what I learned this year, and only a little disappointed that I didn’t do more. It’s been crazy. So what’d I learn? Formal Education College was supposed to be a thing again this year — after finally finishing my … Read more
Came into November, still jobless, but hopeful. Tour de Tucson: Finish Came into this ready to rock. Last year, things didn’t go as well as I’d hoped. Last year, had a ton of back problems that really messed-up my event. This year, the back was generally better, and I brought some THC cream and some … Read more
So the Tour de Tucson has been on my bucket list of rides for some time. My stepbrother, Reed, lives in Tucson, and last year we took a stab at riding it. It did not go well. So we were at it again this year, and while my training still wasn’t super consistent, I managed … Read more
October hit like a storm. Lots going on, lots to do. The usual. Training for Tour de Tucson This went remarkably well. From October 1st to the 28th, my FTP (functional threshold power) jumped 4%, and my body weight has stayed below 195, with some minor fluctuations. I have a few tweaks to do to … Read more
Holy shit, I’m behind schedule on my monthly updates here. I rolled into September exhausted from all the travel we’d done in August, stuff that was booked long before I got laid off in early July. That said, I still had some ambitious ideas in mind rolling into September, and I had a lot on … Read more
There are exactly two years left in this undertaking, as I post this right meow. This last quarter was pretty goddamned productive, and I’m really pleased with myself for getting to where I am right now. Overall, I’m feeling pretty good about the challenge, even if I’m not quite as far along as I would … Read more
August was going to be a busy month regardless of what I intended, due to a bunch of pre-scheduled stuff and the job hunt. So I decided that my plans were going to be to get those things done and done well. RMNP Vacation Oh man, this was epic and awesome and difficult and troubling … Read more
Normally, I start drafting these posts on the first of every month, but this month was a little different. Didi and I got home from our honeymoon on the 1st and we were pretty wiped out, and had some errands to run, and by the time we were done, we had no gas left in … Read more