by thedirtyroads | Jun 19, 2021 | Universal
Glory Be Thy TrudgeGlory be Thy TrudgeAnd in Thy Trudge be Thy GloryThe place within yourself where suffering is complete Where boundaries are pushedBut you are not brokenWhere everything is clearIn the name of forward momentumA single flight of stairsAn entire...
by thedirtyroads | Feb 28, 2021 | Universal
Schwalbe makes some great tires. Their casing material, tread compounds and quality control are all top notch. They even have great names; the Racing Ralph, the Furious Fred, Magic Mary. For what the G-One series lacks in crafty naming it makes up for in variety,...
by thedirtyroads | Feb 22, 2021 | Universal
The reason Dropbars brake levers require different mechanical calipers than mountain bikes goes back to the introduction of V-brakes in 1996. The amount of cable pull required to operate a V-brake is significantly more than the cantilever brakes that they replaced and...
by J Thompson | Jun 4, 2020 | Universal
At the Time We Just Called It County Road Riding It was the spring of 1998, my roommate and close friend Doug Demusz had already been putting in some base miles on the frozen backroads around our hometown of Steamboat Springs, Colorado. I had modified a Trek 770 road...
by thedirtyroads | Feb 5, 2020 | Universal
When I was a little boy being dragged off to the grocery store with my mom one of my favorite things in the whole store was the open topped freezers at the end of the frozen goods aisle. I would step on the vent at the bottom and pull myself up over the edge so I...
by thedirtyroads | Aug 15, 2019 | TDR Standards, Universal
Any time that we ride or plot out a new route there is a ratio of miles traveled to feet of vertical gained that we always pay attention to and would like to share with you. A ride that exceeds 1000ft of elevation gain per 10 miles traveled qualifies as...
