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The Goodwin Challenge 45 mile MTB Nov 10
to benefit the East Haddam Land Trust NEXT WEEKEND! don’t let these old bikes in these photos fool you, this is the toughest mountain bike event in the small and relatively soft state of Connecticut. I would recommend as much of a mountain bike as you own/borrow. This is a race/ride that I am co-organizing…
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Nutmeg Nor’Easter 8 in pictures
another one has come and gone! oh what a way to track time — holding an event at the most nostalgic time of the year, year after year. well first off, thanks for entrusting your nostalgia with us — 2nd mmmm, thanks for having such cool bikes and the personalities to match! all 500 of…
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R-Werks EVOO pre order
the lines of this bike really feel right to me. maybe you too. likely if you are reading this we have some things in common. —– Scroll down to the bottom of the page if you aren’t interested in my anecdotes and just want the FACTS! (geo etc) —– It’s been several decades since I…
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Greg’s Alumax build
catching up on customer builds this autumn as the traveling cools down, and my focus returns. one such customer build is the typical carte blanche Ron’s build on a Rons Bike. this particular one is headed out to LA as a fast grav bike with style…. in style …. went with Campy 11 on an…
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New Haven Apizza crawl
Hi everyone, thought it would be fun for our friend Joe Cruz to share this little story/guide to eating the big 4 pizzas in the self proclaimed “Pizza Capital of the US”. pizza tourism is something a lot of folks are getting into these days, and New Haven has consistently been held to the highest…
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Dirt Sloth’s Merlin
whilst milling around MADE at the end of the day a month ago now, I spotted a bike just my style from behind in the crowd. the mars red, and then over it’s shoulder a well broken in large burgundy fabs chest. as I got closer the red bits shimmered like rubies in the muted…
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2025 Nutmeg Nor’Easter general info (reg open)
another world championship of alt biking and liking — the 9th annual! this year, like last year and the year before, will be held at Dear Lake Camp in Killingworth Connecticut — enveloped in quaintness and it’s trappings. what deep pleasures in these soft times of bumpy bike rides! here is some media from 2…
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PNW MTB
after the MADE bike show Patz and I wanted to have a little fun and unwind with some friends on the trail. not that the bike show isn’t fun, its just a little intense at times. We had the idea a few months ago to hit up some classics including Mackenzie River trail, Alpine in…
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some bikes with our tires at MADE show
wow, what a show — yet again. we were really impressed with year one 2023, and this iteration did not disappoint. a lot of the year one wrinkles were ironed out, most notably the extra media day, and the hott custom bike wave just washed over us like a fevered wave of admiration and desire.…
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Ron’s Red 01
if John Tomac, Ned Overend, Charlie Cunningham, and Wes Willits all raced/worked for Yeti as Sammy Hagar fans, I think they’d have been on this bike in 1992. I have touched on 1992 being THE year a few times in my musings, but I don’t think I’d put together a bike that really encapsulates it.…
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