When friends couldn’t join me on an adventure, I finally ventured out solo. And, as usual, I had a marvelous time. The moral of the story: You must seek adventure and then make it happen. Which adventure-finding methods work best for you?
Specialized athlete Lea Davison, a 5-time national mountain bike champion and co-founder of a program to help girls realize their potential through mountain biking, is mostly fun and games. But she can really shred. Here, she dishes out great riding tips. Watch and learn.
An action-packed day outdoors in winter often starts with donning layer after layer of clothing and packing extra layers for the road, just in case. Then you work up a sweat on-trail and strip off those layers. They are too warm; their bulk inhibits movement; and they are now weighing down your pack. But it doesn’t have to be like that.
This is our first adventure race, and we are doing it together, for fun, and with no competitive intentions. We’re the only all-female team in the two-person open division. Our goals: Have fun and don’t finish DFL (dead effing last). But she is smoking me, and we are actually doing pretty well.
Ann Yungmeyer’s great travelogue on her cycling trip down the Danube Bike Trail.
Sometimes all it takes for us women to bomb downhill is a little shove. Other times, it takes encouragement, a discounted lift ticket, and a gaggle of gal pals. And that’s where this weekend’s Women’s Freeride Festival at New Hampshire’s Highland Mountain Bike Park comes in.
Why am I so hesitant to weed out my water bottle collection? Because each bottle is connected with a memory or meaningful event. Sure, the memory won’t disappear with the bottle, but the bottle is a concrete reminder of the event. Read on for examples.
“You can always tell a lady by her hands.” But, let’s face it, shredding the gnar and silky smooth palms rarely go hand in hand. That’s where Gore Bike Wear’s Freeride Long Lady Gloves come in handy.
I’ve been riding mountain bikes for more than 20 years and have had my share of crashes. They come with the territory. The bulk of my accidents have been minor “diggers” that resulted in a few scratches or bruises. But then there have been those memorable ones, one of which happened this past weekend.
Bontrager’s Commuting Knickers are great for on-the-bike, off-the-bike trips.
When I asked for some adventure racing tips last week, you all stepped up to the plate and offered up your best advice and encouragement. Your suggestions were simpler than I expected, and this seeming simplicity made me wonder whether the race is more straightforward or, on the contrary, tougher than I imagine.
I did it. I roped a friend into teaming up with me for an adventure race. It’s coming up on September 17th, but we just signed up yesterday and have got to get it together ASAP. Help!
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