When I saw the course of the Seattle International Randonneurs 600 km brevet, I immediately made plans to ride it. The route circles the Olympic Mountains, a remote and wild area that separates Seattle from the Pacific Ocean. Course of the 600 km Brevet Seattle prides itself as the ‘Portal to the Pacific.’ And it’s… read more

Charlie Cunningham, the prolific inventor and early mountain bike pioneer, has left us. He was 77 years old. A brilliant engineer and master fabricator, Charlie is best known for his innovative mountain bikes. Welded from oversized aluminum, they were years ahead of their time. Never content to follow convention, Charlie’s bikes used sloping… read more

The leadup to Unbound is always busy, even when you arrive with every box checked. This year was unusual for me: the first trip to Emporia in eleven years without my family in tow. With fewer responsibilities outside the race, I had a little more opportunity to observe what was happening around me…. read more