I had big plans to do a ride up the main road, take a right past the gate where it heads down to Deadwood, then take the WS trail back home.  I don't know, wishful thinking perhaps, but it didn't happen. I feel strange even blogging about my actual ride but it turned out to... Continue Reading →

My new local loop is the Foresthill Divide Loop. If i just do the Loop itself, it's 10 miles. I did 1 lap in an hour (I am NOT fit and I was not trying to go fast, it's just a fast trail). Then I turned around and rode it the other way. It's one... Continue Reading →

it'll likely melt off in a few days, and we'll have some more time to ride before it's really in fact winter, but with 5" of snow up in Ned this morning...feels like its mid-winter.

get it while you can

I don't do much in the way of blogging about my rides, but every now and then i'll throw some pics in here. Fall season more than others probably since it's so damn awesome this time of year. I also wanted to give props to a new-to-me product -- the King Cage stem-mounted bottle cage... Continue Reading →

Taking it all in here, it's a beautiful time of year.  The wildflowers seem stunted though with the lack of any moisture, and the grass is already turning brown.  That is scary. Fire danger is soaring and there are already multiple fires roaring in Colorado. Got a new handlebar from Watson Cycles and it's awesome!... Continue Reading →

I've had more time to ride this past week. I miss building, so can't wait to get back to it, but getting out there has been really nice. I've noticed that many real framebuilders don't get much time to ride. It's like any job in the self-employment world really...you can always do more work.  But... Continue Reading →

Getting ready to move 1200 miles has made for a busy spring painting rooms, boxing up the shop and clothes and other crap I've kept in my possession for the last 21 years in Colorado. I don't get out to ride much to say the least. Once a week at most. So when Mrs. Meriwether... Continue Reading →

Still able to get out on the fatbike but there's definitely a LOT less snow to speak of right now. Riding a fatbike on dirt is really fun though, very tractor-like, where you get 2+ inches of travel just from the tire pressure alone. Usually on April 9th, there'd be a ton more, but since... Continue Reading →

More 'product testing' of the bikes! I have to say, the geometry of these two hardtails is perfect for the type of riding at Lake Pueblo State Park.  Carvy, fast, smooth singletrack that you can really lay into with the slack head tube angle and short chainstays.  You can lean it far over and almost... Continue Reading →

Holy crap i'm still tired. A Sunday ride, off-the-couch more or less and down to see some friends in Colorado Springs (the Frozelaps & Dougie) to go for a lil 'local loop'.  What an awesome ride of almost 5 hours from downtown.  We got back (me partially bonking) and grabbed some burritoes before driving back home.... Continue Reading →

Frame #11 is completed, painted, ridden, tested, muddy, snowy, and all is good. No doubt, with this weird design there are a couple of minor issues, but nothing to worry about.  I'm pretty happy how it turned out and that it rides quite nicely, if I do say so myself.  To sum up, the bike... Continue Reading →

We've had quite the warm spell in Colorado this week with yesterday topping out at almost 60 degrees and sunny at 8,400ft elevation.  So yesterday I was able to paint the frame and fork and build it up today.  We are at 80% of average snowfall and 65% of last year's snow amount. So...why did... Continue Reading →