went to Montana

Big sky country,
caught some trouts,
took some long walks
w/ my ladyfriend.
It was good.

Gettin' some press...

Hey All,

Yep, still here, just being quiet, livin' life, pursuing other things not bike related. Little buddy Dicky pointed me to some press, looks like the samples made it the Rag ok, thanks for the write up Karl.

Do have plenty of rings also, all sorts of sizes if you're looking for something that takes a long time to wear out.

Other pursuits, if'n you're interested...well, the skiing was pretty lame this year with an abnormally warm winter....guess we were due after the last few epics. And with the warmth and the new digs I've finally settled into, been fishin' a good bit more than peddlin', but we'll find that balance soon enough with spring in the air and trails to be swooped upon.

big happenings..

dang, it's been sooo long,
time sure flies when you
move into a house.

Apologies to all if I've been
slow on feeding your
cogaliscious needs.

Never bought a house before,
quite the undertaking. But
workshop is moved, fixed tooth
inventory will be refreshed
shortly and we'll be back into
the rhythm pdq.

New place is pretty damn sweet,
I sure dig classic old stuff...love
these floors.

Welll...

The end of ski season was good times. Got kinda warm locally in Feb, thought it would be an early spring, then March was the Lion it can be, with goofy bouncy roller coaster weather all up thru to the now. 39 & raining yesterday afternoon. Last WG session I made it to was fun fun fun for sure...

winter reprise from WVski on Vimeo.

Been a wknd warrior on the pedals recently, enjoying this retirement/sabbatical from number plated glories. Good times fixed and coasty style depending on the mood. And of course, have been sneaking out to the trout streams. Fishin' is still just a bit slow, but one more shot of warmth and the bugs should really start to turn on, which'll get those trouts looking up. April should be a good month!


see ya on the trail or the stream, or maybe 'round town, Carlisle is finally getting bike lanes, whoot!

yep, still here...

it's winter, been up the
usual winter stuff. working
in the basement as needed,
playing in the snowy hills
as much as possible. Yours
truely wearing the head cam
at ~3:00, WhiteGrass sure is
a lot of fun.

January Sunshine and Snow from WVski on Vimeo.

December was
good times also...

White Grass local powder hounds and rippers from WVski on Vimeo.

catching up..

Hey all, yep, still here.
Still making up cogs and
rings as ya'll need 'em.
Spent the summer not
riding like I have before.
A gunked up cranky knee
had me worried, mix in
a bit of pedaling burn out,
and it was a pretty chill
season regarding the two
wheeled mistress. Did
get out to some events,
helping behind the scenes,
always a nice change of pace...

So, I finallt got the MRI done,
and guess I really should've
listened/believed in Dr. Evil,
and saved myself that hit
from the in$urance
deductable. But, damn,
never had tendonitis quite
this bad before. I needed
to see what was going on
inside. No doubts, ya know?


Back to spinnin' a bit on
the road and stretching and
doin my interpretation
of the yoga flow and
rubbing in the arnica.
And, shit, that damn
knee of mine is actually
feeling better, go figure.

Not willing though, not yet
willing to trade my Saturdays
on the stream for pedaling
long distances. Harassing
those trout is great balance
to the elevated heartrate,
sometimes dizzy tunnel of
the Sunday ride....

Autumn is here, colors
are changing in the trees,
in the water. Got up to
explore the Little J a couple
times now. Got turned
onto it after reading about
the recent electro survey.

Survey says that it's pretty
much a wild brown fishery.
Not stocked, not too many
hold over fingerlings, mostly
wild streambred browns, cool.

Great day up there last wknd,
best day of fishin' I've had
in a while. Hungry & feisty
wild fish, best one went 15ish
on the guesstimated ruler,
average was a solid 12.
Freely rising to a dry presented
in that just oh so right way,
good times....

And the local brookies!
BLING! The males are starting
to strut their stuff trying
to impress the ladies and
are soon to get it on, producing
the next generation, sweet.

Meeshow is an amazing place,
world class riding, world class
natives, and it's all right out
the door. Damn, I sure am
lucky to have such an incredible
backyard playground.

wow, is it May already?!

man, time is flying.
I've been slacking
on this here cog
bloggityness, sorry.


Still around, still shakin',
still sending out the cogs
& rings as ya'll request 'em,
but not riding much. Just
spinnin' around town for
now, I've got a tired knee
after an epique ski season.
A knee that needs some
'time in the shop' I'm
figuring, professional
opinion forthcoming.


Soooo, was figuring to kick
back the bike intense focus
anyways this year, and
reacquaint with neglected
pastimes. If the pics haven't
clued you in, yeah, I've been
fishin' a good bit. Trout
streams, have you looked
at a map? There are so, so,
so many out there to explore!