Arguably the oldest running Mountain Bike event
Izzy's Urban Salida Tour Service
Pair of Cunningham Indian's back together after 35 years.
Monē has got clearance, Clarence
Not the first year but one of them from the 70s
Willits New Sheriff, one of the first 29ers, built in Crested Butte by OG Ibis builder Wes Williams
First gen Instagator, freeride ripper turned bikepacker w/ dropbars & water tank
Night before the klunker crew ran havoc on Crested Butte
Picking up a couple things from the store too
Wakeman rippin' the ol' Cook Brothers
You can blame the existence of Surly Bikes on this man
All his fault, along with Greyboy, Hurl, and a couple others...
Chef Dawg reppin' Stevil & Hurl
Ross Shafer's personal bike that rode Pearl Pass back in '82 & '83
Mongoose Kos Kruiser at camp
Caliper brakes/death
29+ coaster built by James Rooke brother to the late Jesse of
Rooke Customs1936 Excelsor
Mongoose Pro Class Rims, skiptooth chain, Profile cranks, aint' no faking here
Chocolate fun guy
Purify your soul with some rock shit from the Himalayas
Wake and trip the rest of the way up the mountain with my godfather
A dip in that alpine water was just the refresher to brush off that hangover
1984 Specialized Rockhopper my dad picked up new at Bikes Limited in La Crosse
Race and commuter for years, started at Trek in 1989 and got flack for riding an S
Had it repainted on the line for camouflage after adding a few braze-ons for xc ski racks
Never had decals, but I figured it was worth adding to complete the story
24/20" Velocitech Mountain Machine - 1984
Julian made every creek crossing and was right there sending it down the hill with us
Also designed to run a 16" moto tire in back for full gnar
Austin choreographed the whole ride.
Then days before, the gear sherpa broke his wrist on his pennyfarthing and couldn't drive. Austin bailed on riding his coaster and hauled gear with his altered wheelbase 4runner.
Kid Riemer also pictured here with his klunkafied Fargo.
The search for lost derailleur parts
Plenty of Chonk
Full tuck for the 40mph decent into Aspen
Couch surfin' the Aspen Mountain Chalet, a damn fine place at 67 years old
Stop into Eric Barr's mad scientist lab in Colorado Springs
Dizzy Drome dirt packer constructed from many dead Ti triathlon bikes
Late night RC racing before the long haul home
Of course a mandatory stop at Monkey Wrench Cycles whenever crossing the country on I80
