Tag: Stumpjumper
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No Issues
Previously, I had an Old Issue with this old bike.I never have liked the idea of bikes as wall hangers or garden features. Maybe for bikes that just are no longer safe to ride; they can be put out in the pasture so to speak. So I was really torn when I broke the granny…
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Schwinn S-30
This used “trail” bike slips into my list of bikes that I’d like to own. I think it fits the “bikes with odd stuff” category so I had no choice but to grab it fast as I could. 7. bikes with odd stuff – linkage fork, Manitou rear shock, Raleigh Twenty, unique heritage, etc. Not a…
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Tour de Sad News 2020
Earlier today, I received an email, “Regrettably, we must inform you that the 2020 Tour de Whatcom scheduled for July 18th is officially canceled as of today due to the COVID19 pandemic.” And a bit later today I received another email, “Regrettably, we announce that the Mt. Baker Hill Climb scheduled for September 13th is…
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Uno, Dos, Tres
The enjoyment/sense of accomplishment of a tough workout usually follows the finish of the tough workout by minutes, hours, days, but rarely during the actual workout. It’s kind of like the saying the C. S. Lewis saying that I often quote, as long as you think of your workout as an adventure. Adventures are never…
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Stumpjumper Day
Stumpjumper Day. I think that has a nice ring to it? Maybe it should always follow Independence Day, like Boxing Day follows Christmas. I spent the first Stumpjumper Day riding my early model Stumpjumper up the long grade to the Galbraith towers. It was a busy day on Galbraith, but most on the road were…
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Rufus Trail
Last weekend I rode Rufus Trail, a trail that was suggested by a coworker as a really nice climbing trail in the Lookout Mountain area. The trail leads from the parking lot on Lake Louise Road, across from one of the Sudden Valley gates. It’s a lot that I’ve parked in several time, I just…
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