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Singletracks.com — Tifosi Slope Glasses Review
Oh yeah, the sunglasses freak gets his grubby mitts on some more sunglasses! These Slope glasses from Tifosi offer highly comparable features at a very affordable price point. I’ve had a couple of...
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Singletracks.com — Review: Fulcrum Red Metal 29 XRP Wheels
It has been said that the best bang-for-your-buck upgrade a person can do to their mountain bike is to get a lighter set of wheels. I got to try out a set of Fulcrum mountain bike wheels and report on...
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Singletracks.com — How To Be Slow on a Mountain Bike
If you are riding a mountain bike and whatever you are doing would look interesting on a GoPro video, you should probably slow down. That’s how I roll, anyway. Slow. I wrote some tips on how to be slow...
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Singletracks.com — Shenandoah Mountain Touring and the Enduro Supremo
I got taken to school by the Virginia riders. Their beautiful trails are among the most challenging in the Southeast, and I’m not just saying that because I’m slow and lazy. I got to pre-ride the...
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Singletracks.com — Mountain Biking the Massanutten Resort
I’m not going to lie, one of the best parts of getting sent to the Massanutten resort to check out their mountain biking scene was when I checked in. The girl behind the counter asked “…and you’re a...
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Tripleblaze.com — The Squat Strap Review
I am particularly proud of the opening line from this review of a Squatmonkey product called the Squat Strap. If you’re going to be in the woods for any length of time, sooner or later nature is going...
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Two New Ways to Harm Your Face: Arm Warmers and Car Covers
Many years ago, I smoked cigarettes because I wanted to look cool and dangerous, even though all it did was make me wheezy and smelly. I had a crush on a girl who smoked too. We were cool and...
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Tripleblaze.com — DIY: The Camper Shell Truck Tent Prototype Version 1
Okay, look, I am lazy sometimes and I don’t want to put up a tent. So why not sleep in the bed of my truck? It has a camper shell on it, but it’s too short. I tried designing a truck tent to rectify...
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Tripleblaze.com — Harrisonburg, VA, a Hiking and Intransitive Verb Paradise
If you read any travel writing at all, you are sure to encounter the intransitive verb “nestled.” I buck the system in this Tripleblaze.com article and try out a few alternatives.
View ArticleThe Pitbull Sketch
This is a sketch that I wrote about a pitbull rescue commercial that goes a bit wrong. I found it when I logged into Celtx to help work on some stuff my friends over at Redding Hill are doing. I had...
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Singletracks.com — Jaybird Bluebuds X Review
I’m a great lover of headphones, which is why I was so excited to get to review these for Singletracks. Check out the full review here if you have ears and you like music.
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Tripleblaze.com — North Georgia is Tallulah Gorgeous
What could be better than a trip up to north Georgia for a little gorge walking? Well it didn’t hurt that we spotted a lady in red leather pants along the way. She even had some advice on where to see...
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Georgia.org — Dick Lane Velodrome
My track racing days may be over, but my writing about track racing days have only just begun. Don’t worry, I still remember how bad I was at it. Still, the Dick Lane Velodrome is still one of my...
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A Grumpy Old Man’s Review of Gran Turismo 6 for PS3
At 39 years of age, I am far too old to care about video games. I love cars, though, which I am much too poor to enjoy as much as I’d like. Luckily for me, it’s cheap to drive the most exotic cars on...
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How fat will we get when the waiters are gone forever?
Waitstaff are going away. Not just headed out to the alley for a smoke break this time, but totally going away. They will be replaced by tablets, as reported here by Forbes and here by Business...
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Casa de mi Padre Film Report
Just watched Will Ferrell in this telenova style westernesque spoof movie thing called Casa de mi Padre. It has been fiercely defecated on by movie reviewers, and has a measly score on Rotten Tomatoes....
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Singletracks.com — How To Support Your LBS: Stop Wrenching at Home
I wanted this article to dispel the notion that buying a bicycle every couple of years from a local bie shop is enough to support them. If we want shops to stay around, we need to go by a lot more...
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Singletracks.com — How to Wash Your Mountain Bike Shoes and Destroy Them
I got to go on a very amazing mountain bike trip to Park City, UT, whereupon I ran into some quite snowy and cold weather. Then I flew home with my wet MTB shoes in a bag, and they arrived home a bit...
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Singletracks.com — On Review: Diamondback Carbon Overdrive Pro 29er
I have been bothering the Singletracks staff for quite some time to get me a full bike to review and it finally happened! Check out my initial thoughts here.
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Singletracks.com — Outdoor Retailer: The Bergans of Norway Rondane 6L Pack
I had so much fun at Outdoor Retailer, and lots to talk about when I got home. Thanks to Chip from Bergans of Norway for modeling this pack for me. Click here for the full rundown.
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