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Exorcising Paleo Carb Phobia

Paleo Velo — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 16:21:51 +0000

To paraphrase Kurt Harris, unlike white flour and sugar, no society on earth ever grew fat and acquired the diseases of civilization from the introduction of the russet potato. Since adding them back in to my diet, I have a lot more energy for hiking and biking, and I haven’t gained an ounce.

Grass fed lamb, broiled with a little rosemary. Chard sauteed in bacon ends. And good old russet potatoes smothered in pasture butter.

Red Bull Culture; Extremely Extreme

Paleo Velo — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 20:49:23 +0000

Times were when riding your bike through the woods to clear your head out was enough. But these days it appears that if you aren’t getting shocked with a cattle prod as you exercise, you just aren’t extreme enough.

I do understand the need to take yourself out of yourself and enter into a “flow state.” That’s part of what I like about long road rides and challenging MTB rides. But fire, barbed wire, and electric shocks? That’s some masochistic shit.

From marathons to mud running
By Lucy Townsend BBC News Magazine

Then there are those who go a stage further. By day Lloyd Smith is a clean-cut professional, but come the weekend and he can be found covered in mud, cycling down mountains and running through barbed wire and broken glass. While some go to the gym, Smith takes part in Tough Guy, dubbed “the safest most dangerous event in the world”.

“There’s underwater tunnelling where you have to completely submerge yourself in muddy water to swim through a small, dark tunnel,” says the 32-year-old from Stratford-upon-Avon. “Then there’s the suspended electric wires so you get electric shocks as you run. Then it’s the broken glass, mud pools and fire to run through.”

All this is done in the middle of winter, with this year’s event taking place at the end of January.

“When you work hard and do long hours time becomes very precious, ” adds Smith. “When you go out and do exercise you really try to get the most from it.”

Will Dean echoes this view. Two years ago he launched his Tough Mudder event, another gruelling assault course with the strapline, “probably the toughest event on the planet”. It includes jumping into a skip filled with fluorescent green ice, dragging a log through mud and again, the electric shocks.

Full article here.

Pucker Factor

Paleo Velo — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 04:57:01 +0000

I Think I Just Saw My Bike’s Aura

Paleo Velo — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 16:29:26 +0000

But maybe it was just the sunset as seen from the top of McGinty.

Along the Black Canyon Trail

Paleo Velo — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 22:00:02 +0000

Starting just north of Phoenix, and heading nearly 80 miles north, this trail is nothing short of sublime. I was only able to cover the lower half of it on a recent trip to Arizona, but I will be back. With the exception of the 6 miles closest to Phoenix, there are no junk miles on this trail. It’s a surprisingly slow-going and taxing trail given how buff it looks, but the desert scenery more than makes up for it.

Physician Cures Her Own Multiple Sclerosis by Following the Paleo Diet

Paleo Velo — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 23:48:37 +0000

Worth watching:

Housing Options for the Discerning Cyclist

Paleo Velo — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 23:07:59 +0000

They say Portland is a bike Mecca, but this is taking things to a new level. Check out this 1.5 million dollar custom home built around a storage area for 22 bikes.

Dissapointing Things to See After Putting in a Day of Trailwork

Paleo Velo — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 19:46:58 +0000

We spent about two hours repairing this section of trail last Saturday as part of a trailwork event at the Crest Ecological Reserve. Five days later I take a hike with the wife and baby only to see what’s been made of our hard work.

Friends don’t let friends ride trails right after the rain.

“Cactus Make Tires Go Poppy”

Paleo Velo — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 19:09:36 +0000

I had a BMX friend growing up who was a non-native English speaker. Though his English was actually quite good, he would occasionally say things that crack me up to this day, including “cactus make tires go poppy.” As I carefully positioned my bike between a saguaro and a small barrel cactus for this picture, taking care to avoid a sidewall puncture from the wall of thorns, I thought of my old friend and had another chuckle.

The picture was taken on Phoenix’s South Mountain trail system, where I was able to squeak in a three-hour ride on a recent trip to visit family. Arizona has some stunningly good mountain biking. I hope to be able to get over there a bit more in the coming years to take advantage of it.

How Can My Wife Say I Spend Too Much Money on Bicycles . . . ?

Paleo Velo — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 22:30:44 +0000

When I don’t even have a $7000 coffee bike?

That’s a Moots, by the way.