Queen City Ramblers taking advantage

This evening I was doing a little reconnaissance for an upcoming event map and exercising Leo and I ran into the Queen City Ramblers out on one of their legendary “Tuesday Night Rides”. This Spearfish-based crew knows how to take advantage of the bountiful...

Tatanka 100 Pre-ride

You may have heard about two relatively new events in the Black Hills, the Tatanka 100 mountain bike race and the Black Hills 100 ultra-marathon. 2012 will be the inaugural year for the Tatanka and the second year for the run, which despite some weather-related...

Living with the BOA closure system

A bit over a year ago in January 2011 I purchased a set of Lake MX330C SPD-compatible mountain bike shoes. They are a pretty fancy shoe, with an upper made from kangaroo leather and carbon soles as well as a BOA Technology lacing/closure system. This is not so much a...

Hitting the trail with man’s best friend

So you have seen others out on the trail with their dogs wag-tagging along and/or you were thinking about taking your own furry best friend out with you, but you weren’t sure what the rules and reg’s were? Never fear, what follows are details on where...

30 Days of Biking

The 30 Days of Biking dare I say, movement? — kicks off tomorrow, April 1. Want to play along? Get out and ride every day in April and then share your adventures online, such as on the 30 Days of Biking Facebook Page. Point us at your stories, and we will be...