September 8, 2021

Larry’s Private Idaho

Well, the real name is Rebecca’s Private Idaho, a gravel race out of Sun Valley, Idaho, started by and named after Rebecca Rusch, a local described on her website as “Adventure Athlete • 7x World Champion •  Best-selling Author • Keynote Speaker • Activist • Emmy Winner”, who has been known to tackle the Iditarod Sled-Dog Race, in the winter…on a bike! Rebecca is all about doing good. Her foundation, the Be Good Foundation, was the primary beneficiary of the event, and through the foundation, proceeds were raised to help World Bicycle Relief, People for Bikes, the National Interscholastic Cycling Association, the Idaho Interscholastic Cycling League, and the Mines Advisory…

April 20, 2020

Ride When You Can!

This bike riding season was supposed to be my year of gravel. I was trying to spend less time on pavement, and more time on dirt, partly to avoid cars, but also because one can get to places off-road that you just can’t get to in traffic! I’m not a big fan of technical mountain biking. My skills just aren’t honed enough to feel confident, and I fall far too often for my liking, mostly because I can’t ride fast enough on technical uphill sections to keep my balance, and I don’t get my feet out of the clips quick enough to put my foot down on the ground before…