E's Spot - It is by riding a bicycle that you learn the contours of a country best, since you have to sweat up the hills and coast down them. Thus you remember them as they actually are, while in a motor car only a high hill impresses you, and you have no such accurate remembrance of country you have driven through as you gain by riding a bicycle.

Black Fly Challenge Update

Published on May 4, 2012 by Erik in MTB Events, Off-The-Bac k Cycling

Getting ready for the Black Fly! How about you?

: Black Fly Route (and we know Map My Ride lies about elevations)

Date
05/09/2012
05/05/2012
05/03/2012
05/01/2012
04/16/2012

Distance
15.1mi
20.5mi
11.6mi
9.4mi
18.4mi

Elevation
1,130ft
1,644ft
1,222ft
1,199ft
2,195ft

Suffer Score
77
50
20
71
112 PR

Tags: Black Fly Challenge, fuel ex, MTB

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Photo from the Joberg2C Stage Race

Published on May 11, 2012 by Erik in MTB Events

One of the many reasons I’d luv to ride in this race.

Joberg2C

Tags: joBerg2C, MTB

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High-speed crash caught via a GoPro

Published on May 11, 2012 by Erik in MTB Events

Join GoPro rider Oli Munnik at speed as he chases down Tyron Bird during last week’s joBerg2C, and see first hand the high-speed crash during which Tyron broke vertebra in his neck. We wish Tyron a speedy recovery, and look forward to seeing him on the bike again soon.