Category Archives: Mountain Biking
Mountain Biking Murphy Hanrehan
Today, Jessica and I went mountain biking in Murphy Hanrehan park with a couple of friends of mine (Samar Upadhyay and Adam Bavier). It was a great ride, just like most of the MORC trails. Jessica rode the beginner and intermediate loops with us, and to my surprise Adam and Samar were up for the [...]
Mountain Biking Lebanon Hills Again
On this trip, I re-challenged the monster log pile, and it bit back pretty hard. My bike nearly cleared the top when I lost momentum and hit a bigger log. This caused me to fall backwards down the jump. Fearing a repeat of last time, I tried to come down at more of an angle. Instead of recovering gracefully, my bike tilted sideways and I fell of the edge. My metal bike pedals dug into one side of my leg, while rocks dug into the other.
Why I mountain bike
Some people bike to save money, but I bike for other reasons. In fact, if you get serious about biking, you will probably spend more than you could save. Then, why do people bike? I go out on the mountain biking trails to give myself a challenge. I love the adventure. Clearing a log jump [...]
Getting an awesome new 29er Mountain Bike
About a week ago I was biking at South Valley Park in Inver Grove Heights. Even though it is a paved trail, the hills are a killer workout. Actually, they are some of the best hills I have ever seen on a paved trail. Anyway, my derailleur had a slight problem with the hills. Eventually [...]
Lebanon Hills is Amazing
I know I have said this before, but I can’t get enough of Lebanon Hills Mountain Bike course. Today, my dad and brother (Trevor) went on the trail. It was great. This was Trevor’s and my second time on the trail and it took us about one hour and ten minutes. My dad did it [...]
Mountain Biking and Heat Stroke
Last week, my wife, sister, brother, dad, and myself all mountain biked the Minnesota River Bottoms Trail. This is an amazing trail, and recommended to all. My brother, Trevor, and I had a great time trying out some of the jumps and twisting around the singletrack sections of the trail and lightening speeds. We all [...]
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