Biocrust and What Not
A Little Random to Fill the Void
Have you noticed that Bike Mag is back? Over the past couple of months, random articles and videos have appeared more and more in the news apps on my phone. They’re now with Arena Media Brands, LLC: https://www.bikemag.com/
If you ride in Utah, or anywhere across the desert Southwest of the USA, you probably know about the delicateness of biocrust soils. In Hurricane, UT, there’s a trail called Cryptobionic, which might be a bit ironical, in the Goosebumps and Dead Ringer vicinity. Lately making rounds on various media outlets, but appearing first in The Radavist, is a 10 minute film called: From Biocrust, With Love.
The next installment of my monthly biking column with San Diego Magazine is due out in the coming days. You can bookmark this link to keep up with what I have going on there, if you want/are interested:
https://sandiegomagazine.com/?s=murren&start_date=2013-01-01&end_date=2024-05-06&orderby=date
This Saturday is the annual Archipelago Ride here in San Diego. It’s an annual fundraiser for SDMBA. I’ll be at the top of Lopez Canyon in the morning, directing finishers to Gravity Heights for the post-ride party. Say “HI!” if you’re passing through!
Some e-bike folly:
180-mile eMTB gives older riders the power to conquer steep hills
https://newatlas.com/bicycles/optibike-riot-ebike-mtb/
Anyway …
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Tanks fo hating on da ebike movement. Super cool how you found da worst example to focus on. Wow. How about noting how the SL e-bikes getting mo popular. Some are under 30 lbs. Also, I have a prediction fo you bruh. Remember da stink x-country skiers were making when ski lifts were invented? Didn’t stop lifts did it bruh. Jajajaja ✌🏽❤️🤟🏽
Just wanted to say that I ALMOST made it to the Hub & Pisgah tavern. Took a road trip and stopped to ride at Harper's Ferry and at Rocky Knob MTB park in Boone. But I wanted to finish the Blue Ridge Parkway and Tail of the Dragon, so Brevard will have to wait for my next trip down to Asheville.