The Rift – 2021 Race Report (I mean….survival report)

  Casey Cohenmeyer describes her brutal experience at The Rift in Iceland. The Rift is a 200 km (125 miles) off-road bike race through the dark lava fields in the Highlands of Iceland. It traverses the continental rift between...

Local Legends: Andy Brightman & Brent Prenzlow

Brent Prenzlow and Andy Brightman are two local riders who have watched the Belgian Waffle Ride evolve from its inception in 2012 in the hills of North San Diego County. Ahead of this years California...

Kathy Pruitt's Gravel Win at Fistful of Dirt

Kathy is a former downhill world champion and a mountain biker. She has recently taken up gravel riding and completed her first successful race this past weekend in Cody, Wyoming taking home 1st place in Women’s...

Bike Parts – Wheels

Last post was about nutrition and what it takes for me to get through my training days as well as Belgian Waffle Ride. Now we are going to move on to the fun stuff which is...

Clint's GXC Review

Clint had the chance to demo some Spinergy GXC carbon gravel wheels this year. He decided to share his review on our blog and filled us in on some of his background as an athlete....

2,300 miles in Uganda

Evan Christenson rode a pair of GX 650b's through the Trans-Uganda. A 2,300 mile journey biking through deserts, mountains and jungles. Here is his perspective...            The definition of a road in Uganda can be loose. Misleading by nature...

FREEDOM TO RIDE

After a 31 year corporate career, I decided to retire this past August at the age of 58. Just how does one start off retirement? I chose to kick it off with a twist, an...

CHAINLINE BIKES - KONA LIBRE BUILD

When it comes to bike customization, you're not going to find much better than Jason's work at Chainline Bikes in El Cajon. We met up with Jason at this year's Sea Otter Classic. He was...