Tagged: MTB

Drink in a Mountain Bike Glass

A Toast: To Two Departed Ladies

The first: Johannah She was mo mhĂșinteoir (Irish language teacher). Battled cancer for quite some time – being a smoker didn’t help. Lass from Co. Tipperary (from which county my granddad also hailed). When...

Trail Gnome sticker in back window of my truck

Gnomery: Where I Haunt

I’ve already talked about being a (stinky) trail gnome. This is where. Rockhouse Hill SanctuaryOxford, Connecticut, US This is presently my “home riding area” (and likely will be until we move). It’s on what...

My Three Concussions

Thrice now I’ve had what the medical guys call mTBI (mild traumatic brain injury), i.e. concussions. Mountain biker + martial arts student, so that shouldn’t be all that surprising. Two weren’t especially noteworthy; the...

Kona Stinky + 5.11 RUSH12 Pack (with Silky Katanaboy and Gerber E-Tool)

Stinky Trail Gnome

Hi! I’m a trail gnome! What this means in practice is I carry (some) trail tools with me – notably a Silky Katanaboy saw and a Gerber E-Tool (a folding shovel) – and, as...

ChatGPT… and Me

With all the talk about ChatGPT, I decided to give it a whirl. Since I’m a mountain biker and spend a lot of time on my big orange beast: I started with: Fair enough....