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In 1996 with Over the Edge up and running and Fruita Trails getting more and more notice. The locals had an epic trail project in the works. Troy's father Loren is a pilot and starting with a recon flight a huge loop off 18 road was planned to circle the entire area. Months of volunteer hours were put into this effort and by the first festival in April 1996; the 30 mile loop was ready. Niel Gillman said; "you're always riding on the edge", we needed no more cause to call it "The Edge Loop"...
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Archives: April 2009
Posted Thursday, April 23 2009 @ 11:15AM | by
It was several years ago that I had the pleasure of riding and hanging out in Tuscany with Andy Hampsten and Scot Nicol; I was traveling with Ed and Kevin and we met up for some road miles and some awesome tuscan dining. It was on the end of the long ride that we passed the vineyards of all 3 of...
Posted Monday, April 20 2009 @ 08:47AM | by
Home last night from the Sea Otter Classic in Monterey; where if you read my other post you know that I did a ton of great "networking" with my beloved industry peers - friends - family. I got home last eve and stopped off with the locals for tacos and margs at Nathy's. By the end of...
Posted Saturday, April 18 2009 @ 05:29AM | by
Im sitting in my hotel, its afternoon on Saturday here in Carmel Valley. I have just come back to change clothes and shower and replace my contacts and such. Its another Sea Otter and another adventure in my somewhat wandering life. I come out here to netwrok pretty much; I have some really great...
Sometimes ya just gotta let it rain
Posted Saturday, April 11 2009 @ 06:24AM | by
It rained here all night, darn near, and was still dripping into the AM hours. Made for some sad folks as their ride trips were called short or at least interupted. As I write that it makes me a bit sad to know that some packed up and left even though now its sunny and the most awesome day outside....
Posted Wednesday, April 08 2009 @ 02:31AM | by Troy
I just did a great ride yesterday; one that made me giggle and smile and forget about all the stresses and concerns of event planning and business concerns. It struck me as I was riding another of the many life lessons I have found while on a bicycle. I was approaching one of the many optional...
Posted Saturday, April 04 2009 @ 01:20PM | by Troy
Cruisin’ I’m Sitting in the bar aboard the Norwegian Gem cruise ship. Drinking a Belgian beer in my favorite bar; staring at the seas of the Atlantic Ocean and pondering, as I often do. I sat down to write something to put on the website and found myself...
Posted Friday, April 03 2009 @ 03:25AM | by Troy
Just weeks ago the snow finally left the trails around Fruita. I was out riding for the first time on the wonderful Singletrack of Zippety Do Da in the Bookcliffs trail system north of town. The euphoric feelings of rolling down the fresh trail at speed and hearing the tires carve the newly...