by Troy Lambert | Sep 28, 2017 | Cyclling, Unbound Outdoors
It’s been a long time since I had a real road bike. I’ve ridden either mountain bikes or hybrids for the last couple of decades, in part due to where I lived, in part due to the fact that I had a one bike quiver, and I needed to be able to ride gravel and trails. This...
by Troy Lambert | Sep 7, 2017 | Cyclling, Unbound Outdoors
Last week, I wrote about my upcoming ride of Rebecca’s Private Idaho, an annual event held in Ketchum, Idaho on Labor Day weekend. There are two choices on the menu, the Small Fry and the Big Potato: a 54 mile or 94-mile grinder of a race over gravel roads that...
by Troy Lambert | Aug 31, 2017 | Cyclling, Unbound Outdoors
This Sunday, I will saddle up my mountain bike for a nearly 54-mile ride on some of the most scenic and brutal gravel road in Idaho. The event is an annual one called Rebecca’s Private Idaho, and it takes riders over an epic and grueling mountain course. Of course,...
by Troy Lambert | Aug 9, 2017 | Cyclling, Unbound Outdoors
August in the Northwest brings fires, and with the fires comes smoke and haze. In the valleys where many cities are, this can create an inversion and horrible air quality. Cycling in these smoky conditions can not only be challenging, but hazardous to your health....
by Troy Lambert | Jun 27, 2017 | Cyclling, Unbound Outdoors
Last Thursday, I participated in The Longest Ride. I rode just under 40 miles in four hours, supported a great cause, and found a new training route. I revisited that route today. From my house, it took just over an hour to do 11 miles of some significant vertical in...
by Troy Lambert | Jun 20, 2017 | Cyclling, Unbound Outdoors
Tomorrow is the longest day of the year. Great. They only get shorter from here. But there is something special going on in Boise. It’s called the longest ride. Some individuals are riding for 16 hours, covering an average of 160 miles during the entire time the sun...
