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 | Jul 27, 2017 | Unbound Outdoors
Thousands of water fans in Boise have had a disappointing start to the river season this year. High water, flooding, and damage to river banks meant that the usual season for floating the river would be cut short. Some thought it might not happen at all. Well, those...
by Troy Lambert | Jul 6, 2017 | Motorcycling, Unbound Outdoors
The state of Idaho is crisscrossed by some of the greatest roads in the world, many of them created for the sole purpose of resource extraction. In other words, many were built for the removal of lumber, mining, or trapping and hunting. While the public views about...
