Inadvertent Roubaix

 August 19, 2024

Boy and the Boot

After D2R2, I drove up to Rutland to see Ann and didn't ride on the Sunday after because I was still sore from Saturday. I took Monday off from work and went for a morning ride south of Rutland .

Afternoon Downhill in the rain

 August 19, 2024

Ann & I headed up to Killington to take a few downhill laps. It was a lot cooler in the mountains compared to Rutland so it was an easy decision to make for a summer afternoon activity.

2024 D2R2 105K to Rowe

 August 17, 2024

Team Karl’s Sausage Kitchen rides again!

We decided to ride the 105K route again because it only shared the lunch spot with the 165K route. All the other routes had a combined lunch at the Covered Bridge in Guilford, VT and that was always a shit show.  We go out of our way to stay clear of the routes that end up there. 

2024 D2R2 Pre-Game ride

 August 16, 2024

Will and I continued our D2R2 Pre-Game ride tradition by riding to Turner’s Falls and stopping at Element Brewing, which is just off the greenway. 

Surly Cross Check make over

August 11, 2024 

After about a month of tinkering I finished my rebuild of my second Surly Cross Check.  I went from 9 to 10 speeds and a 36t rear cassette with a Shimano Tiagra drive train and a Wolftooth Road Link.