Posted in Nutrition, Product Review, Road on Aug 21st, 2008
This past cyclocross season, I received a sample packet of Hammer Nutrition’s Perpetuem. Perpetuem is a drink mix intended for endurance rides. I finally decided to use this sample during yesterday’s four hour ride.
I ran out of Perpetuem before the end of my ride, and started slowing down before I got [...]
Posted in Copper Harbor, Equipment, Keweenaw, Lifestyle, Mountain Biking, Nutrition, Product Review on Aug 18th, 2008
As mountain bikers, it is imperative that we eat. Well, it’s imperative that anyone eat, but we need more energy than some, or many.
Pat arranged a Copper Harbor Fat Tire pre-ride for this morning. I started the day off right by making some buckwheat pancakes topped with raspberries picked in my yard and [...]
Posted in Lifestyle, Product Review on Jul 16th, 2008
I’ve spent the last two days converting my blog to my web server (Moronacity has been hosted by Futurequest for several years). The biggest reason for this change is that I was tired of getting blank pages every time I logged into Blogger, tried to read comments on friends’ blogs, or tried to read [...]
Posted in Beginners, Mountain Biking, Product Review, Racing, Road, Training on May 20th, 2008
I like books. Whenever I start a new hobby, I buy books. Bicycling wasn’t any different.
When I started mountain biking, it was pretty obvious I had a lot to learn regarding technique. I didn’t know how to climb steep hills or maneuver through rock gardens, and the only advice I [...]