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“He may be just a tramp, a guy that likes to roam about this great country without any special aim, just to thank the Lord for these beautiful mountains.”
-B. Traven, The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
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Monthly Archives: June 2011
Crotch Rocket Mountain Bikes (1985)
On the street I lived on as a kid, a friend of mine lived up the way, and across from him lived this older dude who assembled Crotch Rocket mountain bikes in his garage and sold us parts. I always … Continue reading
Selby Rocks, Carrizo Plain
Saddled up the iron horse and pressed peddle once more out to the Carrizo on Sunday hoping it would be clear enough to do something and stay dry. Nope. We were wet. The Temblor Range across the plain disappeared behind … Continue reading
Poison Spider Mesa Trail, Utah
Three Elliotts are out riding Utah and relayed some photos of their adventure back to Headquarters. Related Post: Indonesian Hells Angels
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