Category: MTB

by James Murren 07 July 2009 Number of comments0
MTB

Easy-going Sunday Morning

The three of us climbed up the ridge, taking our time, en route to arguably Michaux’s best downhill.  Long, winding,Continue Reading

by James Murren 24 June 2009 1
Mountains MTB

Epic Stormin’ Michaux

Six hundred miles of driving and near 365 days of abstinence had me primed for a rendevous with my beloved. Continue Reading

by James Murren 19 June 2009 Number of comments0
MTB

I Like Rocks

Haven’t been on a bike since last Friday night.  Resting legs all week … taking it easy … laying lowContinue Reading

by James Murren 15 June 2009 Number of comments0
MTB

Save PA’s State Parks–MTB

This (below) comes by way of DirtRag Mag.  The Wilderness 101 is epic riding outside of State College (Penn State). Continue Reading

by James Murren 14 May 2009 Number of comments0
MTB

Rain Delay

It’s been raining a lot in the midwest, which means trail riding isn’t much of an option, though the HMBAContinue Reading

by James Murren 30 April 2009 Number of comments0
MTB

All Mixed Up

Kind of like mixed climbing, I went on a mixed bike ride last Sunday morning that sorta kicked my arse.  I crossedContinue Reading

by James Murren 23 April 2009 Number of comments0
MTB

Earth Day Ride to Battleground

After a 40 something degree Tuesday of spotty, cold rain, Earth Day rose up with some sunshine and temps nearContinue Reading

by James Murren 21 April 2009 Number of comments0
MTB

Phish-ing for Trails

It’s been a cold, wet spring here in Hoosier-ville, which isn’t too conducive to riding on trails.  The Wabash hasContinue Reading

by James Murren 15 April 2009 Number of comments0
MTB

New Direction

What in the hell is up with this blog?  Ain’t had a new post in over a month.  Why?  What’sContinue Reading

by James Murren 24 April 2008 Number of comments0
MTB

“I Want to Ride My Bicycle”

“i want to ride my bicycle i want to ride my bike…”             –queen Air is not passing through myContinue Reading

by James Murren 04 March 2008 Number of comments0
MTB

MTBLF Manifesto: Why We Ride

The Mountain Biker Liberation Front (MTBLF) has come into fruition under the recognition of the need for others to understandContinue Reading

by James Murren 01 March 2008 Number of comments0
Honduras Mexico MTB

MTB with Zapatista Imagination

It’s been an historic couple of weeks for Mexico.  Vicente Fox, the first non-PRI party president in over seventy yearsContinue Reading

by James Murren 29 February 2008 2
MTB Poetry

To Climb is to Descend

  The quads, the calves, the region below the chamois, but not excluding the chamois area, and including the feet,Continue Reading

by James Murren 29 February 2008 Number of comments0
Libations MTB

Beer Guide to the Trails of Michaux

We are a fickle lot, the mountain bike ridin’ tribe of society’s flotsam and jetsam.  Sitting around talking shop andContinue Reading

by James Murren 29 February 2008 Number of comments0
Ethiopia MTB Nigeria

Journal entry, 23 August 2005, Addis Ababa

It did not rain today…seems the rainy season is winding down. Days are getting warmer, which I am wholeheartedly welcoming…hopingContinue Reading

by James Murren 29 February 2008 Number of comments0
Brazil MTB

Why I Mountain Bike: Escapism and the Wish to Fall off the Face of the Earth (in Brasil)

The knobby tires spin round and round, going on the downhill as I hesitate to pull the brake, wanting toContinue Reading