Monthly Archives: January 2013


Dalles Mountain 60 - 2013 Edition

Dalles Mountain 60 - March 9, 2013 - 10:00 a.m. It’s that time again folks… Here are a few to things keep in mind about the big day: We’ll roll out from Holstein’s Coffee Co. in The Dalles at 10:00 a.m. - sharp! Remember to park on the street, not in Holstein’s lot. This is […]


Having our Cake

Someone left their slice of cake outside our door. Someone should have told them there were hungry bike mechanics with a sweet tooth right inside that door. Can you imagine two guys named Kurt and Carl who don’t enjoy a slice of German Chocolate Cake? I can’t. Thanks, random cake-leaving stranger.  


Vancouver Island & The Sunshine Coast

Unusual these days, I spent a week road touring up in “Beautiful” British Columbia on Vancouver Island and the Sunshine Coast. It was a great change of pace and touring in this area is highly recommended. I don’t have a GPS map for the route, but I rode from Victoria up along the inside coast […]


Fatbiking – Mount St. Helens

Nick and I spent a fun day exploring the snowmobile trails around Mount St. Helens. So far it’s the best snowbiking we’ve found near Portland and worth the easy hour+ drive. Unless conditions are great (they weren’t that day), I’d stick to the groomed snowmobile trails. Drive through Cougar on the south side of the […]


Olaf’s Hot Salsa Fargo

      Olaf has been working on getting together all the pieces for his 2013 Fargo for a little while. This is his second Fargo- the first one was ridden from Alaska to the lower 48, so he knew what he wanted the second time around.   Some of the build highlights are a […]