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  • The Northwoods Ramble Podcast Show #6

    In this episode, Seeley Dave gives the latest Update on Life Above 8, including some news about the Valhalla Beach Party Route, then has an interview Josh Rizzo of The Nxrth.com. Josh was up from Eau Claire with his brother and both of them were “working from ROAM” at ROAM Adventure Basecamp. He lets us know how…

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  • The Northwoods Ramble Podcast Show #5

    In episode 5, Seeley Dave interviews Ben Welnak, who started the popular Mountain Bike Radio podcast. Ben talks about how he landed in Hayward after living in Colorado, the guys also ramble about the similarities between Durango and Hayward.Ben’s sauna rentals: Northwoods SaunaBen’s vacation rental properties: Up North StaysTurtle Flambeau Flowage Camping Sites Marinette Waterfall Loop route collection…

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  • The Northwoods Ramble Podcast Show #4

    In this show Seeley Dave interviews Joel Harrison and Daryl McNutt from New Moon Ski & Bike Shop in Hayward, WI. They chat about New Moon taking over the Hungry Bear gravel race, some improvements New Moon can make with their greater resources and what is going to stay the same.After the interview, Dave reviews the different…

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  • The Northwoods Ramble Podcast Show #3

    For the third episode Seeley Dave will be your solo guide on a the Northwoods Ramble to give TJ some well-earned time off with family after working long hours on the Epic Bike Fest all week. In this slightly shorter solo episode of the Northwoods Ramble, Seeley Dave goes through all the stuff in the…

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  • The Northwoods Ramble Podcast Show #2

    For our second Northwoods Ramble, Seeley Dave and TJ are joined by Joe Vadeboncoeur, who after 30 years with Trek is now working with TJ at the American Birkebeiner Ski Foundation to build a mountain bike park at the site of the former Telemark Lodge. In this show, TJ first gives an update on the…

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  • The Northwoods Ramble Podcast Show #1

    Give a listen to TJ and I on the first episode of our new Northwoods Ramble video podcast. I’ve been working on the tech for this podcast for more than a month, testing microphones, figuring out how to run the audio from the RØDECaster Pro II through the Black Magic Design ATEM Mini Pro and…

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  • 2023 Hungry Bear Gravel News

    It feels odd to be emailing about spring gravel the morning after I spent the evening on Old Stinky, the ’96 Ski-Doo Skandic I use to groom our neighborhood Penman trails. We got about 7 inches of great snow yesterday, so anyone looking to get their fat bike or ski mojo going should consider a…

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  • 2022 Tour de Chequamegon Review

    This year the Wheel & Sprocket Tour de Chequamegon started a week earlier than usual. With that timing and a warm dry summer and early fall, the colors were not as popping as in years past. And because the event was the same weekend as Cable Fall Fest, we started at Telehenge rather than from…

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  • Spring Rain and DIY Boot Dressing

    Most of us in Wisconsin’s Northwoods are happy to have a wet spring. The extended winter and regular rain means we are no longer are under drought conditions and the risk of forest fires is minimized. We don’t want a little rain to keep us off the bike all spring, so I took some time…

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  • Hungry Bear 2022 Redux

    Thanks to everyone who came out for the Hungry Bear this year. With great weather and a good turnout, every rider we saw at the finish said they had a great time. Most everyone said they liked the course. Some found it more challenging than they expected, but so far nobody had a complaint. Special…

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