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Exploration: the action of traveling in or through an unfamiliar area in order to learn about it. Oxford Dictionary I enjoy reading books about the early polar explorers, the Voyageurs, modern adventure seekers recreating an historic trip from the past and even people trying to homestead on a small piece of wilderness they have managed…
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The tiny Wisconsin Northwoods town of Cable, population 825, is punching above its weight class again with a new concrete pump track at the local bike park. If you Google “concrete pump track” right now, all you will find is some stuff about a park in California and one in New York. But thanks to…
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Mother Nature gave a break to the 230 racers who signed up for the Seeley Lions Pre Fat mountain bike race today. The temperatures were in the 70s, the sky was partly cloudy, and there was a light wind to keep the bugs away when people were not pedaling. We even had a little rain…
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I am excited to announce that this year in addition to the regular crew from Fyxation, the Tour de Chequamegon will have ride support from Wheel & Sprocket and US Bicycling Hall of Famer Tom Schuler. Wheel & Sprocket has been providing support for nearly 50 years with experienced mechanics and logistical support for dozens…
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I pull gently on the Hayes Disc Brakes to slow my Schlick Northpaw as I pull up next to an idling four-wheeler along Masterson Fire Lane. “Any of your guys get anything this morning?” I ask? “Stubby saw that five-pointer but he let it pass,” Buck Masterson said with the combination of disappointment and approval…
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A well-known Wisconsin cyclist, former employee at the Telemark Lodge, and one of the founders of the Chequamegon MTB Festival, Phil Van Valkenberg, will get a trail named after him in his home town of Cambridge, WI. Phil started working at the Telemark Resort in 1978 as the Vice President of Sales. Below is the…
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The guided Tour de Chequamegon run by Wheel & Sprocket was designed to be an introduction to bikepacking, and each year some riders have questions about what to pack. If you ask a dozen experienced bikepackers what they bring, you are bound to get 12 different lists. Individual preferences vary widely and there is so…
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Wow, people are racing again with mass starts and no masks! Thinking about the last year feels like one of those foggy morning memories of a disturbing dream the night before. You remember an overwhelming sense of dread, but nothing really made any sense. It feels so good to see the pandemic fading in the…
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This post originally appeared on Bikepacking.com. The last time I pedaled the Colorado Trail in Durango, I did it on a lugged steel Waterford with Nitto mustache bars. I think that was 1990, the same year Durango hosted the very first UCI National Mountain Bike Championships! While Ned Overend is still shredding the trails around…
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This story originally appeared in the July 2014 issue of Wisconsin Bike Fed magazine. I may never go to Colorado again. After a whirlwind weekend tour of Wisconsin’s North Coast along the south shore of Lake Superior, I found some of the best mountain biking I have experienced since I last rode in Durango. While…
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