RIDE TEN THOUSAND
The Ten Thousand can be summed up as follows: 126 miles of Illinois Driftless gravel, rad people that want to set their legs ablaze, sadistic vert and post-ride beers.
GLAP EVENTS
THE HYPE
WINTER WONDERLAND
A moment of happiness captured in time and at your fingertips.
BIKE ART – UNCHAINED
Life is full of restrictions. Pick one or even two – and get unchained.
BIKE ART – UNCHAINED
Let freedom ring – and ride.
BIKE ART: LOVE SPRING
I declare it to be Spring.
THE PROJECT
HOW TO CYCLOCROSS GOOD BY CODY SOVIS
Cyclocross is a sport that some people do good, and some people don’t do so good. Here are some tips to make sure that you are one of the ‘do good’ people I was talking about earlier in this blog post. The first thing you have to remember is that cyclocross bike riding is like all the bike riding you
THE NORTH FACE SPEAKER SERIES IN CHICAGO – CONRAD ANKER
https://youtu.be/xBDjbO1zupg On October 14, 2015, climbing legend and TNF athlete Conrad Anker will be in Chicago presenting The Other Way. From what I can tell, The Other Way is an apt title for a discussion that chronicles a climbing life lived outside the well-known yet artificial societal boundaries. Mr. Conrad’s story, which culminates with summiting Meru, weaves the inherent risk, fear and suffering that accompanies a
PRECONCEIVED NOCEANS
Mother Nature, for all her awe and beauty, is a fickle, frigid and possibly schizophrenic bitch. If we can agree on that then we can likely agree that Great Lakes surfing is an audacious yet scrappy venture. Indeed, the conditions are only right when the wind is the most severe, visibility is low and ice formations are likely. Even so,
Love Mud, Will Run
As a Midwestern’r, if you are running a Spring ultra then that can only mean one thing – you picked a fight with Old Man Winter and came out with the upper hand. I’ve been that guy on the Lakeshore path with layers of Lycra, frozen eyelashes and icicles dangling from the beard. It’s brutal. However, it is all worth
CLEAR & COLD CINEMA: MICHIGAN ICE FILM
The fellas at Clear & Cold Cinema are at it again. As a follow-up to the toasty Cold Rolled series and some spectacular Michigan travel pieces, Aaron Peterson and crew have debuted the trailer for their newest film, Michigan Ice. The film is due out in 2016, but, in the meantime, the’ve launched a Kickstartr campaign to fund the finished product. As told
THE FEED
GREAT LAKES ADVENTURE PHOTO
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