The Ranger Review: February 2010

Will's Cabin. Ashcroft, CO. 8/27/09.

Cliff Drive Reservoir. 9/18/09.

Dairy Queen, Canon City, CO. 5/11/09.

Mt Rainier Design

14 New National Monuments Considered by Obama Administration

Below are the areas being considered for national monument status.

San Rafael Swell, UT
Montana’s Northern Prairie, MT
Lesser Prairie Chicken Preserve, NM
Berryessa Snow Mountains, CA
Heart of the Great Basin, NV
Otero Mesa, NM
Northwest Sonoran Desert, AZ
Owyhee Desert, OR/NV
Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument, CA (expansion)
Vermillion Basin, CO
Bodie Hills, CA
The Modoc Plateau, CA
Cedar Mesa region, UT
San Juan Islands, WA

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Stairways To Heaven Race - Los Angeles

Here is the entire film...it is 21 minutes long, but worth the watch. Probably the best alleycat film I have seen. At the very least, watch from 3:00 on, as that is the free for all section of the race and follows some really good riders.

Nike 6.0 Tunnel

Some good rules to follow.

Encouraged:

-team spirit
-helmet
-fenders, courtesy flaps and booties
-Belgian beers
-frame pumps and patch kits
-echelons in the crosswinds
-28mm wide tires
-vintage jerseys
-a desire to ride on gravel
-good sportsmanship
-helping a teammate out with a wheel change
-appreciation for the fantastic roads we get to ride on
-being responsible for your own actions
-plucky attacks when you shouldn't
-riding to, racing and riding back from all 3 banana belts
-sense of fun
-riding long miles all winter

Discouraged:

-racing like it is the world championships even though it is feburary
-race bikes that might break if you crash
-racers who take themselves too seriously
-broken bikes without a tool kit or patch kit
-silk tubs (unless you are Roger De Vlaeminck)
-people who don't like good espresso
-dh pads
-Belgian cocaine (but fast cars are OK)
-listening to phish or grateful dead to get pumped for a ride
-not being able to jump shit on your road bike
-not starting at a cafe with good coffee
-not riding all winter

Seen here

Caribou-Odessa

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Mike Giant's Modern SF

The Morning Benders "Excuses"

The album version of Excuses is now available for download. Previously seen in the FANTASTIC video here.

Listen here

You can download the track here.

Street Cred Stage 5

Pope John Paul II x Campagnolo

Pope John Paul II accepting the Campagnolo 50th Anniversary group #002; group #001 is in the Campagnolo factory. The Pope put his group on a custom white Colnago.

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