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Category: My Gear

  • The Meriwether Cycles Klunkpacker

    The Meriwether Cycles Klunkpacker

    Introducing my Meriwether Klunkpacker!

  • Bikes of 2022 – All the others!

    Bikes of 2022 – All the others!

    Recapping my favorite bikes I rode in 2022. Gravel, fat and mountain bikes. I also share a sneak peek at 2023 and a few hints at projects in the works.

  • Bikes of 2022 – The Tumbleweed Stargazer

    Bikes of 2022 – The Tumbleweed Stargazer

    I haven’t done something like this on the blog for a few years. Who really cares what my favorite things and pictures are anyway? But in the spirit of change, developing my voice and challenging myself I am preparing several posts this month about some of my favorite bikes, family moments, experiences and images. Today,…

  • The Mid South Gravel – 2022 Edition

    The Mid South Gravel – 2022 Edition

    Today I am sharing some words and images from the 2022 Mid South gravel bike race & ride. It’s been a few years since I’ve ridden this event. I wish I could entirely blame covid for that but I can’t! I went to Mid South on a mission to ride 1st and take pictures 2nd.…

  • A Day to Create

    A Day to Create

    I have had a lot on my mind. Surprisingly I am feeling similar to when I was working. My brain doesn’t turn off. I am hyper focused. I am churning over solutions and learning. I ignore some of the basic, human signals of thirst, hunger, etc. When I get this way, I am not the…

  • 2018 Year in Review – A Year of Life Changes

    2018 Year in Review – A Year of Life Changes

    As I prepare for a new year, I always take time to look back on my year. I like to look back and compare my images to the memories & thoughts I have in my head. This year I got pretty much what I expected, that being life changes. Lots of life changes. I am…

  • The Salsa Cycles Deadwood comes to life

    The Salsa Cycles Deadwood comes to life

    I know this bike is over a year old but I have changed my methodology for building new bikes. No more do I throw everything together as fast as I can with a hodgepodge of parts.  Instead I pain over every detail and build it when I have all the parts, or at least very…

  • Ben’s Custom Pofahl

    Ben’s Custom Pofahl

    I haven’t shared much here on the blog about my current bike set up lately. Partly because I am in transition and have several new bikes in process. But partly it is because I have been stable for the past year with the following rig. But…I did find some time to ride with a good…

  • Fragments – My 1st Month with the Fuji X Pro 2

    Fragments – My 1st Month with the Fuji X Pro 2

    I am closing this month a very happy man. I’ve had an incredible month. My family is great. I’ve traveled to Oklahoma for the Landrun 100 and to Colorado for my family spring break and on Friday, I leave for Kansas City for a soccer tournament followed by Duluth, MN the following weekend for the…

  • The handcrafted JB Camera Designs Grip for Fuji X Pro 2

    The handcrafted JB Camera Designs Grip for Fuji X Pro 2

    Last week I was in Stillwater, Oklahoma to ride the Landrun 100 gravel road race & ride, pics can be found here. While there I got to see one of my closest friends’ businesses, JB Camera Designs. JB Camera Designs makes hand crafted wood camera grips and accessories that are aimed to improve ergonomics and…