Sunday, August 15: Olde Stage

Friday, Aug. 6th

Singlespeed Sunday, Episode 5

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Yesterday was much warmer than a week ago. As a result, we kept the Singlespeed Sunday route to mostly bike path and roads with only a minimal amount of dirt road and gravel crusher bike paths. The Koppenberg climb was an absolute mess so we hiked to the top on the side of the road.

Knowing that the South Boulder Creek Trail would be a disaster, as we were slogging our way down 66th towards Marshall Road, I asked Josh if he wanted to go do some climbing. We headed towards Gillaspie and Harlow Platts Park and climbed towards Greenbriar and Lehigh. Now, this is not a very steep climb but on a singlespeed, it'll start a good burn.

We cruised along the Broadway bike path before cutting through the CU campus towards the Boulder Creek Trail. We linked that to the Goose Creek Trail and hopped onto Baseline. After cutting through to S. Boulder Rd, there was more climbing to do-- again, not a serious issue with gears. We dropped back down towards the Louisville Rec Center and parted ways.

But Singlespeed Sunday wouldn't be done yet. Part two began as I entered the garage and moved my water bottles over to my new Gary Fisher X-Caliber, which I had picked up Saturday night. I took off for a few minutes for Super Stealth Sunday, a reference to any training Josh or I do in an attempt to gain an edge over the other. I cut it short so I would have enough time to shower before heading to a leisurely Sunday lunch at the Southside Walnut Cafe with Esther. Just as we were driving into Boulder, the snow started and I realized how glad I was that Singlespeed Sunday had started early.

My quick spin on the Fisher wasn't really all that telling of a ride. I need to work on positioning and get it dialed in before I give a good ride report on it but I will say with my WTB 29er LaserDisc Trail wheelset, the bike comes in at a respectable 26.4lbs. Watch out!

Singlespeed Sunday Vol. 1, Issue 4

Hey, what happened to Vol. 1, Episodes 1, 2, and 3? Well, they never got written up so you'll just have to deal with Singlespeed Sunday updates starting at Episode 4.

As you can tell by the numbering, singlespeed mountain biking has sort of become a Sunday afternoon thing for me to do. I've been getting out on most Sundays with Josh and rolling out to the Koppenburg climb, through the South Boulder Creek Trail and back home via Baseline Rd. Sometimes we or I will throw in a loop over towards Davidson Mesa or Harper's Lake for good measure.


Today, we headed out the Coal Creek Trail about 7 miles and turned around. With snow falling, we elected to stay off the roads and on trails for safety and the sloppy factor. Pushing through the fresh snow and balancing over the spots where the new snow was covering old ice and frozen tracks proved to be a challenging workout that we didn't need to go find any hills to abuse ourselves with... today. Maybe in March.

And for those interested: Garmin Connect -Activity Details for Singlespeed Sunday 2.21.10