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It’s Thanksgiving in the US! Time to sit around with friends and family, eat more food than we could ever possibly digest and then sit in front of a TV and try not to fall asleep. It is also a time where we give thanks for the past years experiences and the good things we have in our lives. So…in true cycling fashion…here are the 26 things I am thankful for.
- Long travel forks to cover up my mistakes
- Rigid bikes to show me my mistakes
- High volume knobby tires
- Wide rims
- Sweet singletrack
- Road biking
- A wife that lets me ride when I want to
- Great friends that have the same cycling obsession I do
- 27 gears
- No gears
- Custom steel fame makers
- Overseas production that allows more people in this world to ride
- Wide handlebars
- Big wheels (yes..I like the 29er variety!)
- US boutique frame manufacturers
- Big drops
- Blazing fast DH’s
- Long, technical, slow climbs
- The trail a day or two after it rains (can we say Velcro?!)
- Numerous trails within spitting distance of my house
- Everyone that does trail work
- The sound of rubber gripping rocks and dirt
- A sport that has always been there for me throughout my life
- The readers of this site
- Online communities that bring more cyclists together
- Every single aspect of cycling…from commuting to DH…we all are of the same blood…pedal induced forward motion
It’s been a fantastic year…thanks for all of the support and next year is going to be HUGE!!!!