Author Archives: Knuckler

So long and thanks for all the laughs or What I learned from being an instructor of a beginning mountain biking class

Everyone meet Will. Will’s the dude that you all just watched careen off the Steps on Prospector. Will’s a bad ass. This video was his make up class for Beginning Mountain Biking this past semester. When we rode this as … Continue reading

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Mooseknuckler News

Yesterday was my day off. And for the first time in a very long time, it was truly a day off. I spent the majority of the day around the house doing menial tasks that I never have time for. … Continue reading

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Screaming helps

I’m standing at the base of a cliff. There is a rope attached to me via harness and ATC. Said rope goes up the cliff from where I am to the person climbing above me. I’m trying not to look … Continue reading

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No Dabs Contest Official Rules

Editor’s note: This is meant to be the beginning of the discussion. As Shelby and I were riding the Goose on Sunday it became painfully obvious that we need some rules to go along with our contests. So these are … Continue reading

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I think I’ll go to sleep now

I’m tired. Kathleen and I are on our way to Benja’s for some delicious food. Up to this point in the day, I’ve been going full speed. I hit the shop a little after 7 am, worked until 5 and … Continue reading

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Today was my 27th B-day so I decided to try some X.

And let me tell you what it was awesome. I procured a new bicycle a while back and then promptly loaned it to a friend who needed one to get him by till he could purchase his own. Well, he purchased … Continue reading

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Gary, I’d hope you’d haunt me if you were one

“I don’t know if you believe in ghosts, I’d hope you’d haunt me if you were one.” – Ramshackle Glory. I spent a day in Joshua Tree. I strongly believe that we find things “beautiful” mostly because we are told … Continue reading

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This post is the equivalent of me stamping my feet in anger

It’s 7:43 a.m. I should be kitting up, as it were, for my 30 minute race to work that I always win, but instead I am sitting in front of my computer with my coffee cup wishing that I was … Continue reading

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Bikes are cool

One of my favoritest things about working in a bike shop is watching folks get stoked on riding bikes. It’s nice to see people who have been pedaling for years and years, but the new ones are the best. Watching … Continue reading

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I shouldn’t listen to music in the bathtub while drinking bourbon

If I were to make a sad attempt to explain the things running through my head, I would first have to give the back story. It would start with this, And then some of this,

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