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Monarch Singletrack

I met Reid at Monarch Singletrack for another Saturday morning romp through the trails. He had me working pretty hard on my fatty compared to his Salsa 29er and his 24 years of youth on me. I smiled and suggested he ride his fatty next time but then I had an even better idea: I need a 29er of my own! Explicit language at the 1:04 mark.

Monarch Singletrack

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Monarch Singletrack by Kevin Gilmore, on Flickr

River Bottoms Saturday!

Saturday Afternoon Along the Minnesota River Bottoms

The river bottoms have seen their share of flooding over the last several years but they're in fantastic shape now. It's nice to be able to ride them regularly again. They're one of my happy places!

Video from my ride.

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DANGER! Thin Ice! by Kevin Gilmore, on Flickr

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Nine Mile Creek by Kevin Gilmore, on Flickr

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The Minnesota River by Kevin Gilmore, on Flickr

Saturday Along The Minnesota River

Thanksgiving Day Ride

The trails are about as nice as they get along the Minnesota River bottoms. It's been about as busy as I've ever seen it in the 9 years I've been riding down there. Fortunately, my gloves float! (A reference to the video.)

Thanksgiving Day Ride

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Busy Beavers by Kevin Gilmore, on Flickr

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We Will Adapt by Kevin Gilmore, on Flickr

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Minnesota River Bottoms by Kevin Gilmore, on Flickr

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Swing Bridge by Kevin Gilmore, on Flickr

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Thin Ice at Nine Mile Creek by Kevin Gilmore, on Flickr

River Bottoms with Marty

In the 9 years I've been riding the river bottoms, I can't recall a time when it's ever been as busy as I've seen it in the last month—not even close. The ongoing pandemic must be playing a role as people are finding ways to socialize outdoors. If that's a silver lining from the pandemic, I'll take it.

River Bottoms with Marty

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Pre-Thanksgiving Ride

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River Bottoms Friday!

The temp made it to 50ºf (9ºc) yesterday which is a gift for a mid-December day in the Minneapolis area. I took advantage of it and did a 54 mile (87 km) ride on a route I'd been intending to do for a while—a route that takes me from home to the river bottoms and back via a circuitous route. What an awesome day to be on a bike! 🥂

Shadow Dancing

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Minnesota River by Kevin Gilmore, on Flickr

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River Bottoms by Kevin Gilmore, on Flickr

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Climbing out of Nine Mile Creek by Kevin Gilmore, on Flickr

River Bottoms Less Traveled

What a really nice day to be riding the river trails! We're enjoying the mildest December I can recall in years in the Minneapolis area. I don't mind snow for the trails but I'm digging this as well. No bugs! What's not to like?

River Bottoms Less Traveled

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2020 Postponed by Kevin Gilmore, on Flickr

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Minnesota River Bottoms by Kevin Gilmore, on Flickr

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Minnesota River Bottoms by Kevin Gilmore, on Flickr

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Nine Mile Creek by Kevin Gilmore, on Flickr

Da Plane! Da Plane!

The raft to cross Nine Mile Creek has been pulled up on shore until spring so some humans have gone into beaver mode. Their work is quite impressive but It's still quite sketchy and needs a bit more ice to support it. There are plenty of other trails to ride on the side of the creek I was on so I took a pass.

Da Plane! Da Plane!

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Human Beavers by Kevin Gilmore, on Flickr

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Deadwood by Kevin Gilmore, on Flickr

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On Approach by Kevin Gilmore, on Flickr

One last romp along the Minnesota River bottoms yesterday for 2020. I'm ready to get this new year underway. I hope you are as well!

River bottoms with Hynek and Reid

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River Bottoms by Kevin Gilmore, on Flickr

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Busy Beavers! by Kevin Gilmore, on Flickr

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Hynek by Kevin Gilmore, on Flickr

Sunday Morning River Bottoms

There's something about the river bottoms on a Sunday morning that appeals to me more than does any other day of the week. This is as close as I get to church at this point in my life.

Sunday Morning

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Minnesota River by Kevin Gilmore, on Flickr

Riding the River Bottoms w/Hynek and Jason

We had such a mild December and so far, January has been mild as well. We've got snow on the way, tho. The forecast is for 6 - 10" (15 - 25 cm) of snow beginning during the night and into tomorrow.

River Bottoms w/Hynek and Jason

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Hynek and Jason by Kevin Gilmore, on Flickr

I Suppose I Was Overdue...

I stuck close to home the past ten days since suffering a bit of an injury (2 owies, actually) out riding. I crashed on some ice and managed to hit my left hip kinda hard, leaving an ugly bruise that greeted me the next morning. But on the same ride, I was taking a shortcut back to my car and walking my bike down a steep, icy descent. I fell and hit my left knee super hard on a rock. I think I may have sworn a bit. Yeah, I definitely did that. So I've spent the past week riding my indoor trainer a number of times. I felt good Thursday night so I gave myself the green light to get back outside yesterday. What a beautiful day it was!

River Bottoms Friday

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Minnesota River Trails by Kevin Gilmore, on Flickr

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The Minnesota River Bottoms by Kevin Gilmore, on Flickr

Church of the Winding Path

We continue to enjoy some unseasonably mild weather in the Minneapolis area this winter. Studs and 3-4 psi made easy work of what little ice I encountered. This is some video from yesterday morning's ride with a temp just below freezing—ideal winter riding weather, at least for me!

Church of the Winding Path

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The Minnesota River by Kevin Gilmore, on Flickr

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Fat Biking by Kevin Gilmore, on Flickr

Where Is Everyone?

I love our change of seasons here in Minnesota, even if it means occasionally having to ride in temps of 1ºf / -17ºc. Today was one of those days. I thoroughly enjoyed myself out there!

Edit: the temp depicted at the start of the video should read 1°f / -17°c rather than 1°f / 17°c 🤦*♂️

Where Is Everyone?

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Swing Bridge by Kevin Gilmore, on Flickr

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Minnesota River Bottoms by Kevin Gilmore, on Flickr

The Full Meal Deal!

Yesterday, I took advantage of some of the best winter trail conditions I've ever ridden and probably enjoyed myself more than a guy in his mid-60s is supposed to. Enjoy! 🥂

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The Full Meal Deal

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The Bloomington Ferry Bridge by Kevin Gilmore, on Flickr

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The Minnesota River by Kevin Gilmore, on Flickr

Easter Morning Ride

Somewhere in Loudoun County, VA

From a local club....
Just had to pass this one along....

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We've Got The Band Back Together! (part of it, anyway)

Now that we're mostly vaccinated, we're lifting the moratorium on our group rides during the pandemic. It was nice to see these guys again!

We've Got The Band Back Together! (part of it, anyway)

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Gravel Riding by Kevin Gilmore, on Flickr

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Gravel Riding by Kevin Gilmore, on Flickr

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Like!

Thanks much, Reuben. 🥂

Out for a ride on the oldies. The Frejus is as old as I am. Hard to believe that’s what a bike looked like the year I was born.
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Earth Day Gravel Ride

The Earth Day ride is a 53 mile (85 km) gravel ride along some beautiful winding country roads east of Northfield, MN. It was scheduled for last Saturday but had to be canceled again this year due to the pandemic. Several people, including me, did the ride on our own instead.

Earth Day Gravel Ride

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Picturesque Barn by Kevin Gilmore, on Flickr

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Gravel for Miles by Kevin Gilmore, on Flickr

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My Ride by Kevin Gilmore, on Flickr

Loop to Murphy and an Interview

Salsa Cycles was out at Murphy yesterday interviewing riders about mountain biking and what it means to them. I was happy to help. They're gathering snippets of audio to be used in an upcoming ad to be released in June.

Murphy Singletrack

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Salsa Cycles Interview by Kevin Gilmore, on Flickr

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Orbea Oiz M20 by Kevin Gilmore, on Flickr

River Bottoms Loop from Home

The river bottoms are currently mostly free of bugs (except for the emerald ash borer) making it an excellent time to ride them. I do worry what the landscape will look like once the ash borer has finished decimating the ash trees throughout the area. This ride is a good mix of pavement and trails, ideal for my gravel bike.

River Bottoms Loop from Home

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Minnesota River by Kevin Gilmore, on Flickr

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Barge by Kevin Gilmore, on Flickr

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Emerald Ash Borer Damage by Kevin Gilmore, on Flickr

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Emerald Ash Borer Damage by Kevin Gilmore, on Flickr

TNG - There's Beer at the Finish!

Tuesday Night Gravel rides are a thing again. Thanks to Ben at Heath Creek Cycles for the beer and for hosting us on his patio after the ride.

There's Beer at the Finish!

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Tuesday Night Gravel! by Kevin Gilmore, on Flickr

Summer fog blankets have arrived

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I met up with some friends yesterday morning for an 89 mile (143 km) ride. My only regret was not bringing my rear-facing GoPro along. We had an encounter with a very determined pit bull that would've made for some good video – I caught the forward-facing view of the incident. One of our riders notified the sheriff's office about the loose pup as it's been a problem in the past. It's just a matter of time before the dog or a rider is hurt in an altercation with it. Other than that, it was a beautiful day to be on a bike.

Saturday Ride

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A Few Silver Cyclists by Kevin Gilmore, on Flickr

A couple of recent videos

Your Riding Videos Go Here

Here's a quick one for you all from the Tennessee State Championship MTB race yesterday. Beautiful trail, plus they're put thousands of hours into new trail features.

Quick because I had the whole shot and crashed about 2 minutes into the race. [emoji51] Broken collarbone content at the end. Just wanted to tell you in case anyone isn't into that sorta thing.

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Originally Posted by BRad704 (Post 2928622)

I'm sorry about your crash. It looks like your rear tire slid out on the flat rock. Bummer!

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Originally Posted by onekgguy (Post 2928809)

I'm sorry about your crash. It looks like your rear tire slid out on the flat rock. Bummer!

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Thanks Kevin. I think it was the combo of that rock, too much speed and riding the wide line, where there just wasn't any extra turf for the front tire.

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Originally Posted by BRad704 (Post 2928817)

Thanks Kevin. I think it was the combo of that rock, too much speed and riding the wide line, where there just wasn't any extra turf for the front tire.

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Wishes for a speedy and full recovery, Brad!

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