20th Anniversary

The first stories in this series had an unexpected consequence:  several people wrote to me saying, “Well, I rode the early years, but I don’t have any such stories like that …”  To which I replied, “No need!  Please send a pic (or two or three or …..)”  These pics are stories unto themselves. So,…

Today, a double-feature of sorts – both a vintage bicycle as well as a photo gallery. Naturally, we study our rider demographics, and this year we parsed out whether anyone had ridden every edition of the ride.  Yes, indeed!  One is a dear friend of mine since the days I raced Juniors, and I will…

The Vintage Rides of D2R2: Wei’s Gallery Wei sent along this wonderful collection of pictures from 2016.  If the old adage about pictures holds, you’ve got 70,000 words to take in.  So I’ll keep my narrative brief and let the pics speak for themselves. I love the sheer variety of builds shown here, and I…

Our dirt byways have a long history of wrecking and then restoring someone’s day… When Thomas Stevens rode through here 140 years ago, lost on unrideable roads, he found solace in the locals’ strong connection to the outside world.  The farmers and their wives all had reading glasses and took great interest in this guy…