An unprecedented event unfolded yesterday, a fleet of Turners appeared at Coyote Coulee free for the taking. A whole boatload, or more specifically, a trailer load of Fluxes, 5.Spots, and Sultans begging to be sullied. That's right, for the first time in recent memory a bike builder deigned to bring a bike demo to the hearth of the Bitterroot. So thank the folks at Turner by going out and buying a couple. Continue

A number of the trails we ride here in Montana are due to the exploring of Tim Hawke, who was ripped off again. Tim's discoveries and trail descriptions are in the book "Montana's 50 best mountain Bike Rides". He frequently contributes to Beartooth publishing.

Last year thieves took his new Santa Cruz Nomad. and his box of supplies such as a helmet cam, helmet, pump, gloves, etc.

This year to the day they took all the same stuff. He was and is still paying for…

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"Floating like the heavens above, it looks like muskrat love" That's

what it felt like zooming down Muskrat Creek today. It was well worth

the two hour climb, and the bit of sleet. We didn't quite make it to

the top because of the snow drifts, but it was still 45 minutes of

downhill, ear-to-ear grinning, flowy goodness. And scenic too. Made me

wish I had brought my camera. So green, with giant rocks scattered all

over, snow drifts and fields of wildflowers in the… Continue

From yesterdays Bzn Chronic



http://www.bozemandailychronicle.com/opinions/article_c3e2a2ec-7271-11df-82b4-001cc4c002e0.html



By Stewart Mitchell, guest columnist | 2 comments



Lately I have caught myself taking the last best place for granted, and I've decided to try some new approaches to ensure we don't lose what we already have.

With cell phones, GPS… Continue

While driving out of Hamilton toward the Red Barn it was with a fair amount of trepidation. The first wave of thunderstorms were blowing through and the torrents of rain and hail were so heavy most of the cars had pulled over to the side of the road. As luck would have it by the time we reached Skalkaho Creek we passed out of the squall. I was shocked that Yosemite wasn't there. After all I gave five hours of warning that we were doing his favorite ride, and he was riding with the… Continue