This year's running of the Morganzo 55: Double Nickels on the Grime is set for Saturday, August 10th.

Ride gorgeous gravel that rolls and winds its way along the west side of the Bridger mountain range near exotic Maudlow, MT.

See here for a recap of last year's inaugural. As always, this event is fully self-supported (water re-fills available at Pass Creek elementary around mile 40).

Gun goes off at 9am at the corner of Dry Creek Rd. & Theisen Rd. Limited parking available so carpool or ride there if you can.

Here's the cue sheet.

First one done gets first crack at the beer, so bring a few to share.

WRP is building upon our online community of knowledgeable trail guides by expanding the FEATURED RIDES page on our website. We want to create a rider-generated, online resource for residents and visitors to find out about all the great trails the Gallatin Valley has to offer.  If you haven’t explored the page on our website yet take a minute to do so here: http://gallatinwrp.org/wp/trails/featured-rides/. We have a few rides up now but we need more and we want you to help!

Stolen in Billings, MT on Wednesday, May 8th.  If you have info please e-mail thebozemanfix-at-gmail.

*** Update: The Bozeman Fix spotted this bicycle on eBay in Sep. 2014 and contacted the original owner.  To the best of our knowledge the bike was retrieved successfully. ***

14" lime green Surly 1x1 with custom red painted Surly Large Marge rims laced to green anodized CHRIS KING single speed disc hubs. The rear wheel is flipped to make it a fixed gear (bolted on tomi cog - http://tomicog.blogspot.com/). Green CHRIS KING headset, Green Salsa seat collar, Selle Italia LADY saddle, red dirty dog SKULL stem, cinelli valencia bars, green origin8 cranks, green translucent animal flat pedals, green chain & green oury grips. green cable housing for front disc brake with salsa RASTA quick release skewer. There are also 2 small dirty dog red skull housing router covers on the front fork.

15.5" matte black full suspension 2011 Trek Fuel EX 8 with fox suspension. The only aftermarket "upgrades" are MAVIC tubeless cross max wheels, THOMSON elite seatpost, silver Shimano M540 clipless pedals, silver "incredibell" bell on the right side of the handlebar, pink top cap that says "all work and no play is no good at all" on it, silver sticker on the top tube that just says "AWESOME" in the miller high life font, and the outter big ring was replaced with a FSA bash guard.

A police report has been filed. We have the suspects on tape. But no license plate. Finding them will be tough. The only way to catch them will be through finding the bikes and through the cycling community.

Watch as Chris Akrigg slays it on just about every kind of bicycle there is out there!

As National Bike Month begins, make a promise that applies no matter if you are a bicyclist, a driver, or both. A promise that could transform our streets. A promise that can turn every trip into a better one. A promise that will help us see our fellow travelers as the people we all are—whether we are behind the steering wheel or the handlebars. A promise to travel with compassion. A promise to Roll Together!

I've been suppressing the stoke on mountain biking and trying to hold onto the desire to ski. But this video may have broke the camels back. 

It's totally rad and should help your stoke factor.

ps: if you haven't seen the movie Bronson you should watch it (if you like movies like "Seven" or "Trainspotting") 

The Billings polo folks are playing this Saturday, March 16th from roughly 12-3.  Game will start once the parade has wrapped up.  Wanted to see if anyone from the Bozeman area is available for the afternoon... we may have some guys from Livingston come down as well.

You can find all our info on the Facebook page

https://www.facebook.com/events/336760293111958/

We will be playing on 2nd Ave N.between N. 27th 1/2 and N. 28th.  If the game is going well at 3pm we can move to an alternate location to continue.  - Mike K

This video demonstrates some of the boundaries that are being pushed regarding what is possible on a bike. 

Every trick is notable, but I likes the 360 Backflip over a spine @ 2:05

  

I love Ed Oxley. He has a beautiful beard and he loves to ride bikes. And his videos are always funny. Check him out on vimeo https://vimeo.com/greatrock

Here's his new fatbike:

This video is from 2004 and pretty much all the tricks hold their own today. Just an amazing display of bike control. Enjoy.

Morganzo 55 to run on Aug. 10, 2013

The date has been set for the 2013 running of the Morganzo 55: Double Nickels on the Grime. Join us August 10th at the corner of Dry Creek & Theisen Roads at 9am for 55 miles of gorgeous gravel.

• No entry fee.
• No support.
• First one done gets first crack at the beer.

Last year's inaugural was a blast so we'll spread the word more broadly this time around.

More info as the date nears.

Any sweet natural 'cross terrain like this in SW MT?



Bandit Cross: Ruining It For Everybody from Quality Bicycle Products on Vimeo.

via backcountry.com

I dunno about you, but a week-long gravel tour is on my calendar for 2013...



Jay Petervary Tour Divide Record Ride from Fisher Creative on Vimeo.


 And here's a look at his gear...
 
JayP's 2012 Tour Divide Bike/Gear from Jay Petervary on Vimeo.

From the Bozeman Police Reports this week:

"A man wearing a red coat and a “Christmas hat” was riding a bicycle on North Eighth Avenue and flipping people off around 1 p.m."

People are Goofy

I was lucky enough to see this awesome helmet last night at the Holiday Stroll. And the Lady who created it was kind enough to let me get a picture for the blog.

"I have placed information vital to the survival of the rebellion into the memory banks of this R2 Unit"