Mike wants to ride his bicycle [worksafe version]

The other day I was reminded of the good old days when I would post all of those uncomfortable moments when I crashed on my bike. You know, for fun. Well I managed to squeeze a little something into my ride with Tony and Evan (who also just happened to have his POV video cam rolling). From the video it looks like I just fell over. I didn't. My handlebars twisted clear around so that I could precariously fall on them chest first as I pitched into a pile of rocks and logs (which my knees so carefully found). This crash left me two knees down, a nasty chest wound, and a very bent front brake lever.

So, here's one for the kids.

Mike Meets Dirt from E2 Interactive on Vimeo.

Thanks to Ev for the video!

For a brief but grizzly history of Mike's infamous bike carnage, follow the links (and be warned!), or click the biking tag. Enjoy!
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LINK 2

Casiotone for the painfully alone

... We are alive - barely!
Have been busily bustin' our tails to get the reno done on our new place (yeah, right!), then said "to hooey with that" and moved in a week and a half before Christmas. Christmas. Crazimas. New Years. Yay!
And the boys turned three.
More to come. Hope the holidays found you well.
Happy New Year!

Heidi, Marcus, Ian, Mike

Ride On! Revisited - pics from August

Here's a bit of wisdom that entered my mind as I was soaring through the air, my bike looming beneath my suspended body (thanks to laws of gravity, soon to be not-so-suspended): if bicycles were made of foam rubber, it wouldn't hurt as much when we crashed and landed on them.


I won't go into detail, but will only say that this did NOT happen while I was rocketing down the rocky trail or skirting a cliff outcropping, or doing anything really daring and cool.

Click here to see the gory, exploitative close-up.

South Fork and the Devil's Kitchen

South Fork up Provo Canyon

The pics of us at South Fork were taken last weekend. The fall colors were still pretty but many of the leaves had fallen since the week before. The pictures taken at Devil's Kitchen are a few weeks old.

Devil's Kitchen on the Nebo Loop
Ian (above), Marcus (below)