We are in South Africa participating in Joberg2C (http://joberg2c.co.za/), the premier multi-stage mountain bike race in the world. This is a 9 day odyssey of mountain biking over beautiful terrain. Each day we’ll ride about 65 miles through farmlands, mountains,…
Monster Cross 2015 – Race Report
Date: 10 AM, March 8th, 2015 (originally schedule for Feb 22nd). Tandem Friendly: 5/5 stars, requires wide tire cyclo-cross road or MTB tandem. Course: 46.1 miles. Elevation gain: 2,500 feet. Terrain: mostly double track and walking/horse trails, some single tracks…
AORTA – A Mountain Bike Tandem Adventure
This was our first year at A.O.R.T.A. (Appalachian Off-Road Tandem Adventure) organized by Alex Nutt from MTB Tandems (www.mtbtandems.com). The rally coincides with our purchase of a Ventana ECDM (El Conquistador de Montanas) mountain bike tandem a few weeks before.…
Racing Group in DoubleTalk
In the past years, I have enjoyed reading DoubleTalk…and I have to say over the last 10 years I have seen a decline in Tandem events and activities. As DoubleTalk transitioned last year, it was a wake up call for…