By Scotty Mac Origin The plan going into the off-season between 2012 and 2013 was to regain my love of cycling. My enthusiasm for the sport had waned over the last couple years to the point where I faced a crossroads: find that love and get stoked...
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Author:AscentCycling
By Scotty Mac Just Because We Have All Been There! I’ve purchased a few bicycles in my time. Thirteen bikes in the last seventeen years, to be exact. Seven of those rides came from Ascent Cycling, and with talk of the 2014 offerings ramping up, you can...
Read MoreBy Scotty Mac I was a relatively early adopter for mountain bike disc brakes. My first bike with non-rim stoppers was a 1999 Gary Fisher X-Caliber that I bought brand new. Bring The Hotness! Its brakes were more than adequate for my purpose, but I have distinct memories of...
Read MoreBy Scotty Mac There was a time when I had delusions of downhill mountain biking grandeur. I can pinpoint that time with exacting clarity. I had just sailed my first tabletop jump from takeoff to transition, keeping the wheels completely off the top portion of the jump. I was thirty feet...
Read MoreFolks around these parts will tell you there aren’t many cross-country racing options in our slice of the Front Range here in b-e-a-utiful Colorado Springs. Oh sure, there’re some endurance events in the early season, but they’re in the Denver area before retreating to the resorts...
Read MoreBy Scotty Mac Alright, so maybe the “Team JustLane” thing isn’t gonna take off like I hoped it might. A kid can dream, can’t he? Team JustLane (had to do it one more time, couldn’t resist) is actually Ascent Cycling riders Justine Gehrett and Lane Sherman, a dynamic duo...
Read MoreBy Scotty Mac Specialized Stumpjumper FSR or Specialized Epic for your next full suspension bike? Specialized Epic vs.Stumpjumper...
Read MoreBy Scotty Mac Somewhere between Pat Cross telling me that I should make sure my life insurance was up to date and my medical plan had a favorable deductible I realized he thought I was going to go ride the Keystone Drop Zone Mountain Bike Park, the chairlift-access mountain...
Read MoreBy Scotty Mac What do you want your athletic socks to do for you? I mean, think about it for a second, and what are you likely to come up with? The socks should fit well, keep your feet dry, not cut off circulation, and eliminate any possible hotspots that...
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GRRRRR…Gunnison Growler 2013
2013 Original Half-Growler Mountain Bike Race Report By Scotty Mac 4:54:13. I remember glancing at my watch and seeing that time staring back at me. I was fighting to maintain a semblance of forward momentum on The Ridge, the final climb of the day. I was not close to the summit...
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