Category Archives: Mountain BIking

Good Times at One Horse Gap

Posted on June 3, 2018 by Matt Gholson
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Black Friday 2017 Ride Report

Posted on November 24, 2017 by Matt Gholson

Black Friday rides are a long tradition in the Shawnee, and today was a great one.  Weather was awesome, warmer and drier than normal.  We voted and ended up riding at One Horse Gap.  We met up at the new … Continue reading →

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Great Trails, Great People, Great Ride

Posted on September 17, 2017 by Matt Gholson

When it comes to mountain biking I’m not as hardcore as some of the oldschool OG riders like Drew and Joe, who ride the trails in any condition and any weather all year round.  I’m a fair weather rider, I … Continue reading →

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Vassago Burning

Posted on July 25, 2017 by Matt Gholson

I tried holding a  funeral prye for my long dead Vassago Bandersnatch frame.  A bike I loved so much I couldn’t just take the the scrapyard.

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Brown County and Nashville Indiana

Posted on April 16, 2017 by Matt Gholson

Shauna and I weren’t able to do our normal routine of a trip to the Smokey Mountains for Spring Break this year, but we were able to get away for a few days to Brown County Indiana.  The ideal trip … Continue reading →

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New Bike Day

Posted on April 10, 2017 by Matt Gholson

Yeah, I should say, New to Me Bike Day, see awhile back Luke gave me his Scott Scale frame because he didn’t have room for it and last time he tried to sell one of his bikes the prospective buyer … Continue reading →

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Poor Kids, Too Many Standards /Rant

Posted on March 19, 2017 by Matt Gholson

Two topics today.  Shauna and I were walking on the rail trail yesterday and encountered a large group of boys out for an “official” ride.  I’m guessing Boyscouts.  I knew it was official because everyone had a backpack and a … Continue reading →

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Crazy Cheap Disc Brakes = Junk

Posted on March 7, 2017 by Matt Gholson

Well I did it again, I bought some stupid cheap bike junk online and paid for it.  I needed a new mountain bike brake when the rear Hayes disc failed recently.  While searching for a new disc brake online I … Continue reading →

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One Horse Gap February Fun

Posted on February 27, 2017 by Matt Gholson

We got a sizable group together for a ride at One Horse Gap, and again despite incredible weather for a day in February we didn’t see a single horseback rider.  Surprisingly though we did see a hiker, the first one … Continue reading →

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Worn Out

Posted on February 20, 2017 by Matt Gholson

I’ve been looking forward to this holiday weekend for awhile now.  The weather promised to be amazing for February.  The highs were in the low 70s, and just a bit of rain on Saturday.  I wanted to take advantage of … Continue reading →

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