Tales from the Trails

  • Tale #4: by Ryan Kitchen

    Tale #4: by Ryan Kitchen
    ...I was only half way down NOTG at Tiger. I yanked off my glove, and reduced the dislocation. I had the woods to myself and I said some loud words I won’t repeat. I couldn’t ride out, it was dusk, and I needed to do a self extraction alone and injured...
  • Tale #3: Too Many Hours in My Chamois by Dan Murphy

    Tale #3: Too Many Hours in My Chamois by Dan Murphy
    ...to look for them *just in case*, I parked my Volvo wagon in the lower lot under one of the few street lamps out there, visible to traffic on Hwy 18. (Dirtbag security system.) There were a handful of... 
  • Tiger Tale #2: A Mystical Calling Through the Fog by Joe Fauth

    Tiger Tale #2: A Mystical Calling Through the Fog by Joe Fauth

    A few months back, I set out for a rainy after-work lap of NOTG and Predator, fully intending to turn up my music and ride solo for the evening. Typically, I'd pack a beer in my fanny pack to drink...

  • Tiger Tale #1: Vaya con Dios by Dan Saimo

    Tiger Tale #1: Vaya con Dios by Dan Saimo

    Editor's note: Dan is owner of Dirtco, a contest sponsor, and contest judge. His story isn't eligible to win, but is here to help kick off the contest. Ready, set, write! Back in the early 90s when we were riding...