Don’t Get Down on Yourself
By: Jay Bartlett Published on: 01/07/2025Most goals need to have all things align to complete them.To expect to reach every goal you set for yourself is unrealistic. So why get down on yourself for not succeeding? I wish my day would have gone better, but I still rode forty miles—and I’m...
Riding Is Good for Your (Broken) Heart
By: Jay Bartlett Published on: 01/01/2025With each explosive uphill, dopamine washed through my system. With each downhill, twisting through the trees, endorphins mixed into the feel-good cocktail. I was soon happy to...be. Mind you, riding your bike isn’t going to make everything bad...
Fall Ride
By: Jay Bartlett Published on: 02/11/2024My wheels whir across the fallen leaves that are still full of color from their autumnal parade: yellows, reds, oranges, and greens both below and above me. The leaves still attached to their limbs in the trees flutter and shimmer in the cool breeze.
The Good Old Days?
By: Jay Bartlett Published on: 02/09/2024I’m rocketing down twisting singletrack through pine trees, some wider than I am tall, needles brushing the ends of my handlebars. I’m hoping to keep from going too deep into those needles through the turns, knowing full well that...
