http://machinetwelve.com/b-log a blog by rick pawela on bicycling, art & design Sat, 29 May 2010 01:32:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 http://machinetwelve.com/b-log/arapahoe-basin-and-the-new-montezuma-bowl/ http://machinetwelve.com/b-log/arapahoe-basin-and-the-new-montezuma-bowl/#comments Wed, 25 Mar 2009 02:51:56 +0000 Rick http://machinetwelve.com/b-log/?p=200
Just got back from skiing in the Rockies. It had been a couple of years since I was able to do some skiing out there. Most of my recent trips out to Colorado have been during the summer to do some mountain biking. It was nice to do some Big Mountain skiing again. Me and my [...]]]> http://machinetwelve.com/b-log/arapahoe-basin-and-the-new-montezuma-bowl/feed/ 0 http://machinetwelve.com/b-log/first-dusting-of-snow-in-aurora/ http://machinetwelve.com/b-log/first-dusting-of-snow-in-aurora/#comments Sat, 01 Dec 2007 21:25:30 +0000 Rick http://machinetwelve.com/b-log/?p=22
Winter is here! Today I looked out my window and saw it was snowing. It’s just a dusting but enough to get me excited for the possibility of a decent winter. Last year I only go out on skis once due to a bum knee. I am hoping to do quite a bit more this [...]]]> http://machinetwelve.com/b-log/first-dusting-of-snow-in-aurora/feed/ 0 http://machinetwelve.com/b-log/winter-bike-training-with-rollers/ http://machinetwelve.com/b-log/winter-bike-training-with-rollers/#comments Sat, 01 Dec 2007 21:07:31 +0000 Rick http://machinetwelve.com/b-log/?p=21
For staying fit through winter, conditioning myself for ski season, and keeping stress down through excercise I use training rollers. Rollers are a great way to improve endurance and balance. Usually they cost anywhere between $100 to $400. I got these parabolic rollers from Performance Bicycle as a gift for my birthday a few years [...]]]> http://machinetwelve.com/b-log/winter-bike-training-with-rollers/feed/ 0 http://machinetwelve.com/b-log/visitnorwaycom-skiing-game/ http://machinetwelve.com/b-log/visitnorwaycom-skiing-game/#comments Sun, 18 Nov 2007 22:49:02 +0000 Rick http://machinetwelve.com/b-log/?p=14
Here’s a pretty cool online skiing game to waste time on. > Play Trysil Twintip Skiing Game | digg story. I’ve managed to waste quite a bit of time playing this game and getting stoked for the upcoming ski season. Hopefully we’ll have a good ski season and I’ll be able to get out more. Skiing [...]]]> http://machinetwelve.com/b-log/visitnorwaycom-skiing-game/feed/ 0