Japanese Alps – Day 4: The easy day?
So, the first two riding days on the Dirty Japanese Alps had been completely extreme… The combined numbers do the talking here:
Distance – 310.4km's
Ride time – 14 hours and 14 mins
Elevation climbed – ...
Japanese Alps – Day 3: The Special!
BIG post alert – Lots of pics and even more words today, so if you’re at work, best to cancel a few meetings, angle your screen so that nerd who narks can’t see it and settle in for a lengthy tale.
Day 3 on ...
Japanese Alps – Day 1 & 2 mash up: Contingency anyone?
So... here we go, finally an update from the land of the rising sun. Why have we fallen off the usual DN wagon of posts out on the same day faster than a German logistics firm? Simple really:
Its been fuckin...
Who shot the Dirty mail man?
Well... I am two days behind reporting live from the Japanese Alps and alas, I am so mega fingered from today there is zero chance of a proper post. Today was so epic (7 hours in the saddle) that I can't do it ...
Mission briefing – Japanese Alps
WHOOP WHOOP! I've punched out of India and now its time for the GOOD stuff! Fuck, its been waaaay too long since we've had a mission briefing, but here we are. And its no ordinary mission briefing either! No, t...
DRRU from the place we not dare speak of
I am sure there is a saying that goes something like this:
"To get through the good stuff, first you must eat shit"
If so, then I am absolutely basking in the glow of that notion. Yes, I am in the place w...
Tryin to catch me ridin Dirty
Some may have noticed (probably unlikely though) a menu change recently announcing in an oh so subtle way (that no one would even notice) the arrival of the new wave of Dirty Nomad apparel. I respect that it wa...
On the cusp of something…
On the cusp of what though? That's the question for today... And what prompted this question? Well, I love a good dose of planning and when I was fettling with the Dirty Calendar this evening I sat back, looked...
World Cup lemming time
Ok, lets get one thing straight first up shall we:
BOOOOM!
Right, with that sorted out that the REAL world cup is the UCI Downhill version (apparently there is a Cross Country one as well? Dominated by X...
Another Desert DRRU
Bang, yes, popping out of a bowl of Arabian rice back in the Desert believe it or not... Smashed in the face by the time zone and life under control of the AC box. So, the Monday DRRU is late for anyone living ...