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Our previous post was about the upcoming season, but we are still in autumn, and tonight’s mtb after work ride was about as good as it can get.

Up with the local high school mtn bike team racing at state. Arguably one of the prettiest places to race your bike.

45NRTH’s new Öland boot was born to be worn—everywhere. Lace it up down to 15 degrees and ride in comfort on the trail or road. Then head to work, class or the post-ride get-together without missing a step. Öland is ready—wherever you go. Pick up a pair here at Mill Town Cycles.

45NRTH's New Öland Leather Cycling Boot Available at Mill Town Cycles

Had a few nice bike go out of the shop the last few days. Look for them on the local mtn bike trails and gravel roads.

It’s that time of year again. Minnesota has a high school mtn bike league and we are coaches for the local team. This weekend will be our first race of the season, so the shop will be closed Saturday. The remaining races come fast and furious (literally and figuratively) and we will also be closed on the 14th, 21st, 28th and October 12th for State.

Time to dream big: what’s one place you hope to ride someday? Let us know in the comments so we can all share a bit of inspiration. We’ve got whatever you need for that trip of a lifetime, including Teravail tires for any terrain imaginable.

We want to see more Adventure by Bike this year, so we’ve taken up to 64% off MSRP on select Salsa bikes and frames starting now at participating retailers. See the savings at the link in our bio and shop the sale soon — once these bikes are gone, so are the deals.

A race this past weekend passed through some of the roads we frequently ride on.

Challenge of the DAMn-ed: 242 miles, 24 hours to bike across Minnesota Nearly 500 bike riders put themselves to the test in The Day Across Minnesota endurance race, a sometimes-brutal single-day journey with only one reward, getting to the finish line before the clock strikes midnight. MPR News rode along during Sunday’s race. Here’s what we saw.

Initially the impetus for our vacation was to do a gravel race in Fort Collins, and bringing Kate along to expose her to a large gravel race. (They ended up with 800 in our 60 mile race). Kate wondered since we were so close to the Rockies should we bring our mtn bikes (her passion) along too. I said the trip was too short for that.

After a few days of having that on my mind I thought if we extended the trip by a few days we go to Leadville and stay at my step-son’s. Kate was all smiles and on board with that plan. Doing so let her check off a couple of bucket list items too.

The front range can be hot in the summer and the weekend before the race it was 100 degrees. We lucked out with temps in the low 60’s at race start and peaking below 80 at the finish. The gravel road surface is similar to our gravel roads but with longer rollers.

All three of us had strong races with Kate on the top step in her age group and Kris and I roughly in the top 1/3. The winner in my age averaged just over 19 mph. Looks like I need more training… or a new bike!

The first half of the trip has been high altitude mtb riding on some favorite trail and on some new trail.

All this talk of vacation got us pining about another vacation. So… next week will look more like this for us.

We will be back at it on the 23rd.

Business as usual today but we will be closed next week Monday through Thursday. We will be, as us Minnesotans like to say, heading up north. Going to hit some single track for a couple of days then do something new to us; a credit card tour. Riding the west end of the Mesabi Trail. Hope you have a great 4th.

My post last week was my causal ride through River Bend on the way to work. The upcoming commutes might be a little bit different.

Greetings,

We wanted to send a gentle message that there was a black bear sighted in the prairie last night by two frequent visitors of River Bend and also another sighting in the yards up on Buckingham Path this morning. We are not sure if it was the same bear or not. Please stay on designated trails at all times and leash your dog(s) if they visit the nature center. If you see the bear, please do not approach it, but appreciate it from a distance.

Thank you and enjoy your walks at River Bend.
~ River Bend Staff

Please note, the photo is a representative of the black bear species and is not a photo of the bear that was sighted.

I knew of one tree down on the trail so I took care of that one. Nick and his two kids were down from Northfield for a ride and they reported there were a few more down that were too big to remove. So, looks like I have something to do tomorrow.

Before then it’s all about rehydration at 10,000 Drops Craft Distillers. Root Beer Floot, with a kick to it!

PS. Look at that smile!

Want to ride more gravel this year? We can help with that. The Salsa Sale means big discounts on select gravel and road bikes now through July 8. Hurry in and save.

For fast gravel rides, we suggest the Teravail Washburn. It has a slick center tread for speed, with transition and side lugs for traction in the turns. Come by and get rolling on a pair of Washburns.

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Teravail’s Cannonball is our favorite gravel tire. It’s a solid all-arounder that’s available in a wide range of sizes and casing choices (and they come in tan wall). Stop by and get an upgrade for your gravel bike.

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We will be closed this week and reopening on Saturday, 10:00 to 2:00.