I think the title says it all. This photo made me a little jealous when Darth Nater sent it from his solitary ride from Texas to Utah. This was somewhere in New Mexico, in the Gila Wilderness. Epic.
Photo by Nathan Rafferty, somewhere in the Gila Wilderness.
Nothing like blasting from northern Utah down to Moab with motorcycles in the back of a truck and bagging a turn around the White Rim Trail. Here is a very brief video with some clips of the excursion with Darth Nater, Obi Ben, and Moto. One of these days I’m going to save enough battery on the GoPro so that it doesn’t die the minute we hit dirt. Almost comical, how many times this has happened. Next time, I’ll bring the spare battery.
Paris-Roubaix, otherwise known as The Hell of the North, is one of professional cycling’s most legendary events. While the Tour de France contenders stay sheltered during Spring Classics season, working on their tans in some undisclosed Mediterranean haven, the hard men of cycling nut up to test the fates on the cobblestones of Roubaix. It’s old-school, trench warfare, and it places demands on the riders and equipment they won’t see again all season until the next edition of Paris Roubaix. The bikes have to be able to handle the bone-rattling and jarring of riding over Napoleonic Era cobblestones. There might be dust, or mud. There will be blood and carnage. The only way to follow a race like this for the television crews, the team support staff, and race officials, is of course aboard a dual sport motorbike. Our correspondent, Mark Johnson, fresh off the publication of his new book Argyle Armada, was once again in the heartland of cycling for this year’s Paris Roubaix, and took a few snaps of some of the bikes that were part of this year’s race. Do yourself a favor, and head over to Velopress and pick up a copy of Argyle Armada. It features tons of Mark’s candid photos of the Garmin team with a narrative that stretches throughout last year’s historic season for them, including Johan Vansummeren‘s win at Paris Roubaix. Thanks for the photos, Mark!
Kawasaki dual sport motorcycle at Paris Roubaix.
The classic yellow of Mavic neutral support.
More Kawasaki dual sport bikes at Paris Roubaix.
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