My Hudski Dualist, leaning against a tree on Bolinas Ridge
I started bikepacking on a mountain bike. I had been doing endurance MTB races - 100 miles, 8 hours, 24 hours, that sort of thing - and a person who was coaching and inspiring me was Lynda Wallenfels and her partner Dave Harris. I'd met them in 2008 at TransRockies. I'd paid Lynda to coach me to get fit for that race,…
Back in June I spent a night on Bolinas Ridge, near the northern of two picnic benches . As I continued south I noticed a second picnic bench. I decided to stay there, another time.
With March BAM coming up, that was my goal. I'd recently gotten a new handlebar bag from Bags By Bird. I wanted to try it out, which meant bringing my Hudski Dualist, my "ATB." A lap of the San Francisco Bay on…
Mullins and Coach
People ask me what dfL stands for. I tell them, "It's whatever you want it to be." dfL is a dumb bike club, and I'm really glad to be a part of it. The elder statesman of dfL is "Coach." He'll be 70 this year, and he is stronger than me on a bike, and a tough nut. He likes to go on bikepacking trips and make routes. I've known about his trips for a while, but never done…