Kent Fackenthall

  • Wet Weather Cycling Gloves

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    Through the years of commuting – and just riding in general, I’ve found that one simple thing can make or break a ride when it comes to comfort: my hands. Always been a weak point for me. If my hands are cold or uncomfortable, I’m miserable. As one would imagine, I’ve tried a wide array…

  • Cooking with the MSR Dragonfly

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    So we did a FamJam car-camping trip this weekend and wanted to try out some cooking vs relying on pre-cooked stuff or buying take out. Initially was going to use the vintage Coleman 2-burner stove gifted to me by my father-in-law, but last week at home I couldn’t get it to fire up, and ran…

  • Hammer Time With Ryan Correy

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    Yesterday, quite on a lark, I was able to have a great conversation with adventure cyclist Ryan Correy about bikepacking and the Tour Divide. My LBS, The Radical Edge, posted on Facebook a couple of days back that they were having a rep from Hammer Nutrition come out to talk about their stuff and I…

  • On Thoughts, Thinking, and Posting

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    Lately I have been using my bike more and more as an investigative tool. I’m fortunate enough to have several bikes at my disposal (unfortunate when I think about how much time it takes to maintain them), but none-the-less, I have lately been worrying less about types of rides or where to ride and focusing…

  • Bare Bones

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    In an effort to focus time spent here more on content and not mucking about with design and bells and whistles, I’m conducting a bit of an experiment by going with the straight up stock default WordPress theme vs. a Studiopress theme and/or various plugins. It’s also my effort to better understand the stock features…

  • #SpringThawChallenge : Halfway

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    An appropriate day as any for an update. 45 days down. 45 to go. Halfway to Spring, March 20 and I’ll not lie, I’ve been slacking. We’ve been pounded with multiple snowstorms and brutal cold temps and keeping up, let alone finding the time and motivation to exercise has been challenging. I’m still managing to…