Ride And Abide

Since I live in Minnesota, and I pretty much hate the cold... I stay holed-up in my basement until the thermostat needle starts trending upwards of 40 degrees.  (yes, I know there is plenty to do when it's cold... anywho...) This year I hope to get a bit of a head-start on my mountain bike fitness so I decided to get a proper road bike.  (As it is probably not obvious, even after the weather starts to become nice/tolerable... there is a lag of a few weeks while the MTB trails thaw and dry out - enough to be ridden on without destroying them).  I stopped by the  Angry Catfish Bicycle Shop and Coffee Bar  to see what they had to say about my new idea.  Chris was really excited to show me something and while he was leading me across the store, I notice a bike in the fit room window from across the shop.  "What is that?" I wondered... It was, as I learned, what Chris wanted to show me - the  Allied Cycleworks - Alfa Allroad  with the  ...

"It would be awesome to move somewhere cool, BUT...." "I really want to live in a van and mountain bike around the country, BUT...." Fortunately I have not been keeping a list of all the things I thought I wanted to do, but didn't.   Un fortunately , I  know  that if I thought about it, there  would  be a list.  Regardless, the point is:  well, here we go... An interesting thing I have experienced through the process of trying explore life's options:  (most) people are afraid. Here is an example of a conversation Me:  I kind of want to live differently and experience more things. Friend:  Cool, you should totally do whatever it takes to make you happy.  What do you mean though? Me: Like, buy a RV-van and drive around the country and ride all the best trails.  I can work remote and still fly to places to work when I need to. Friend:  Whoa - I didn't  literally  mean "whatever it takes".  Tha...