Stories from Guitar Ted Productions
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A 650B Reprise: Part II
Guitar Ted Productions &bull Feb 6, 2012
There has been a lot of hub-bub behind the scenes concerning the upcoming push by manufacturers to sell mountain bikers full suspension 650B mountain bikes. You may want to re-read that: "...the upcoming push by manufacturers to sell mountain bikers full suspension 650B mountain bikes." Keep that in mind for later.... The Haro Sonix 650B from 2010Why Do They Think We Need This?: Well, there is always that question, and I will tell you right now that you will… Full Story »
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Slow Ride
Guitar Ted Productions &bull Feb 5, 2012
ATV's have churned things upOkay, maybe I was right..... The big snow storm came, took aim at Iowa, and dumped a load of snow evrywhere, if you were somewhat south of Highway 20, that is. So, that left where I live high and dry. We never saw a single flake here. Meanwhile, friends in Des Moines, Omaha, and Lincoln, Nebraska were playing in the white stuff with their fat bikes all day. Well, I wasn't about to let a no-snow… Full Story »
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Trans Iowa V8: Cue Sheets Explained
Guitar Ted Productions &bull Feb 4, 2012
Today I want to walk you T.I.V8 folks through the cue sheet format for this edition of Trans Iowa. Here I will give you the size of the sheets, and explain simple cues and symbols that will be used and how to interpret them It's pretty simple, really, so don't fret. Dennis Grelk Winning T.I.V7 (Image W. Kilburg) First off, the cues should be about 4 3/4" X 3 3/4" and should fit into a standard sandwich baggy. So take the necessary precautions when… Full Story »
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Mud-Lukking
Guitar Ted Productions &bull Feb 2, 2012
I knew that the fog would burn off sooner than later, and maybe I should go for that long needed long gravel grinder ride. But you know, I had some "clerical-office type" stuff to take care of. So......I buttoned down and got it done. It took a fair amount of time, so I had to re-think my ride options. My Post-Modern, Industrial Snow Bike Composition. Well, I still could get out a do some gravel, but I hadn't ridden By-Tor The Titanium Mukluk in a while, so I got it out and… Full Story »
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Fat Road: My Retro Project
Guitar Ted Productions &bull Feb 1, 2012
A week ago I wrote about this "fat road" idea, which you can go back and read here. Essentially, it is a slight reversal from the extreme racing bent that road bikes for the general public has been on since the 90's and especially in the "Lance Era". Back when "fat" was still in Of course,… Full Story »
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So......Now What?
Guitar Ted Productions &bull Jan 31, 2012
This winter is.......fading fast! With the snow getting visibly less every hour during daylight, it won't take long with these 40 degree days to roach all the snow and put an end to fat biking on snow exclusively. Fun while it lasted.... Yep!… Full Story »
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Unplanned Success
Guitar Ted Productions &bull Jan 30, 2012
Current state-o-the 'Buck Saturday's fat bike ride tweaked out my legs again, so Sunday was going to be a planned off day. Something about riding those fat bikes really knocks it outta me, especially since Triple D. I guess I have not quite recovered 100% from that day just yet.… Full Story »
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Gettin' It While I Can
Guitar Ted Productions &bull Jan 29, 2012
Along The Cedar River Saturday was beautiful out, and before all of our snow gets roached by the Sun, I decided to head over East of my casa to check out my typical winter riding hangouts. One of the reasons I wanted to get Big Fat Larrys was to get the little bit of extra float that they might provide over the 3.8"ers I used on this bike last year. I knew that over the years a lot of snowmobile traffic goes… Full Story »
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Tips On Riding Gravel Roads For T.I.V8 (Or Any Other Gravel Event)
Guitar Ted Productions &bull Jan 28, 2012
Note: This is a compilation of gravel road riding tips I doled out a year ago in preparation for T.I.V7. These are still good tips for the upcoming T.I.V8, so I combined the best of both the older posts and am putting them up for your gravel riding knowledge today. Enjoy!Gravel Road Riding Tips For Trans Iowa: Once again, this is aimed at the first timers out there, but ya'all might want to pay attention, since there might be some things I mention here which will help bring to mind stuff you may have forgotten about. Please read and familiarize… Full Story »
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The Oasis
Guitar Ted Productions &bull Jan 26, 2012
Concrete jungle Wednesday I went for a morning ride to test out a theory I had regarding the Larry 3.8" vs the Big Fat Larry. I was wondering if I would have made more progress through some deep, granular snow on the BFL's than I had on the smaller 3.8"ers. I also was wondering how the inertia of the heavier… Full Story »
