Pgh250 Festival of Lights by mj

Last Thursday a few of us (not the best photo, but its all I got.. including MichelleB, Jess, Ruth, Charlene, Lauren and me) met at the Trek Shadyside store and planned a bike ride around town to check out some of the artsy buildings all colored up for part of the Pittsburgh 250 Festival of Lights.  Our loop [...]

Hide n Seek by mj

As the trails become hidden under the layers of fallen but beeeeeautiful leaves, its the the rocks, roots or temporarily covered HOLE (AH!) tucked underneath just waiting to be accidentally found.  Now is a great time of year to work on your technical skills (whether you really want to or not) as this hide n [...]

M.O.M. @ Moraine by mj

Yeah Moraine!  What a fun, rocky, adrenaline rushing, heart pumping good time!  I was really happy to see so many girls out representin’ W.PA. on such a tough course… no place for the weak or weary! 

I love Fall most of all!

The weather guy actually said “it should be the most beautiful weekend of the year” this morning as I got ready for work.  (insert little jig here!  do be do be dah.. yeah!)  You dont get weather reports like that in hot, humid, itchy summer time!  Now a few biking options for this beeeeautiful weekend…
1.  Breast Cancer [...]

mj’s legacy relay leg 14.. no 15!

Friday evening I drove to Rockwood PA to met up with two of my relay-mates, Mark and Charlie, for our introductory meet and greet, an easy spin to loosen up the legs and to check out some of the trail conditions.  We met at the Rockwood Trail head and were instantly biker buds.  :)  We rode for [...]

The Much Anticipated Interbike Points of Interest, Part 1

So you’ve all been asking me what was great about ibike this year – the parties, the product, the sneak-peak-latest-and-greatest. And to be honest, my mind went completely blanked when asked; all I could think about anytime ibike was mentioned was the excel spreadsheet residing permanently in front of me on my desk filled with [...]

I’m a Legacy Relay rider by mj

First and foremost, my head is on straight again!  The hilllls are aliiiive with the sound of muuuuusic.. ahhh ahhh ahhhh ahhhhhhh!!  Yeah, I am THAT kind of happy!! 
Now with that said, I signed up as a Pittsburgh 250 Legacy Relay Rider for this weekend!  I was waiting to see if my head/neck [...]

Pittsburgh 250!

All kinds of cool stuff happening around Pittsburgh this weekend (including a sweet cycling scene) in celebration of our city being 250 years old now.. and looking good!  (insert flirty whistle here) 
If you are in the area you should check out some of the festivities!  Supposedly the biggest and bestest fire works show ever THIS [...]