Specialized employee Mike Hartley sneaks in a ride at Bootleg Canyon on Sunday, the day before the 2009 Interbike Outdoor Demo.

Summer Solstice ride along the Marshall Mesa, Cowdry Draw, Community Ditch, Greenbelt Plateau, High Plains and Coal Seam trails in Boulder, Colorado. Trying out the single speed conversion. Pretty section of trail

Summer Solstice ride along the Marshall Mesa, Cowdry Draw, Community Ditch, Greenbelt Plateau, High Plains and Coal Seam trails in Boulder, Colorado. Trying out the single speed conversion. New drivetrain on an old bike

Summer Solstice ride along the Marshall Mesa, Cowdry Draw, Community Ditch, Greenbelt Plateau, High Plains and Coal Seam trails in Boulder, Colorado. Trying out the single speed conversion. Here is how they dealt with the drainage problems on the trail...lots of gravel.

Summer Solstice ride along the Marshall Mesa, Cowdry Draw, Community Ditch, Greenbelt Plateau, High Plains and Coal Seam trails in Boulder, Colorado. Trying out the single speed conversion. This section is short but very fun.

Summer Solstice ride along the Marshall Mesa, Cowdry Draw, Community Ditch, Greenbelt Plateau, High Plains and Coal Seam trails in Boulder, Colorado. Trying out the single speed conversion.

Summer Solstice ride along the Marshall Mesa, Cowdry Draw, Community Ditch, Greenbelt Plateau, High Plains and Coal Seam trails in Boulder, Colorado. Trying out the single speed conversion.

Summer Solstice ride along the Marshall Mesa, Cowdry Draw, Community Ditch, Greenbelt Plateau, High Plains and Coal Seam trails in Boulder, Colorado. Trying out the single speed conversion. I nailed the rock in the grass to the left with my crank; stopped the bike cold and sent me flying.

Summer Solstice ride along the Marshall Mesa, Cowdry Draw, Community Ditch, Greenbelt Plateau, High Plains and Coal Seam trails in Boulder, Colorado. Trying out the single speed conversion.

Summer Solstice ride along the Marshall Mesa, Cowdry Draw, Community Ditch, Greenbelt Plateau, High Plains and Coal Seam trails in Boulder, Colorado. Trying out the single speed conversion.

Summer Solstice ride along the Marshall Mesa, Cowdry Draw, Community Ditch, Greenbelt Plateau, High Plains and Coal Seam trails in Boulder, Colorado. Trying out the single speed conversion.

Summer Solstice ride along the Marshall Mesa, Cowdry Draw, Community Ditch, Greenbelt Plateau, High Plains and Coal Seam trails in Boulder, Colorado. Trying out the single speed conversion. This is the tech bit for the day.

Summer Solstice ride along the Marshall Mesa, Cowdry Draw, Community Ditch, Greenbelt Plateau, High Plains and Coal Seam trails in Boulder, Colorado. Trying out the single speed conversion.

Summer Solstice ride along the Marshall Mesa, Cowdry Draw, Community Ditch, Greenbelt Plateau, High Plains and Coal Seam trails in Boulder, Colorado. Trying out the single speed conversion.

Summer Solstice ride along the Marshall Mesa, Cowdry Draw, Community Ditch, Greenbelt Plateau, High Plains and Coal Seam trails in Boulder, Colorado. Trying out the single speed conversion.

Shots of the countryside.

Shots of the countryside.

Shots of the countryside.

Riding on top of zimmerman park during sunset, Billings, MT

In most photos from Sea Otter, it's hard to really get a sense of the place. I took this one because I could get the climbers, the hills, and the ocean in one photo. This is looking north, over the final climb, towards Santa Cruz. The city of Monterey would be to the left of the viewer.