West Texas Showdown: Recap – Day 1
DAY 1 RECAP
Day one began with 52 riders rolling out onto their respective routes. We left Terlingua at 7:30 a.m., just as the sun crested the Chisos Mountains—an epic backdrop to the start line.
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Ep. 160 ~ Katya Rakhmatulina, Colorado Trail FKT
Katya Rhkmarunlina just won the 2023 Colorado Trail Race and set a new FKT in the process. With a time of 5d 1h 53m she beat the previous time of 6d 1h 34m set by Alexandera Houchin in 2019. Prior to this she placed Second at this years Tour Divide behind Lael Wilcox.
Ride Report: James Collins’ CTS ITT
In June of 2023 James Collins attempted the first ITT of the new Central Texas Showdown route created by Bikes or Death
RIGS OF THE 2023 EAST TEXAS SHOWDOWN
The third East Texas Showdown and Slowdown, with the inaugural year for the Lowdown, is only a couple weeks away! So, we’re going to spend time highlighting some of the bikes you’ll see on the route this year. With two hundred riders this year, we’ve got a variety of different rigs. To see the bikes … Read more
Bikes or Death 2022 Awards
Another year in the books and, man, what a year it was! We hosted two Bikes or Death events – The East Texas Showdown and The Bikes or Death Takeover at Mulberry Gap. We went on countless road trips across the country to track down podcast guests. We added to the Bikes or Death team. … Read more
Two Weeks Late: A VTXL story, kinda
By Jake Bleggi 12:00 Day Three: It’s rainy, it’s cold and we are over it. We rolled into a gas station that barely looks like it’s still standing. We grab the basics… pizza, chocolate milk, a Gatorade along with some trail mix. The gas station clerk looks at us and says, “I didn’t expect to … Read more
Interview: Bikepacker and Geologist Katy McGuire On the Western Wildlands
I first heard about Katy’s Western Wildlands ride on Episode 92, where she and Patrick talked about her ETS ride. Though they chatted about bikepacking for over two hours, they barely scratched the surface of her time on the WWR. It turns out Katy did a LOT of riding in 2021! I was struck by … Read more
