Maureen Gaffney
Maureen lives in Carbondale, CO. She writes better than she rides but she don't care cause it's really fun. She has an MFA in Creative Writing from Mills College and refuses to buy a gravel bike cuz she's old and cranky and in her day gravel was "the shitty fire road part." But she'll knuckle under soon.
“Pre-ride CazHopper tomorrow?” lit up my little screen while I was cozy and warm on the couch enjoying an adult beverage, a soaking rain, and a wind storm having just subsided. A…
on Feb 24, 2016
Long distance trails hold a special allure for outdoorsy folks, and judging by the success of Cheryl Strayed's Wild and Bill Bryson’s A Walk in the Woods, the notion holds sway for…
on Feb 12, 2016
I hooked up with “The Gerries” at China Camp State Park on a warm, late fall morning, and the eight of us suited up for a front-side loop through bay and oak…
on Feb 1, 2016
Tim started bellowing at me before the car had come to a complete stop, before his feet actually hit the ground. "Hi Tigger. When are we gonna ride? I got my…
on Dec 30, 2015
Since 1975, Marin and Bay Area residents have been preparing for the Thanksgiving Day feast by participating in the Appetite Seminar—a 20-mile mountain bike ride with 4,000 feet of climbing up and…
on Dec 8, 2015
As the days grow shorter, aided substantially by our recent return to Standard Time, mid-week after work riders are forced to strap on lights if they are to survive. That the black…
on Nov 4, 2015
Lloyd racing the Cincy 3 at Devou Park in Ohio. Photo by Jeff Namba. Rachel Lloyd lives only a quarter of a mile up Iron Springs Road in…
on Oct 27, 2015
This year's Biketoberfest—a celebration of bikes and beer in Fairfax, California—got under way with riders heading out onto Marin’s world-famous roads and trails under ominous skies. By the time they returned, the…
on Oct 23, 2015
Somewhere in the depths of February, my boyfriend suggested we round up a crew, rent a house, and head for Oakridge on Memorial Day weekend for the legendary 17K in a day. We'd…
on Oct 16, 2015
When I was informed I'd be racing in the inaugural Clif Bar Cykel Scramble due to my amazing prowess on a short-track with obstacles and ramps and jumps (or because the first-stringer…
on Oct 8, 2015
When they told me the new all-women's mountain bike ride would be called "The Jane Fondo," I snorted a little bit of whatever I was drinking at the time. Would the famous…
on Sep 18, 2015
