Navigating a Privateer Life

Just a little update, I'll be moving to Monterey so I wanted to catch up, tried to talk about some new tech or soon to be wheelsize fight.  A few legends of the bike industry had died including Rolan…

Shanaze Reade, Jamie Staff, and Chris Hoy were all renowned Bmx racers in their day, but became world champions on the velodrome.  Watching their rise on the track shows the powerful sprinting powers…

I sit down with my old friend Jon Wilson, and we talk about bikes.  Jon Wilson was a 2x National Collegiate Champion and the winner of the first NMBS Super D series.  We talk about how being a fun pe…

Graeme Obree was the one hour record holder as well as a 2x Pursuit world champion.  His story is one of being self made as well as struggling against rules, governing bodies, and social nonacceptanc…

There are some races that are in a world of their own.  They create feeling that leave a taste in your mouth for the rest of your life.  Some of those races aren't big, or very prestigious but put yo…

Taking a look at the spectrum of extreme focus to extreme versatility.  The careers of Sean Palmer and Nico Vouilloz are opposites.  They came together in the 1996 World Downhill championships with o…

A quick update on how my training has gone nowhere followed by an interesting take of the medical paper the Psychology of Pain.  Studies on how the brain perceives pain as it comes in contact with em…

  In 2004, I rode in the shadow of the mountains that Tour de France legend Greg Lemond trained on.  Knowing what he did helped drive me to reach my dream goals.  The ultimate goal of what you want t…

Coming out of highschool into the real world can be a tough prospect for aspiring pro racers, even ones that aren't trying to go pro, but still be a competitive racer.

It was my first competetive year…

The Athertons have been powerhouses in the world of gravity mountain bike racing.  So what do you do when your goals are to "just continue to win world championships".  It's a nice problem to have, b…

On my comeback journey I felt I was doing well.  Out of nowhere my little brother, Brody Honea an off road motorcycle racer racing for  Chidester Transport Racing, wanted to go for a ride.  Putting m…

Racing is a product of the times.  While riding your bike never changes, the popularity of disciplines waxes and wanes in the ever fickle world of what bike riders think are cool.  Today is so divers…

When I drove around for work, I always saw a healthy dose of mid morning riders at the trail heads.  I was always jealous of the fact that it was always perfect temperature, there was no rush to beat…

The alter ego is a way to approach cycling in any way you want.  The story of Marco Pantani showed how his fierce alter ego "The Pirate" and the man off the bike were completely different.
Make sure y…

Life changes are in the works.  Big ones.   A grand plan is finally set in motion through the loss of my job.  A little bit of a rant, but don't be fooled I'm ready to pursue a racing life once again…

The story of Kuwahara and how it relates to personal dignity.  Do you feel it's better for a brand to do whatever it takes to make money and stay alive, or stay small and a little obscure to keep the…

A place to start.  A base to tell my story of being a privateer bike racer.  The feelings, stresses and envy.  These are the thoughts, from me as I start my journey to become a bike racer again.  

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