Korey Pelton's Cycling Blog

A few weeks ago, Pocatello, Idaho experienced a fairly heavy snowfall of about 6 inches or so.  This was followed by temperatures ranging from -10 F to 15 F for several days after.  None of the snow melted for an entire week, which made all the roads turn into snowy chocolate mousse (see this icebike.org [...]

Ok, I’ve never competed in cyclo-cross, but I love watching cyclo-cross, so that counts for something!  And yesterday I did some off-road hill-climbing, maneuvering tricky descents, and riding through mud and snow -laden trails on my touring bike.  Ok, I never had to dismount and carry my bike, but I think this ride was adequately [...]

The above map shows my intended route for my Saturday afternoon ride.  However, I went too far up Michaud Creek Road and ended up performing a hike-a-bike over a very craggy, rock-strewn, god forsaken mountain top trail, then trail riding down City Creek trail (runs parallel to Trail Creek Road about a mile or so [...]

Want a body like mine?  Yes you do (ok, maybe)!  What’s my secret?  Eating a sensible diet (most of the time), eating junk food occasionally, drinking loads of beer, and cycling to work everyday!  :-)  Just look at that sculpted arm from years of lifting heavy mugs of beer!  Just look at that not-too-big beer [...]

Do you want to be a hardcore bicycle commuter?  Do you want the ability to cycle to work in comfort no matter what the weather is like outside?  This can be quite a tough challenge to meet, but with the right equipment and clothing, it can be done, and all for under $100 bucks (assuming [...]

My cycling buddy, tlp, and I were planning to do a ride which hadn’t turned out so well for us two years earlier (see tlp’s blog about it here).  But this year, we were in better shape and had more cycling experience, so we felt ready for riding from Pocatello to Lava Hot Springs, Idaho, [...]

I haven’t had the time to ride every weekend lately, and this chilly spring hasn’t helped get me out the door either.  But this weekend was fabulous and I was ready to go on an adventurous ride that would make up for lost time.  Click the map on the left to see where I went!  [...]

I have recently purchased an addition to my fleet of bikesdirect.com bicycles: the Windsor Tourist.  This is a touring style bicycle that currently sells for $599.99 at bikesdirect.com, however I hear that price will be going up soon.  Compared to other touring bicycles (Jamis Aurora, Surly Long Haul Trucker, Raleigh Sojourn, etc.) this bike is [...]

This spring, as any Idahoan could tell you, has been cold and miserable.  Everyone has been waiting for 70 degrees, but it is having a really tough time getting here.  As I write this, it is 1:00 pm on May 11, and the current temperature is 68 degrees.  Sigh.
On March 30, tlp and I did [...]

Tlp and I did this ride on Saturday, March 21, and it was a blast in two different ways: it was really fun and windy as hell!
We took Bannock Highway out of Pocatello which does a slow, steady climb of about 1500 feet on Mink Creek Road.  This was a pretty slow grind, especially with [...]