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East Towards Denver:<\/p>\n IPhone pictures don’t really do it justice, of course.<\/p>\n The couple of inches of snow on Christmas day were a good excuse to bundle up and go for another fatbike ride the day after Christmas. I rode it down the Ruby Hill Park sled hill as a bunch of kids cheered me on then hit the South Platte River Trail before the snowplows got there.<\/p>\n I’d love to take the fatbike to places other than the bike path… bringing me to the point of my post today. Since it got too cold to leave little old Indy out to wander the back yard, I can’t leave him alone for more than 2 or 3 hours at a time because he’s reached an age\/level of dementia where he can’t go any longer without pottying on himself in his crate. It’s been hard… there are a couple of nearby winter bike races I’d love to go to and a lot of days where I’ve had the time and good weather to go up into the mountains and explore, but, in reality, Indy needs me more than I need to do those things.<\/p>\n It’s occasionally frustrating, but he’s been my best buddy for over 15.5 years now. I picked him out of the litter when he was the size of a gerbil and his eyes were still closed. I chose him over the others because, as I went through and picked each puppy up, he growled at me (a 2-week-old puppy growl is one of the most hilarious things I’ve ever heard, so I was immediately smitten). He’s been by my side through a lot of really difficult times in my life… more than any person I know. So, he’s 100% worth sacrificing a winter of adventures.\u00a0I’ve got a lot more winters ahead of me, and he doesn’t.\u00a0I owe it to him.<\/p>\n The ability to bring him with me has been the #1 condition of employment at my previous and current jobs-<\/p>\n On a less “my eyes are feeling leaky” note, please visit your local bike shop. Your bike likely needs a tune-up, \u00a0and by bringing it in, you’re preventing boredom that leads to desperate activities such as mopping, campy shifter rebuilding,<\/p>\n and whatever the hell Brian is doing here…<\/p>\n Oh yeah, and speaking of bike shops… everyone at mine got one of these at the company holiday party:<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n