I like the idea of endurance riding / racing. With the planning, travel, logistics, and household duties to balance any cycling event, long...

Kingdom Trails with some of the Racer-X crew, October 2017 from David Alden on Vimeo .

Pic by Kirk Giessinger Bikerdave Tufts Race Summary Oct. 18, 2017 I must be tired. The first two nights after the last race, I laid...

It was a busy weekend of racing for Racer-X, with Dave Tufts taking 2nd overall in the Gulf South Mountain Bike Series after the Lungbust...

Braintree 357 Gravel Enduro from David Alden on Vimeo .

Congrats to David Tufts for taking 2nd place in the Cat 2 Men (40-49)  class at Charlotte's Revenge in Ackerman, MS. He's been w...

An impromptu schedule change gave Jean and I an open morning on Saturday 9/16, and we were able to register for the Run for the Trails , p...

The 2017 Rose Mountain Rumble gravel ride, in Lyndenborough, New Hampshire was all that you'd want a gravel ride to be... Read more

I could make a witty but overplayed "rising from the ashes," statement, but even I'm not that corny. Although, I did feel th...

I have let this site get stale, but there's plenty of new content over at davealdenMTB.com (and davealdenBMX.com too). Click on ov...

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The ride UP is much less entertaining to watch but stay tuned for more from Maine!

I was only able to catch the 9:30 group of races due to those pesky work obligations. And with that, I didn't get shots of everyone. W...

Jean and I had ridden in an event in Montpelier a few years ago, and we still talk about the great dirt roads, awesome views, and killer c...

I'm ready for the Muddy Onion . Sort of. I skipped the "training" and went right into the taper and carbo loading. Should be...

I have made my not-so-triumphant return to cyclocross racing in Fitchburg, MA, for the NECX BAR. Read more...

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Head on over to http://www.davealden.com/ to see pics and read about the trip...

And so it ends, the 2012 cyclocross season... Read more ... Some might think it would be difficult to encapsulate an entire cyclocross ...

SSUSA 2012 was held in beautiful Stowe, Vermont this past Saturday. This was an anti-race event in which we were prepped well ahead of time ...

Well, the Racer-X interwebs has been a bit quiet lately. I suspect that's because everyone has been out slaying sweet singletrack or rib...

   I went to the Battle this past weekend and had mixed feelings.  The people that put it on really put it ON!  There was a finish chute  a...

So, I've been home for more than a week, and I'm still having trouble figuring out what to say. I had a great time. I raced (and g...

The name, officially dubbed by Tom Merrill, pays tribute to the "Hell of the North," Paris-Roubaix. Only our ride was much short...

So, my lovely wife and I went out for a cruise at Willowdale with Rob & Renee. We got a little bit of a late start, we were getting hu...

So, yesterday, while moving some stuff around in my basement (i.e. bike lair), I decide to get my TT bike ready for the upcoming season......

It ain't Garmin but it'll get me there and back.   Tape and paper:  8 cents.    Not having to be associated with anything Jon...

 These days I choose my mtb races by watching their helmet cam videos on-line and if it appears I won't kill myself I put it on m...

Yep, it's true. Spring has sprung, and our custom team hats from Walz Caps have arrived.  I'll be getting these out to those deser...

This is the hub piece that I thought I was missing when I assembled our bikes in Costa Rica ... that would have been a major buzz-kill... ...

In relation to the "north of Boston" area, where do you guys, and gals, think the best hills are? I'm looking for a good dis...

Great get together last night! First, I want to thank Matt from Pedro's for coming out and discussing the proper care and feeding of...

In an upbeat mood, I suited up and went for a mixed-bag sort of ride. Trails, roads, and indeed - some minor bushwhacking. The weather repor...

It's time for a gathering... a conclave, an assembly, a buzz session, a confab, a conference, a huddle, a  parley, a powwow, ...

Just a little snapshot of how much fun it can be to bike in the snow on a fat bike:

It's 2012, and I'm working on plans to make this a great year for the club! As always, let me know what YOU want (david[dot]racerx...

And so ends my 2011 Cyclocross season and my time as a Cat 4 racer.

November Bicy cles HOT BUNS Cyclocross Frame Frame / Bike launch sweepstakes Earlier this fall, when November Bicycles introduced its new HO...

Yes, I KNOW the vast majority of these pics are of Andy Nook... what can I say, he's my team mate! There's also some pics of the Com...

It takes a retarded amount of time to transfer, convert and upload these files!

What a day. My head was clogged with snot, I had a horrible night's sleep, but, because I love 'cross, and I love racing, I made the...

A combination of burnout and injury derailed my 'cross season, to be sure - but this fall I've had some really fun mtbike rides. Thi...