Whitney and Zack Allison of Bikesports took part in Envy’s Grodeo over the weekend, but the real story is how they got there. Over the course of four days, they rode nearly 600 miles, with 30.5k feet climbing from Fort Collins to Ogden, Utah. They rode some big, burly days with snowy hike-a-bikes and some very serious would you rather questions. Their route was a combination of being safe and direct, although the five miles of snow on Buff Pass was less than ideal. According to Zack, with more time, they may have chosen a more northern route that included more dirt– from Walden, they would have headed Northwest into Baggs Wyoming and approached Ogden directly from the east via the Flaming Gorge.  Check out the stats and vid below.


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Mike Weber has lived in the Fort since he was six, has been riding mountain bikes in Northern Colorado since 1985, and has been selling homes here since 2002. He became a fan of the site when it was launched and became an advertiser shortly after. You'll recognize his name as a calm voice of reason and education on many of the local cycling forums offering trusted trail condition updates and well-thought-out etiquette tips. He's a former member of the Fort Collins Bicycle Advisory Committee,…

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