I have never been one for nostalgia until recently. Whether it be old movies, 90's wrestling shows or past events in my own life, my mind has been enjoying a bit of rewind. Back in the twenty teens I got to be a part of a dedicated group of cyclists who had a dream to turn their nature reserve into a park full of flowing singletrack. In a few short years that vision had become a reality. The location was the T. Mabry Carlton Reserve in Venice, Florida. It all started with one trail and a name inspired by the TV show Star Trek. Boldly Go represented a leap into that vision, an audacious first step that would take visitors from the parking lot directly into the wild beyond. Since then it has been frequented by tens of thousands of cyclists. The terrain has been groomed for and by mountain bikers. More than a decade later that first trail is so well established that you can see it on Google maps . That group of cyclists became known as SCORR , a non-profit purpose driven gaggle of v...

The summer weather in Florida can be fickle. The forecast for most days is a combination of hot, bright sunshine with the occasional thunderstorm. These summer storms can come from any direction: north, south, east or west, shifting course without notice. They can can be small, lasting only a few minutes and producing little more than a sun shower. They can also slam down an epic deluge of golf ball sized drops from a black swirling void of thunder, lightning and tornadoes. The dilemma is that you can never quite tell what you are about to face. On May 14th, 2015, Tim Reifschneider planned out one of his legendary time trials to be held at the Carlton Reserve in Venice, FL. Tim is the creator of the long standing Tempo & Timmy's Time Trial Series which was done in association with the now closed Tempo bike shop. While these free time trials are done without advertising or even much notice they can get rather large. The peak attendance came during the summer of 2012 wh...