Sonoran Pirates

6/26/23

The Lost Episodes - Sonoran Pirates Reunion Podcast

Sonoran Pirates Reunion - Rate R

8/7/17

Hello, is it me you're looking for?

1/22/14

FS: DUO Male Registration - 2014 - 24 Hrs in The Old Pueblo!

For sale... on eBay.
24 Hours in the Old Pueblo
Duo Male Registration
Where: Tucson, Arizona
When: Feb 15-16, 2014

This event is awesome & sold out.

All $ from the auction will go to helping a young mother fight Pancreatic cancer.

My teammate and I can't attend. We are auctioning our registration. We paid $225. I will simply transfer the registration to you. You will need to provide signed waivers for the two riders.

Links...

The auction: Ebay - Duo Male Registration (2014 - 24 ITOP)

The event: EPIC RIDES 24 In The Old Pueblo

Auction $ goes to: The Heather Bailes Cancer Smack Down Fund

9/1/13

Is anyone out there

What's up Pirates? The blog appears to have been dormant for almost 6 months. What the heck is everyone doing? Andy is apparently riding around in Alaska. I am just busy crushing the Strava records of a former Tour de France winner (or a Tour de France winner later to be stripped of title). No big deal.

2/24/13

24 HITOP in photos

Check out McLovin's album: Best of 24 HITOP

2/12/13

"Everything in America wants to kill you." - Burnsey

Glen Byrne (aka The Great Pumpkin, aka Burnsey) hails from East Anglia, United Kingdom. He moved with his family from Ireland to England when he was 5 years old. He rides bikes in the rain. He drinks beer in the rain. On Saturday, he made the 25 1/2 hour trip from East Anglia, U.K. to Tucson, Arizona. He's here for a visit & the 24 hours In The Old Pueblo.

Likes: Pumpkin Lib Balm, Women, & Lager

Magellan: Is it true that you are the "god father" of the Sonoran Pirates?

Burnsey: No, I'm the "god father" of soul.

Note: Burnsey did introduce Megellan & El LA to mountain biking in the forest of Thetford, UK (no-where) near Robin Hood's stomping grounds.

M: What do you think about the U.S.A. so far?

B: Everything wants to kill you and there are lot of places to eat.

Note: Burnsey visited the Sonoran Desert Museum where he noticed that all desert creatures are pretty marly. He also saw an old guy with a pistol on his belt in Safeway and a "knife" vendor on the side of the road.

M: What kind of bike do you ride?

B: Cube Stereo Pro

M: What the hell is that?

B: Cube is a German bike company. You can't go wrong with German engineering.

M: What's the #1. biggest thing in your life?

B: Easy, gotta be my 8 year old son, Kiernan.

M: Is it true that since Brad Pitt trained for the movie Snatch in Red Lodge that you often are mistaken for him?

B: Yeah.

Note: Red Lodge is just a couple from miles Burnsey's stomping ground in Mildenhall, England

M: Do you like dags?

B: What?

M: Dags.

B: Dags?

M: Yeah, Dags.

B: Oh, Dogs, yeah I Iike Dogs.

M: Anything else you want to tell the world.

B: Just get on with it.

10/10/12

Santa Cruz Bullit 2002 - Good Pirate Starter Freeride Bike

Hey Crew!
This could be good starter freeride type bike for a new or existing pirate that likes the beefier type bikes.

Santa Cruz Bullit (2002).

MTBR Reviews
http://www.mtbr.com/cat/bikes/freeride-full-suspension/santa-cruz/bullit/prd_363226_1543crx.aspx

Brakes need some work or replacement and pedals are not included

Specs:
XT Rear Derailer
Deore Front Derailer
Progressive 5th Element Rear Shock
Marzocchi Z.1 FreeRide 3 Bomber Front Fork
Mavic X717 Disc Rims
RaceFace Cranks
Laser Disc Rear Hub
WTB Front Hub
Swanky Velvet lined Bel-Air SDG Saddle
Asking Price is $600
Email Josh at jhurand@gmail.com

8/16/12

Dino Cam

Mounted my Gopro to the front rack of my bike right behind my awesome T-Rex while riding along with Big D, Karyn and Sarah on their way to Trekworld.

7/26/12

Treking Along...keeps on treking.

The ladies of Treking Along have crossed the Mason Dixon Line and Entered PA. All is going well, and he adventure continues.

6/18/12

Three Women - Three Bikes - No Limits

Two of our femme Pirates, plus another young lady, will be riding from MD to WI to attend Trek World. Big D, Karyn and Sarah will depart 21 July and plan to arrive 12 Aug in Madison, WI. The ride is just over 900 miles plus a ferry ride across Lake Michigan. The details of preparation and a chronicle of their journey will be maintained at the website below. There's a blog, route map, and other resources and once they get going we'll have a page for pictures, fun stories that are worth telling, and more.

Please give Diana, Karyn, and Sarah all the support you can. This is no little undertaking.

The Treking Along Website

5/8/12

Single Speed RIde on Everest??

This 46 year old guy intends to do it...

Click Here For Article

3/27/12

who pays for the post-ride lagers?

This is how two blokes from the Sonoran Pirates chapter in England settle up who is going to pay for the post ride lager. I think the skinny chap won. Just saying.

3/20/12

FS: 26" Voodoo Canzo (Large - 19") $1100 OBO

I picked up the frame NOS (new old stock) on eBay last year. I built it up for my cousin to ride in the 2012 24 In the Old Pueblo (which was in Feb). I replaced the Rock Shox Monarch rear shock with a Fox RP2. The bike is in good shape. It's a mix of mostly new with some slightly used parts. The front fork is a Manitou R7 that is still smooth but I suspect it will need to be serviced and some new seals within the next six months.

Frame: 19" 2008 Voodoo Canzo
Fork: Manitou R7
Shock: Fox RP2
Headset: Chris King
Brakes: Avid BB-7s
Wheelset: Bontrager Select
Crankset: Race Face Evolve XC (external cups)
Front Der: Shimano SLX
Read Der: Microshift 9 Speed (RDM-55) 9spd
Shifters: Microshift Thumb Tap 3x9 (TS82-9)
Grips: Ergon

FS: 2008 Trek Fuel EX-9 - Small (15.5in) $1600 Firm

Ben (from Ben's Bikes) just got a new ride and is parting with his old bike. It's in good shape and was maintained by Ben (who is a bike mechanic).

It has Bontrager carbon handle bars and seat post... otherwise it's a stock build. You can check out the stock specs here... '08 Trek Fuel EX9

If you are interested call Ben @ (520) 549-3050 and tell him Large Marge sent ya.

3/17/12

Support!! Bikes on Hope Camp Trail

Saguaro National Park is considering a plan to allow bicycles on the 2.8 mile Hope Camp Trail. This trail starts at the end of Camino Loma Alta and hooks into the Arizona Trail leading up to Pistol Hill.

They are taking comments until May 1st, 2012

Please! show your support by clicking here: Hope Camp Trail and submitting a comment in favor of allowing bicycles on the Hope Camp Trail.

Use these words if you are having trouble writing your own...

I live in Tucson and support 100% allowing bicycles on the Hope Camp Trail.

Sugar Hill Race Podium

Karyn competed in her first Mt. Bike race today and took 2nd place. The Sugar Hill Cross Country, put on by Adventures for the Cure consisted of 6 miles of Patapsco State Park.

Now we have a new floor pump at the Smith house. Well done!

3/8/12

Who are The Sonoran Pirates?

We love bikes. Mountain, Single Speed, Cyclocross, Road, BMX, Tandem, Push, Unicycle, Tricycle, Downhill, Dirt Jump, Touring, Fixie, & many others. Some of us are fast; most of us are not. We dig like minded people. Some of us sit down to pee. Some of us stand up to pee. We drink beer. We dig entities that make bicycling more rad, like... Epic Rides, Race Pace Bicylces, Arizona Trail Association, and IMBA.

We are NOT exclusive. Ride, smile... and you are with us.