by J. Cleaveland | May 27, 2012 | Uncategorized
Yep, that’s right. My girlfriend just climbed Independence Monument in sneakers, on a super windy day – gusts up to 60 mph according to the weather man. So I just had to put my arm around her so she wouldn’t blow away! Our friends F and S were along...
by J. Cleaveland | May 12, 2012 | Uncategorized
Wednesday I finished finals and the first half of school, Thursday morning I hit the trail for another try at thru-riding the Tabeguache Trail from Grand Junction to Montrose. The first 50 miles has no reliable water and is really hot. I had to take breaks in the...
by J. Cleaveland | Mar 25, 2012 | Uncategorized
Well, I finally broke down and got a bigger, stronger sewing machine. This guy is one step away from an industrial machine, while still being portable. Perfect for my needs right now. Yesterday I got to crank out a 22″ Karate Monkey bag and a custom narrow bar...
by J. Cleaveland | Feb 23, 2012 | Uncategorized
That’s right… you heard me…Cleaveland Mountaineering is sewing full time this summer! So come on, swamp me in orders – come May 15th or so.Until then I’m cranking stuff out on the weekends when I can, and doing crazy enginerd homework all...
by J. Cleaveland | Jan 21, 2012 | Uncategorized
The fat front is finally done and needed testing. So I conned F into coming (never hard) and S came on XC Skis, and we headed up to Grand Mesa…. They say when the skiing is bad, the snow biking is good…. well, today the skiing was good……...
by J. Cleaveland | Jan 14, 2012 | Uncategorized
Way back in October, I had to pull the “Mission Abort” lever on a Tabeguache thru-ride…. but managed to find a fun canyon to explore on the return trip, that quickly turned into full on no holds barred hike-a-bike.So after plotting to go back with...