Breakfast Views from the OBB NightJet Train | Photo: J. Breinholt
Day 2 – Train & Motorcycles – Feldkirch (AT) to Andeer (CH) (https://maps.app.goo.gl/ZiPpJaqfLNuGDvUc9)
Sunday morning saw us rolling in to Feldkirch right on schedule. We were woken up about 2 hours before arrival with our pre-ordered breakfast. After wolfing down the food, we watched the mountainous landscape of Austria passing by until we were finally at our destination. The unloading was just as interesting as loading was. We setup our bikes, repacked our gear and kicked off the day in search of coffee. Continue Reading >
The Author, Finding Some Good Cell Service to Check Those Maps | Photo: Jacob Breinholt Private Collection.
We are all back in one piece from Europe and after some reflection here’s a quick recap how it all went down. I include my perspective but adding some room here for Jake to correct the record from his perspective as we did straddle the invisible line between Type 2 and 3 fun several times. From my perspective, I’m happy to report that I tied the epic saga with the sassy Triumph and the score is 2-2 as I managed to stage a comeback from the early years’ beatings of mechanical issues and stupid drops that got us off on a rocky start with the ol’ British broad. Continue Reading >
The Legendary BST Pensively Reflects on His Day of Sunshine and Twisties | Photo: Jacob Breinholt
We had another great iteration of the annual ADX weekend, this year. It was the same crew as last year with a few caveats. We had a new friend join us on the Friday section, starting in Catskill Park up until we stopped for lunch at Taco29 in Cahajoharie. Lukas’ bike was being a diva and he would not be getting it back from the shop in time to ride (nor could we round up a loaner in time). So he opted to join us on 4 wheels. It was actually pretty nice to have support vehicle come along! Russ was finishing an extended vacay in VT and ended up riding straight from there to meet up with us in Newcomb on Friday Night.
We mixed in a new unpaved section on Saturday, through the heart of Adirondack Park, where we encountered some sections of deep sand and deep gravel. Happily, everyone managed to make it through without issue, even Szabi on the Ducati Hyper, rocking Pirelli Corsa Rosso IVs!
Another highlight from Saturday’s loop was finally having nice enough weather to jump into the secret swimming hole that we stumbled across a couple years ago. Ultimately, we spent so much time goofing around on Saturday, that we did not make it to Lake Placid until well after 4:00PM, and subsequently arrived at the entrance gate for Whiteface after they had closed for the day. Can’t win ’em all!
I logged roughly 740 miles on the weekend. The guys who came up from the city obviously clocked significantly more. Good times were had by all. Can’t wait to do it again next year.
Check out the mega-gallery below for some more snaps. All photos by Jacob Breinholt.
What was meant to be a Memorial Day ride got rained/frozen out and rescheduled for Saturday June 27. We met up on the early side at the P Diner. Most of the usual suspects were traveling or otherwise indisposed. But what we may have lacked in quantity, we made up for in quality. We had a feeling it was going to be a good day, when this dope old Saab pulled up next to our bikes with the top down. The good omen proved to be true. We had ideal weather for the entire ride. Vibes were also in the A+ category. We missed all of those who could not make it. But look forward to seeing you next time! Couple of additional snaps from the ride below– Continue Reading >
We are not totally out of snow season yet here in the Catskills. But mama nature did recently gift us with a handful of days with temps in the high 50s and low to mid-60s. During one such day I was able to get in a nice Pepacton loop ride via Millbrook Rd. I also dipped into a few of the unpaved seasonal connectors on the way over. All of the unpaved sections are freshly graded and have a nice new topcoat of gravel. It’s safe to say that they were in better shape than most of the paved sections leading over to the actual reservoir loop. This bodes well for all of the early-season NEBDR riders. The brutal winter and super wet spring have left a lot of loose debris on the back roads. I’m happy to say that the actual loop was very clean and smooth. Here’s to a great riding season, friends!
Here I am, back in NYC, reflecting on my recent annual moto pilgrimage to Europe and so I decided to give my writing muscles their annual stretch. So many things happened in a year!
If you read last year’s piece, I came back from my trip to live a bikeless life for the foreseeable future given my accident and its multi-dimensional aftermath. Happy to report, as of May this year I’m back to motorcycle ownership. Tariff scares, supply constraints and luckily my wife’s support all aligned and allowed me to replace my ’22 Hypermotard SP with…. drumroll… a ’24 Hypermotard SP! I could write a very long controversial piece as to why the Hypermotard is the best bike ever, some would agree, most wouldn’t. It’s a preference and I just can’t think of not having one, there are a bunch of other bikes I would love to add to the Hyper in the future though! Continue Reading >
On a recent idyllic Saturday morning, the CMC crew joined forces with the folks at Fahrt for the Catskill Brewery edition of their 2wTj series. A few of us met up on the early side in Highmount for a group ride to the event. The weather was brisk, but not chilly and there was barely a cloud in the sky. We took a winding route through Frost Valley and ending up on Debruce Road, along the Willowemoc River before arriving at the brewery on Old Rt. 17. Along the way, there was plenty of excellent fall colored scenery. We rolled into Catskill Brewery shortly before noon, joining a small contingent of riders who were already on site. By 1:00 a really nice sized crowd of riders had gathered. We met some really cool people and generally had a great time. Our group scooted out shortly after 2 and took a long loop back toward CMC headquarters grabbing a snack at Ravenwood before swinging through Ashoken and Bearsville. Sadly, I did not grab any snaps of the post-brewery niceties. Anyway, here is a mega gallery from the morning ride, and brewery event. Enjoy!–
Hello friends. Spring has sprung in the Catskill Mountains. As with all things these days, volatility seemed to be the meteorological theme of spring 2025. Continue Reading >
I’m not a writer, far from it, but the esteemed editor in chief of this prestigious publication allowed me to submit my most recent adventure so thanks in advance for bearing with me here.
My father and I had been slowly reconnecting since my late teens after a pretty ugly divorce between my parents and the common ground for us happens to be machines, especially motorcycles. Last summer he and I rode an organized trip to the Balkans (Serbia – Bosnia – Croatia – Montenegro) and while we had some technical issues on that trip (maybe another article in the future if there’s demand?) the overall outcome was that we had a great adventure of riding stunningly beautiful, less traveled roads that wind through countries long ago dismissed by the west. To keep it interesting, we did all of this while battling the eccentricities of machines that were each north of 2 decades in age. Coming off that trip we agreed that we would do it again the following year. Continue Reading >
