Mountain Zone Quickies

A couple of quick, but interesting articles, over at Mountain Zone today.

First up, we have another installment of Matt Hart's blog, which I talked about last week, in which he discusses the recently run Chuckanut 50 km ultra-marathon. Matt was a volunteer at the event, and has some interesting things to say about the race.

The second article of interest is from the Gear Junkie Blog, and offers up some advice and information on adventure bikes. For anyone who hasn't seen and adventure bike yet, it's kind of like a mountain bike on steroids. They have huge tires and are designed for serious off road racing, including through sand and other surfaces.