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"Jewel On The Run" © Mike Moore Studios 2026

I recently turned 60 years old. I'm not real sure how it happened, didn't try to avoid it per se, just assumed I wouldn't get that far. My father had a heart attack, that triggered a stroke, that killed him when he was 60. So between genetics and more than a few less than optimal "life choices" I figured the credits would've rolled by now. I guess I shouldn't get cocky, still not safe til 61 rolls 'round I reckon, but for the most part I'm feeling pretty solid, and stoked.

The bike you see above was my 60th birthday & Christmas present. It's a titanium framed work of art that I "built" from the frame up. I have "built" in quotations, because the only thing I actually physically did was put the water bottle cage on. The good folks at Blur Cycleworks, in Round Rock, TX. did the actual wrenching and fitting. It is BY FAR the nicest bike I've ever owned. It's a Revel Tirade titanium hardtail. I have craved and coveted titanium as long as I've been ogling bikes, to me it is has always been the ULTIMATE bike building material. It's SPACE METAL!

Because I'm me, I've never allowed myself to spoil myself. I've had tons of nice things in life that I'm forever grateful for, but I've never allowed myself to jump in the deep end dollar wise. Whether that comes from a modest upbringing, or what, I don't know. This time though, with the blessings of my beautiful better half, I decided to say "F@ck it". The funny thing is, even with carte blanche to go bat shit crazy, I still bought everything at the best possible deal I could find. Why wouldn't you? I also didn't just get the most blingy, expensive bits you could, favoring reliability and long term track records over the latest flavor.  I piled everything up over the holidays, snatching every Black Friday sale goody I could. I read reviews, counted grams, re-reread reviews, made choices, changed my mind, made other choices, and spent the necessary coin to obtain this dream.

It ain't all about the dolla dolla bills though. The price means nothing if the sum of the parts equals poop, even if you got it on sale. I'm more than happy to report that my sum came to a LOT more than poop. Every part has lived up to its marketing hype, and they all play more than nice together. Can I, as a mid level, upper middle aged, man hope to get EVERYTHING this bike has to offer out of it? Not likely, but I'm more than confident it'll have everything ready for me when I need it. There will not be an issue with the bike holding me back. It is honestly more bike than I need, and do you know what? I don't care! I'm 60, I've put in the miles. Do I deserve it? Does anyone?

Go ride, or doodle, or do something goofy.

Have Fun!