Stone Monkeys - Visions of the modern-age Stonemasters

Here I am on my trusty steed, a retired Yosemite rental bike. Bullwinkle, Potter, Ammon, and I used to wage “Bike Wars,” coming at each other gladiator-style (head-on) on our respective rides. Basically, if you put a foot down, you scored a point; the goal was the lowest score possible. Potter would sneak up from behind and once rammed me so hard he taco’ed my back tire. Ammon, too, had an aggressive technique where he’d put you in a headlock, and then ride you into a wall or parked car. Bike Wars came to an end when Bullwinkle tried to kick me over and I accidentally sucked his foot between the front wheel and the fork. This bent the wheel and the fork . . . and broke Bullwinkle’s foot, ripping off his toenail!

Contributing Editor Cedar Wright is currently in China, dirtbagging limestone-style on the cliffs of Yangshuo. The photographer Dean Fidelman, meanwhile, has released his 2008 Stone Nudes calendar (stonenudes.com) and is working on a Stonemasters book with John Long.