so right off the bat, screwing around in the parking lot looking at my new shoes and balancing, "i fall over". darn, bent the new derailleur hanger i just put on. bent it back straight and off we went in the wee hours of the morning.
i had all intentions of riding the 69er single speed, but my right knee seemed a little sore, so i chose to single speed on my geared bike and use a little easier gear.
SS cobes was there with his vassago jabberwocky, maning up the hills in a 32x19. i was in a gear just below his, so we tended to pull away on the steeper climbs. not showing off just standing and useing muscle instead of knee.
a blurry close up.
here we are at the top already. its a short trail, but fun and challanging. stair stepping up semi-rocky hills with some semi-sandy/dirt flats. part of the trail had water run off about 4"-7" high for 50 yards coming down the trail. i was thinking "bi-athalon", but biking and fly fishing.
the ride down was zoomy and fun. we opted for the rockier techy side trail that i never done. challenging on a ridgid bike for me and not knowing what was around the next turn. there are a lot of fast blind corners with big rocks or a short steep climb. you really have to be on your toes or know the trail better. i will be going back and trying to finish that part without dabbing.
here is the ruin at the top and showing no snow. we only encountered a small patch and rode around it easy on the whole trail.
when i got home i noticed another broken bike part from last weeks fall. my seat rail holder is gone. for such a stupid little fall it is adding up.
thanks thursday morning mattl and the group. matt brought yummy donuts and forced them down our thoats after the ride. i passed on the offer as donuts ruin me for the whole day. i got home and ate about 3,000 calories of straight carbs. then had lunch a couple of hours later. ahhhhhh finally full.
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