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09-29-07, 01:55 PM
My ride report starts off like this: THESE GUYS WERE KILLING ME!:eek:
There is talk about organizing more mtb rides for the forum people. We need some newbs cause these guys are strong fast mtb'ers. I need someone to cruise along the trail with me. Guys that showed up are all strong mtb'ers. I think I did ok for riding that course for the first time. The single track on the edge of Southridge was a bit scary for me as I've never been on single track or that section for the ride. At one point I thought I was going to fall over and roll down the hill. I thought I was a goner but hmmm, maybe it was Chimivee. He pulled along side of me and pulled me back onto the trail with one hand. OK, not really! At one point I did jump off my bike on an unexpected sharp turn. Then on the downhill sections I just dropped behind everybody so that I could watch and learn. I almost ate it a couple of times so I'd slow to recover control. Just then Drew would blow by me at a high speed. I had 28.5 max but I think his was maybe thirtysumthin'. A lil too scary for me. Maybe when I'm more familiar with the trail.
Parking sit was bad today. I arrived 45 minutes early and took one of the last available spaces, thanx to a track meet. Octico and his wife Kristine was there but because of the parking, stopped off on the side of the road only long enought to say they would pass on the ride. They had camping equipment and could not park outside the park securely. All the riders showed up near 10. One hour after the scheduled time but I knew that they'd be parked all over Brea with the parking situation.
Nice to meet new friends. Efficiency, Summoner. Nice guys and I really liked Efficiency's sense of humor.. He laughed at all my stupid jokes!:D Then meeting old friends again, Chimivee, Actel and Drew. MTBLurker had his own gang out there, Ed, Greg, Teri and Loni. I guess we weren't sexy enough for Ed so he wanted to ride with the girls. Girls that were kickin' azz mind you!:p
All in all was a nice ride with strong riders. That's cool, I learned something today. But sure would be nice to get a few of the others out there. Would be nice to ride and chat instead of listening to the sound of my heart trying to rip thru my chest the entire ride!:D
There is talk about organizing more mtb rides for the forum people. We need some newbs cause these guys are strong fast mtb'ers. I need someone to cruise along the trail with me. Guys that showed up are all strong mtb'ers. I think I did ok for riding that course for the first time. The single track on the edge of Southridge was a bit scary for me as I've never been on single track or that section for the ride. At one point I thought I was going to fall over and roll down the hill. I thought I was a goner but hmmm, maybe it was Chimivee. He pulled along side of me and pulled me back onto the trail with one hand. OK, not really! At one point I did jump off my bike on an unexpected sharp turn. Then on the downhill sections I just dropped behind everybody so that I could watch and learn. I almost ate it a couple of times so I'd slow to recover control. Just then Drew would blow by me at a high speed. I had 28.5 max but I think his was maybe thirtysumthin'. A lil too scary for me. Maybe when I'm more familiar with the trail.
Parking sit was bad today. I arrived 45 minutes early and took one of the last available spaces, thanx to a track meet. Octico and his wife Kristine was there but because of the parking, stopped off on the side of the road only long enought to say they would pass on the ride. They had camping equipment and could not park outside the park securely. All the riders showed up near 10. One hour after the scheduled time but I knew that they'd be parked all over Brea with the parking situation.
Nice to meet new friends. Efficiency, Summoner. Nice guys and I really liked Efficiency's sense of humor.. He laughed at all my stupid jokes!:D Then meeting old friends again, Chimivee, Actel and Drew. MTBLurker had his own gang out there, Ed, Greg, Teri and Loni. I guess we weren't sexy enough for Ed so he wanted to ride with the girls. Girls that were kickin' azz mind you!:p
All in all was a nice ride with strong riders. That's cool, I learned something today. But sure would be nice to get a few of the others out there. Would be nice to ride and chat instead of listening to the sound of my heart trying to rip thru my chest the entire ride!:D