Been raining a lot around here so haven't ridden much. Finally got out today and ended up doing about 60 miles... I hurt, but its a good hurt. :D



I'll be riding again tomorrow morning. :thumb:

83 miles with temps in the 70's.

Also had a nice sunset to the day.

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ive only gotten on my bike in the last 2 weeks to make sure the stuff i fixed works.
i need to get out and ride i soo bored

Bur Sage to Jolla Loop and the finished Joshua Tree trail. Whooped my booty. feels good. 17.47 of all I could handle.

12 miles of misty mountain hop in Duxbury this morning. Soggy was the word of the day.

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A few pics from yesterday at Miller's. The grey light was giving my camera fits yesterday; most of what I got was way too dark. Not a single shot of myself. :)

Eli was killing things out there, for a fairly new rider, on unfamiliar trails.
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This could have sucked, but he saved it.
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Rode the Forest Hill Divide loop today with a couple friends. We were hoping for more mud than what we found but still had a good time.

We did a little exploring off the trail and found this sweet sign.

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And a picture on the beach we found too.

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great day on Saturday. Sunny and 70f. DuPont State Forest

The end of the old airstrip with Mt Pisgah in the background.......

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Thunder Mountain (8587')...looking towards Baldy Bowl
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Fire road goes to summit. Steep, loose in some of the swithchbacks. Climb was about 4500' gain from the Village.
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Lift from summit down to Baldy Notch
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Ski patrol hut. No one up here today...they haven't started making snow. Warm (70) and zero wind. Nice climb.
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nice pictures!

i rode in the MUD today. good times.

Had a nice 12 mile ride on some single track with lots of creek crossings and a few nasty climbs through root infested rock gardens, one of which left me on my back. I went to pop my front tire over a root sticking about 8" out of the ground not realizing my back tire was on the top side of a root itself. So when the front tire came off the ground the back tire slid down and I went over backwards. I felt like an idiot but it was fun.
The only pic I got of the trail since I was having too much fun riding
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Aftermath pics of my two babies!
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Today.
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Conditions: Muddy, wet, rained all day
Light: None
Equipment: NightHawk Raptor...battery pack shot...make-shift pack with 8AA NiMh
Backup: Cheap'o WalMart 3xAAA flashlight...and a zip tie

I hit the trail a little before 7:00 tonight. It was slicker'n snot, man:lol: The Smallblock8 on the rear didn't help matters any, but the Nevegal up front stuck pretty well. Wet roots/wet leaves/soupy mud...you name it. About 7:40, my "make-shift" battery pack gave up and hung me out to dry. I was pretty stoked to have the little Wally flashlight to get me out of the woods. Heck, it did so well...I went and did another short loop until a little after 8:00.

RAWK!!

Crappy, over contrasted phone pic's:
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Is that THE komodo? It looks different.

Rode boyette on Monday, brought my phone with me since I was riding by myself and snapped a couple of pics while I was out there. Weather was great, kind-of cool, overcast but no rain, trails were dry, turned out to be a great ride.

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Crazy banana spider eating a grasshopper
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That's The Crapper. (1998 Komodo) The Komodo is a 2005.

12.54 of dirt on the Mormon Tea, Bur Sage Loop. Just when I was thinking I was so cool for being out so early, three WOW women came jogging up a trail I reserve for downhill on the weekends. That is the second time I have experienced this magical moment. The trail has a loop that accesses the Anthem Country Club. They had to be trophy wives or something. I gotta trade my BB8830 for a camera phone.

After enjoying the view on a double track climb out, having enjoyed the view from the back as long as possible, I passed. A black haired ponytail commented, its an uphill or you would never get past us. She might be right. A hottie with attitude, double fun.

^ I hope karma leads them to this post. That'd be fun.

Got out for a great ride on a great day today. Rode with Hambone, Ms Hambone and Lil Hammy. Got the Lil hammy started working on a rock drop,he's getting it. We also ran into George Hincapie on the trail today,he was cool(even for a roadie).......

How do you have high speed decents in Fla?

That's...really, really cool...I wish famous people would come to the famous Kansas trails more often.:lol:

Was he freakin' fast?

We were crusing down a trail and he was coming up. He was motoring and wasn't even trying(no even close to breathing hard. He had a big smile on his face and was the first to say "howdy". Spoke to everyone that was with me with a big smile. I was thinking " I know him from somewwhere" and Hambone's wife says "that was Hincapie". I can tell you this,there was no way I was gonna be able to run him down for a pic.He just lives down the moutain in Greenville S.C. about 30 min. away.

A soggy 50 miles today on the pista.

Rode the Oat Hill Mine Trail near Calistoga, CA.

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