Went big on this past Saturday. Decided to head down to Bristol/Naples area, get in a 6 hour ride on the mtb with some heavy climbing and some singletrack ripping. The plan was to start at Bristol mountain, ride over to Stid Hill for a bit of a warmup. Climb Stid Hill all the way up and come down the Tower Drop (Tscheske’s favorite descent!), climb up West Gannet Road, rip around OCP & Cutler, then head down the old closed road into Naples. Refuel, head up East Hill, rip down the DEC trail, climb up Gannet back to OCP for some more Orange trail action and then up and over Bristol mountain.
Gorgeous Day-Wolfganger Hill (maybe next trip)
It was one of those million dollar days. The trails were still a little bit wet, but rideable. I had on my XR1 Team Issue bonty tires, that are about as durable as toilet paper and have similar traction. I only managed one flat early on climbing up Stid hill, but the Notubes sealant worked it’s magic.
Obligatory Kerkove-style shot
The legs were as good as any day on the bike. I set a personal record on my mountain bike up W. Gannet Hill (~2.5k climb that averages 10%). Been hitting that climb for years and usually suffer up it on either the road bike or mountain bike and I felt like I was flying up it.
I’ve got da Powah!
All together was a great day on the bike, ripped it up some big climbs, shredded some singletrack & then managed to get lost somehow coming down Bristol mountain. There’s some super secret singletrack in there that dumps out to the fireroad on the mountain, but it looks like some additions were made and I managed to follow the trail until it literally disappeared. Ravines on both sides and a nasty steep climb back up, I decided to just trudge down through the woods. Ended up in someones backyard about a mile or two south of where I should have been! At least I was home!
Lake’s Birthday
Saturday was Lake’s official Birthday, but we held his party on Sunday. What else to get my boy than a bike!! A super sweet Giant TCX!! I think I’m actually quite jealous of his bike. He’s already mastered the handbrakes and is still getting acclimated to the gears. He only wants to put “in 7″ as he says so he can go as fast as possible. Thus, we’ve been doing some extra bike riding as he wants to ride, rolling around the block pretending he’s Lance and doing his best Phil Ligget impressions!!
He even got himself a new kit!
All pimped out with some Crankskins!
Farmall #2 tonight!! Looking forward to it!
