At least it was this Wednesday…
The day started out with an early morning rising that left me sitting on the side of the bed wondering how my ass got sooo heavy. Luckily I pulled it together and met the Red Rock Crew at the Zen Trailhead. Sir Pratt, Double D, Hollywood and Andy all showed up for a quick, morning jaunt around the UnZen trail. I call it the UnZen because I’ve never been enlightened and the flow is a bit less than zen-like. That aside, it was a gut wrencher that left me wanting for more. Below is the evidence, albeit poor evidence. It really only proves that we were on a ledge somewhere sitting… Whatever.
Now, I’m a bit of a sucker for trials videos, especially those that push the envelope of what can be done on a bicycle. Sir Pratt shot this one may way earlier this morning and I gots to say, I’m impressed. Trials on a road bike, what will they think of next…
I hope you had the popcorn ready.
Continuing with the ride story… As promised the Alliance got out for its weekly night ride. Newby showed up and KB and I both were there. Of course Newby was on a rest day so he had to make sure his heart rate was below his target but that didn’t seem to cause any problems. We headed up the Micro Loop in the Bear Claw Poppy Reserve and then made our way up to the Stucki Springs trail. The wind was howling and it was a bit of a push to get to the top, but once we were there it didn’t take long, with the 30 mph tailwind, to make it back to the trailhead.
I have to admit that Stucki can be fun. Even when it isn’t windy the trail is fast but throw in a killer tailwind and things become scary fast. The roller coaster is turned up a notch and it’s more like holding on than riding. That’s how last night felt. I kept stopping just to make sure KB’s light was still moving and then I would jump on the bike and without pedaling hit 20 mph in seconds. In the immortal words of Jerry Simmons, “In one word, Awesome!” The only problem, that’s actually four words…
This is the second ride I’ve done with the new light. I’ve been eyeball fucking the Cygolite Trion for a while. The whole light and battery pack in one small package appealed to me so I broke down and purchased one. Cygolite claims 600 lumens, I have no way to measure that so I’ll give it 4 sweets on the sweet scale. Newby and I compared lights last night. Both seemed to be comparable in actually brightness but his was a little more spotty while the Trion left a broader beam. Take that for what it’s worth.
In completely unrelated news, other than it’s related because it involves me, the Mooseknuckler will be visiting the northern chapter this weekend. The Great Green Socks (also know as the Golden Knuckle, and posting that link reminds me it may be time to update that page) is moving back east so I am making a journey to the far reaches of the Artic Circle to say goodbye, and hopefully get some riding in. I promise to post some pics of the debauchery that ensues.
Well that concludes a Wednesday’s post on a Thursday.
Ride more.