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Riding Rigid, Riding One Gear
While in Palm Springs riding with probably the best group of riders I've
ridden with I managed to do 6 miles or more downhill with my rear shock locked out. Needless to say I screwed it up and shipped it off to be repaired. This left me w/o my dear boingy bike for a few weeks so....... Since PS I've been busy working and didn't have time to ride (nearly two weeks). I finished the job and decided it was time to dust off (lots of saw dust) the rigid ss. Now every time I've been out on this thing I've flatted on the rear which is a pain to fix. This time I use mucho air, close to 60 psi in these not so fat Kendas, to avoid the inevitable pinch flat that has plagued my inadequate riding skill. Riding the ss has not been a fun adventure until this ride. The first mile of the ride was on blacktop to the trailhead. I'm thinking this is great, full transfer of power to the bike, smooth....say what? Yeah, on the blacktop the rigid is smooth as silk but........ I hit the trail and began an experience of jarring, bouncing, teeth rattling, butt busting, hand numbing pleasure that I hadn't experience on my previous rides. I thought I was going to take it easy but after meeting up with my buddy John (riding a ht) we took off and never stopped (until hitting the coffee shop). I made all but the steepest of climbs and downhilled some stuff as fast as I could have done with my double boinger or at least it seemed that fast. Who knows with my head and body vibrating this much it sure seemed as fast. There were sections I was doing the hamster dance trying to keep up with John and did so to at least keep him in sight. No spin class could have prepared me for that! It would have been fun to know what pedal rpm I was actually managing! After coffee we hit the canal for the smooth ride back to the trail. This is a short section of trail with a steady climb up through a mtn saddle and then slowly back to the start area. It's nice to push this climb and I did leaving John gasping (well, he is 62 for craps sake) at the top but staying within 20 yards or so. The rest of the ride was uneventful.....no flats. Tonight I ride the rss again, canal only, with one of my other riding buds that just got a new 24" wheeled beach cruiser. should be fun. Gary |
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