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A really good ride tonight.
The usual wednesday night group met at the usual wednesday night ride
meeting spot, and we did our usual wednesday night ride. This time, though, we rode the new Peter North Loop (so named because it is long, hard, and some people find it tough to take) before hitting our regular route. Mike P and I had pieced together the new loop fully on sunday, so we knew how it all fit together. This was our first time to ride Peter North at night though, and there were a few spots where we debated which way to go next. Not that we were lost, it was a matter of which trail to choose. We first hit Dinosaur Jr and Mike opted for the second-in-line spot to better heckle me. To his dismay, though, I rode the sand pits pretty well, and so he didn't get the satisfaction he'd gotten on sunday last. At the last bit on Dinosaur Jr I made a couple of tries at riding down the hike-a-bike (that is, the one we had just hiked up) and came pretty close to clearing it. I'll have it next time. From the peanut gallery came a mixture of encouragement and derision, but that is to be expected with this group. After crossing the mesa, we opted for down #1 of the Triple Crown, then up #3, then back down #2. #1 is quite steep, but smooth. Most of us had no issues there. We hiked back up #3, and in the side-slope ST at the 2/3 point I got a front tire flat. It was odd, because I rarely get flats and yet I had gotten another front flat at exactly the same spot on sunday. In both cases it was the valve stem coming loose from the rubber. Maybe I need to run a little more tire pressure if I am getting tire creep from these stepp downhills. Anyway, I fixed it, and off we went. We headed down Triple Crown #2 with me in front, and Michael following. Immediately after the first drop, as I was about to roll the second drop, it occurred to me that riding a nose wheelie down the drop was probably bad planning on my part, so I elected to stop while I still could. Michael, though, wasn't among those who could stop at that moment, and so immediately upon riding the first drop he elected to nail into a large Laurel Sumac (rather than into me, I must point out). It's a bit tough to get up when you're wedged into a bush, on your back, with your legs uphill and your bike on top of you. With a little help, though, he managed. Dan and Bill S opted to walk the drops, and Mike and I made another run at it. Agagin, I failed miserably, but this tim it was me in the bush, and Mike heaping verbal abuse on my abilities, as he'd manged to stop above the drop. Back up, this time with Mike in front leading the charge down the drops. I'm not sure what caused it, but he clutched right before the second (and leser) drop. I, however, rode it as smooth as a smooth thing. On sunday we'd both negotiated both drops with a style and ease, but tonight we were a bit ugly. Anyhow, we finished Peter North off witha climb up Eucalyptus, and back to our regular loop. Down the first descent on the regular loop (Little Waimea) Dan showed me his heels, so to speak, as he opened a big can of Haul-Ass. About half way down I got a little bit too much love from another big Laurel Sumac, and as I started to tell Mike (who was right behind me) about it he was no longer right behind me. He'd gotten sucked into the six inch wide ten inch deep rut that runs next to the trail, and had his own issues to deal with. We rode the valley without any real exitement, and then hit the Powerline Climb. Dan is relishing his current position as fastest climber (but I'm regaining some lost fitness, so he'd better revel in it while he can) and put the hurt on us up the climb. Mike jumped for the holeshot (so to speak) down The ****s, which was OK. It gave me a chance to harass him some, but unfortunately I came off the jump into the sandpit wrong, and had to do some ugly maneuvering in the sandf to avoid yet another big Laurel Sumac. As a result of this, Dan got his digs in on me (fair is fair)and it wasn't until the bottom of The ****s that I caught up to Mike. We rode up Cobbles, the hit The Intestines. I was riding the corners well, and Dan Was on me like white on rice. We quickly gapped Mike and Bill S, but that's OK. Bill wasn't having a great night, and Mike is currently fat and slow. The only real noteworthy moment after that was on our final downhill, back down Eucalyptus. I was in front, hitting it fast and smooth. Mike was right behind me, until he all of a suden wasn't. As it turns out, his cable for his light had come unplugged. Perfect timing, too. The best possible place- a rutted, rooty twity downhill. The best possible speed- really fast. Anyhow, he failed to bail thanks to his amazing skills. Dan's light really didn't help him much, as it was down to about three fireflies in output. He has one of the LID (Low Intensity Discharge) lights, and it was going dim. Mike quickly plugged his light back in, and we finished the ride with no further worries. A little over 2 1/2 hours ride time, and I couldn't tell you any more statistics than that, since I ride Caveman style (no computer). Again, I have to say, it was a reaaly good ride tonight. miles |
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A really good ride tonight.
miles todd wrote:
The usual wednesday night group met at the usual wednesday night ride meeting spot, and we did our usual wednesday night ride. This time, though, we rode the new Peter North Loop (so named because it is long, hard, and some people find it tough to take) before hitting our regular route. (snip) miles So did it spew you all the way across the trail? -- - Zilla Cary, NC (Remove XSPAM) |
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A really good ride tonight.
miles todd wrote:
This time, though, we rode the new Peter North Loop (so named because it is long, hard, and some people find it tough to take) before hitting our regular route. "L.I.D." lights... now *that* was funny!! I'm currently having problems getting my battery to hold any charge, so it was nice to hear someone out there is having a good time in the dark, on a bike! Those Laurel Sumacs sound kinda possessive... Thanks for sharing! -- - Rog http://www.wpcusrgrp.org/~rogerbuchanan/index.html NOTE: to Reply to this, remove the phrase "NOSPAM" from my "Reply To:" address, or it will be returned. |
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A really good ride tonight.
miles todd wrote in message ...
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A really good ride tonight.
"miles todd" wrote in message ... The usual wednesday night group met at the usual wednesday night ride meeting spot, and we did our usual wednesday night ride. This time, though, we rode the new Peter North Loop (so named because it is long, hard, and some people find it tough to take) before hitting our regular route. Mike P and I had pieced together the new loop fully on sunday, so we knew how it all fit together. This was our first time to ride Peter North at night though, and there were a few spots where we debated which way to go next. Not that we were lost, it was a matter of which trail to choose. We first hit Dinosaur Jr and Mike opted for the second-in-line spot to better heckle me. To his dismay, though, I rode the sand pits pretty well, and so he didn't get the satisfaction he'd gotten on sunday last. At the last bit on Dinosaur Jr I made a couple of tries at riding down the hike-a-bike (that is, the one we had just hiked up) and came pretty close to clearing it. I'll have it next time. From the peanut gallery came a mixture of encouragement and derision, but that is to be expected with this group. After crossing the mesa, we opted for down #1 of the Triple Crown, then up #3, then back down #2. #1 is quite steep, but smooth. Most of us had no issues there. We hiked back up #3, and in the side-slope ST at the 2/3 point I got a front tire flat. It was odd, because I rarely get flats and yet I had gotten another front flat at exactly the same spot on sunday. In both cases it was the valve stem coming loose from the rubber. Maybe I need to run a little more tire pressure if I am getting tire creep from these stepp downhills. Anyway, I fixed it, and off we went. We headed down Triple Crown #2 with me in front, and Michael following. Immediately after the first drop, as I was about to roll the second drop, it occurred to me that riding a nose wheelie down the drop was probably bad planning on my part, so I elected to stop while I still could. Michael, though, wasn't among those who could stop at that moment, and so immediately upon riding the first drop he elected to nail into a large Laurel Sumac (rather than into me, I must point out). It's a bit tough to get up when you're wedged into a bush, on your back, with your legs uphill and your bike on top of you. With a little help, though, he managed. Dan and Bill S opted to walk the drops, and Mike and I made another run at it. Agagin, I failed miserably, but this tim it was me in the bush, and Mike heaping verbal abuse on my abilities, as he'd manged to stop above the drop. Back up, this time with Mike in front leading the charge down the drops. I'm not sure what caused it, but he clutched right before the second (and leser) drop. I, however, rode it as smooth as a smooth thing. On sunday we'd both negotiated both drops with a style and ease, but tonight we were a bit ugly. Anyhow, we finished Peter North off witha climb up Eucalyptus, and back to our regular loop. Down the first descent on the regular loop (Little Waimea) Dan showed me his heels, so to speak, as he opened a big can of Haul-Ass. About half way down I got a little bit too much love from another big Laurel Sumac, and as I started to tell Mike (who was right behind me) about it he was no longer right behind me. He'd gotten sucked into the six inch wide ten inch deep rut that runs next to the trail, and had his own issues to deal with. We rode the valley without any real exitement, and then hit the Powerline Climb. Dan is relishing his current position as fastest climber (but I'm regaining some lost fitness, so he'd better revel in it while he can) and put the hurt on us up the climb. Mike jumped for the holeshot (so to speak) down The ****s, which was OK. It gave me a chance to harass him some, but unfortunately I came off the jump into the sandpit wrong, and had to do some ugly maneuvering in the sandf to avoid yet another big Laurel Sumac. As a result of this, Dan got his digs in on me (fair is fair)and it wasn't until the bottom of The ****s that I caught up to Mike. We rode up Cobbles, the hit The Intestines. I was riding the corners well, and Dan Was on me like white on rice. We quickly gapped Mike and Bill S, but that's OK. Bill wasn't having a great night, and Mike is currently fat and slow. The only real noteworthy moment after that was on our final downhill, back down Eucalyptus. I was in front, hitting it fast and smooth. Mike was right behind me, until he all of a suden wasn't. As it turns out, his cable for his light had come unplugged. Perfect timing, too. The best possible place- a rutted, rooty twity downhill. The best possible speed- really fast. Anyhow, he failed to bail thanks to his amazing skills. Dan's light really didn't help him much, as it was down to about three fireflies in output. He has one of the LID (Low Intensity Discharge) lights, and it was going dim. Mike quickly plugged his light back in, and we finished the ride with no further worries. A little over 2 1/2 hours ride time, and I couldn't tell you any more statistics than that, since I ride Caveman style (no computer). Again, I have to say, it was a reaaly good ride tonight. miles "Mike is currently fat and slow" Hey, get it right. Mike is always fat, just a bit slower than normal lately! as a preface you might have included that the local nickname for the ride is "the Penis" short for Penasquitos Canyon. Thus the Peter North loop makes a bit more sense! Riding downhill really fast at night is just too easy. I highly recommend an added challenge by having your light turn off at a random time simply for the fun factor! Truth is, for some reason I was actually kind of prepared for it. I knew the section of trail we were on and just leaned back to make sure I didn't hit anything with too much weight forward. Then, it was just a matter of squeezing the Hayes levers until I stopped. When you went over the drop I remember thinking that you were pulling off a pretty impressive nose wheelie. Unfortuantely, I then was forced to focus on my own passage of the drop and was in no position to see you nonchalantly resting on the trail in a spot no person should be stopping! Your welcome for missing you completely though........... Michael |
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