mtb weekend

It has been so cold and windy here lately that there has been nothing appealing about road biking. So I am really really glad that JE and BL talked me into getting a mountain bike this year.

This weekend I spent 2 hrs in the woods sat and 3 hrs today. I got all the way up to 36 this afternoon so it wasnt even chilly at all. Today's ride was supposed to be an easy day. JE, my usual riding partner and the local leg ripper, called to say he could not make it. So I decided to take E-dog with me and make an easy day of it.

She is plenty fast, but since I don't exercise her enough I worry about pushing her too hard.

Well, long story short - JE did show up an hr late so I got two laps in with E, then threw her in the truck and rode 3 fast laps with JE, then got E back out for one easier victory lap. 6 laps x3 miles each = 18 miles = a long day.

Felt good though and fast on at least one lap.

Island Creek on a Friday morning

Took the day off to work on the house today, but took a detour on the way to Lowes.

Got to the trail around 8 and was happy to see it was deserted so I could let E run loose without worrying about anyone getting upset.

very happy trail dog



This is Emma's first trail ride so we only did one loop at island creek ~5 miles



ss works pretty well, even with the biopace chainring, no problems. This was necessitated by the breaking of the rear shifter last week. I might even have to do a proper conversion. The only problem is that this gearing is perfect for the woods but way too slow for commuting. Fun to play around with though.