i, of course, am the brother, and it was a great ride. it was my second
"real" muni ride since december! we rode along a mountain bike trail
within the James River Park System in Richmond, Virginia. it is a trail
i have actually helped rebuild several times in recent years. the
scenery is great. despite the fact smokestacks can be seen when there
is a clearing, there is always a view of the river (james River, that
is) and the vegetation is so grown out that usually concrete cannot be
seen. the trail is considered very technical by moutain bikers but i
would rate it an "moderate" trail on muni. it consists mostly of little
ups and downs. Since it follows the river, there is no significant
elevation change. the trickiest part is by far the inclines. many
exceed a 100% incline, by my judgements. there are a few logs or
streams to cross, so trials skills come in handy. we had a great time
and i went again to finish that particular trail the next day. i only
had two falls, one as a result of my pedal hitting an exposed rock, and
the other i just had to bail during a tricky descent. john, on the
other hand, was falling at every other descent, usually with a fair
amount of air time and skidding involved.
overall it was a great time. i had always ridden muni with 150s but i
tried a muni with 170s and i really liked it. so much more control and
the unclines are infinitely easier. i am making the switch...
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