Finally got back on my bike after a six + month hiatus. It's amazing what you have to sacrifice with a pregnant wife and a newborn.
Anyway, did my local ride (Aliso-Wood Canyon), down Rock-It, across on Coyote and up Mathis. While you never forget how to ride a bike, it's amazing how your skills deteriorate. My front tire was all over the place, I couldn't hold a good line to save my life. Coming up Mathis I had to stop a few times to douse the fire in my burning legs and lungs.
Back at the trail head, I checked my time. Twenty minutes longer than my average a year ago. You would think I would be disappointed. Not at all, one of my best rides ever. Just to feel the crunch of dirt under my tires, to hear the familiar sounds of my bike going through swooping singletrack, to smell the fresh air (for So. Cal) and the sweat stinging my eyes. This is what it is all about.
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Finally got back on my bike after a six + month hiatus. It's amazing what you have to sacrifice with a pregnant wife and a newborn.
Anyway, did my local ride (Aliso-Wood Canyon), down Rock-It, across on Coyote and up Mathis. While you never forget how to ride a bike, it's amazing how your skills deteriorate. My front tire was all over the place, I couldn't hold a good line to save my life. Coming up Mathis I had to stop a few times to douse the fire in my burning legs and lungs.
Back at the trail head, I checked my time. Twenty minutes longer than my average a year ago. You would think I would be disappointed. Not at all, one of my best rides ever. Just to feel the crunch of dirt under my tires, to hear the familiar sounds of my bike going through swooping singletrack, to smell the fresh air (for So. Cal) and the sweat stinging my eyes. This is what it is all about.
Oddly enough it is. It's great to be back. I have some big plans for next Spring and Summer. New Zealand in March, Idaho (Couer d'Alaine and Sandpoint) and some Colorado high country after that. No sense in travelling all that way if I'm going to peter out after twenty miles so I must get in shape
WHAT you tied to the whipping post. I couldn't ride because of a snapped collarbone Due to the pain and that I couldn't grip the bars for a total of 2 months. Also doctors orders.
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WHAT you tied to the whipping post. I couldn't ride because of a snapped collarbone Due to the pain and that I couldn't grip the bars for a total of 2 months. Also doctors orders.
Fire up MTB 03
I take it you've never been married to a pregnant girl from New Zealand. ;-)
Finally got back on my bike after a six + month hiatus. It's amazing what you have to sacrifice with a pregnant wife and a newborn.
Anyway, did my local ride (Aliso-Wood Canyon), down Rock-It, across on Coyote and up Mathis. While you never forget how to ride a bike, it's amazing how your skills deteriorate. My front tire was all over the place, I couldn't hold a good line to save my life. Coming up Mathis I had to stop a few times to douse the fire in my burning legs and lungs.
Back at the trail head, I checked my time. Twenty minutes longer than my average a year ago. You would think I would be disappointed. Not at all, one of my best rides ever. Just to feel the crunch of dirt under my tires, to hear the familiar sounds of my bike going through swooping singletrack, to smell the fresh air (for So. Cal) and the sweat stinging my eyes. This is what it is all about.
