Man, I think it’s 90 degrees out there today! Friday saw the return of Spring and Gary and I took full advantage with a ride out at Colt’s Neck. It gave me a chance to try out the new Evolution setup in fixie mode for old times sake. Took a little getting used to, but once you go into flow mode it starts to come back. Lot’s of people out on the trails, several fathers with their children, which is always good to see! We hooked up with Bender at some point on the Lake Fairfax side. The trails were super dry, surprisingly enough! I managed to make my log again, but this time not so clean. I still have a long way to go before riding the fixie and doing technical features like logs becomes second nature. I actually have to worry about where my pedals are instead of just letting go and having my brain do the work on autopilot. Soon enough, soon enough.
Both Saturday and Sunday were outdoor days. So much to do and such nice weather, it just made for a great weekend. BBQ at Gary’s place Saturday night and we BBQ’d again for lunch on Sunday at our place with JK. Before lunch I got in another ride. Headed over to Wakefield to drop off the MORE trail work tools…last time I’ll have to do that. Decided to rip out a couple of laps and take in the new slalom course. Rich Edwards of IMBA hooked it up. And the Specialized Resolution took it all in strides. Gotta love a tire that only breaks loose one time on an entire ride and even though it broke loose it still caught again before I could or needed to correct.
One more ride tonight, hitting Wakefield with Steve-o and FattyBoomBatty to kick it one more time before flying out to do some work up in the Boston area for a couple of days. No bike, but plenty of homebrew!
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