The new set up

Before

After

simple is good

So I took a little time off house work and went skiing for the first time this year. I thought I'd try Kiekhaefer since I had mtbed here in the past and heard they had xc ski trails. I wondered around until I found the ski trails which turns out to only be about a mile long. But if you're not a groomed trail snob there's more than enough other trails to keep you busy. I Skied for about two hours and for that being my first time out, I can tell I will be sore tomorrow. But like a bumper sticker I once saw " sometimes fun can hurt pretty f?$&ing bad".

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long over due

So 2010 has gotten off to a slow start to say the least. All of my riding as come in the form of commuting to work and back. With that being said I am planning on making a come back June 26th at nordic.
That's all for now. over and out

dog days of fall

So yesterday I got chased by the same dog TWICE. Now is it my fault for riding by the dog twice? ORRRRR is it the dogs owner who didn't have him tied up either time?
Keep in mind the owner was outside both times and started yelling at the dog both times. OHH and this took place in the city.

broken

Treadfest was more then two hours away. But it only took 3 seconds before it was all over for me. Yet another broken chain. http://vimeo.com/6600257
I'm the 3rd from the left in black.... The one who gets swallowed up.

I attempted to post this video in my blog but was unable to due to an error on the page.

back to the trails

After not being on my mountain bike for nearly a month before WORS # 9 I knew some changes were in order. I got a hold of Jim who was willing to show me some trails just out side of fondy that i had never heard of. I wasn't sure what to expect when we first got there. But it didn't take long for me to decide this would not be the last time I would ride there. It was alittle over grown but i could clearly see how great this place was. Now I don't want to miss lead you half the reason why this place is "great" is because it's only about a 30 min drive which is by far the closest mtb trails for me. And it's not nine mile comparable, it probably has 7 miles? of singletrack all together so there's not a ton but the stuff that's there is pretty good stuff. It's tight, some of it very tight! there's a creek crossing, some technical climbs, a small bridge, rocks, roots, a pine section that's very fast, and some great views of the lake. I have yet to buy a camera but when i do I'll be sure to post some pictures of this hidden treasure.


I saw another opertunity to get back on the trails for the second time in four days which hasn't happend for me since the franklin wors race. I went camping with some friends up north and decided that I'd make a stop on the way home and hit some trails. Those trails turned out to be the nine mile trails and as i was getting ready I saw a familur face riding tords me. It was no other than Justin Lund taking his new turner out for it's first spin. Now I don't ride nine mile that often, in fact I can count on one hand how many times I've been there outside of wors on one hand. So to say i don't know the trails very well would be and understatement. With Justin as my guide we headed out and rode for about an hour and a half before Justin called it quites. As he put in over an hour before i got there. So after he left i headed back out for another hour or so and had a good crash before i called it quites. I was sailing through a twistie singletrack section when i sholdered a tree and almost ended up head first into another tree. After that i called it quites and headed home.


Both days were ridin on my singlespeed. That beast is really growing on me.