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June 21, 2007 / Thursday
No New Injuries, Hooray!
I went for a mountain bike ride after work today, and I didn't fall. Of course, that was probably because I opted to walk my bike down the ridiculously steep part of the Woodhills Trail that I was crazy enough to ride down last year. Either it's because trail conditions there have changed, or I'm older and more chicken now. I think it's the latter.
We had a large group of riders today with a pretty diverse skill set. There was me, Kirk, Veronica, and Victor, i.e. the folks from work. Veronica invited her friend Bond (James Bond ... just kidding, Bond's his first name), who was there with three other guys: Marios, Alex, and Ash, who showed up with a single speed, which actually didn't look as difficult to ride as I thought it would. But then, I wasn't the one riding it.
We hit the peaks and the two best trails: Seven Springs and Toyon. In all, 7 miles and just over 1,300 feet of climbing. I probably would have gotten lazy and ridden something closer to 5 miles if I'd gone by myself, so it was good to have better riders in the group to push me.
I found myself losing traction more than I should. I noticed it the last ride, too. When I got home, I took at look at my rear tire. I have about 1.5 mm of tread left in the center. I don't know if that has anything to do with it, but at the very least, I now have an excuse to buy new tires. :)
June 21, 2007 09:01 PM | Mountain