Get Off My Trail
The snow has finally fallen in sufficient quantity to justify getting the fat bike out. Riding in the snow is hard. It’s cold. You slip a lot. Climbing on ice and snow adds a new level of challenge. It’s the most beautiful experience and I love it. The winter forest is mostly vacant of other users. With the snow falling the silence and solitude is
Continue readingFresh waffles. Blessed be the trail groomers.
Winter has set in and so I spent the majority of the week in the basement on Zwift. Getting on the trainer isn’t always fun but it is convenient. Having a virtual world to hang out in with other people makes the time pass. I’ve done various training programs offered by Zwift over the years but I’m finding more and more that just riding with
Turns out enough frost on the ground makes it pretty slick. Still I can’t complain that I’m still on the Ripmo and December 3rd. Pretty sure the Beargrease has been my main steed this time most years. There’s a bit of slip sliding, for some reason the Assegais are sucking up everything on the trail and throwing it into a pile right above my rear
It was a beautiful day but I forgot to dry all my keep warm gear so I managed to get in a couple of hours on the trainer. My legs started burned up and ended with barely able to walk. The ride – Zwift
The days are short take in the sunshine while you have the chance. The ride – Providence Canyon
Even when you ride in darkness you can occasionally find your way back into the sunlight. The ride – Providence Canyon
Ever have one of those dreams where you really want to run but when you try it’s like your moving through molasses? I started on Zwift feeling OK but then my legs just started to refuse to spin the cranks. Not sure if I’m out of gas or tired or just getting old or what. The ride – Zwift
Heavy rain during the night and cloudy cold weather drove me indoors and into Watopia. It’s so much warmer in a volcano. The rides – Zwift
Some days don’t turn out the way you think it will. With blue skies and nice temperatures on a November day I thought I’d do my typical ride – 4 loops and a couple of hours. I wasn’t alone in taking advantage of the weather and trail conditions. I had a great time catching up with friends while catching my breath. The mountains really are
I need to buy lights. The time change means it now gets dark at 5pm. Still real dirt and mud and cold make for a great way to spend the waning moments of the day. There was a bit of grease here and there but overall a bit of time on a real bike in real dirt made me feel like a real boy again.