Get Off My Trail
I can home with dirt in my teeth. I’m sitting here with ice on my knee and raspberries on my shoulder, my right leg, my left thigh and under my left arm. I’m not sure how I managed that last one. The trails are dry and the dust is slick as ice. I hit a corner and my rear wheel totally slipped out. I tried
5 suffer loops this morning and each of them had a moment where I slipped the front or rear tire. Luckily, even after briefly loosing traction the Assegai rubber quickly grabs onto the dirt and restores your line and your confidence. The ride – Providence Canyon The bike – Ibis Ripmo
I’m not a fan of early mornings but in the summer early mornings are the only way to prevent the blazing Utah summer sun from melting your face off. At the beginning of the ride I wondered if I was still dreaming and in that dream my legs wouldn’t turn the cranks no matter how much I wanted them to. I resigned myself to a
I’ve been out of town for a week so the Ripmo was feeling lonely. To celebrate our Independence I spent some time climbing the mountains. I’m thankful to be able to celebrate our public lands. The ride – Providence Canyon The bike – Ibis Ripmo
Had morning meetings so I couldn’t get out in the wee hours of the morning. I paid for the delay with copious quantities of sweat. The Ripmo doesn’t like being covered in perspiration and still needs a bath. Being book ended by another meeting I was only able to ride two suffer circles which makes me feel like a bailed too soon, but also my
The longest day of the year deserves a long ride – a ride longer than I rode but we do what we can. The ride – Providence Canyon The bike – Ibis Ripmo
Spent some time on the suffer circles in Providence Canyon and then took Devin on the Logan River Trail until the sun set. The ride – Providence Canyon The ride – Logan River Trail The bikes – Ibis Ripmo and Dev on the Ibis Ripley
My brain knew the morning schedule was going to be tight and woke me up plenty early in the morning for me to try to blow up my heart on the suffer circles. It doesn’t happen often but I ran across another guy on a star destroyer grey Ripmo. The ride – Providence Canyon The bike – Ibis Ripmo
Rode a few suffer circles and then took a short jaunt down the shoreline trail. Had a bit of blurred vision and euphoria during the ride that left me less than accurate in the technical bits. I have to get better at getting sleep so my brain functions correctly during the ride. The ride – Providence Canyon The bike – Ibis Ripmo
I tried pushing it just a bit today and managed to score a PR on the upper suffer circles. At the top of the trail there was a youth group with bikes, helmets, bags and people spread everywhere. I know that crowded trails can become a problem but I love to see people get out into the outdoors. I think it makes us all better.