Mountain Bike Marathon National Championships are taking place Iron Mountain in Arkadelphia, AR this year and Moots is sending a small team of racers and a van of bikes down to play in the dirt. CNC Machinist Evan will be aboard his new custom Moots Farwell and welder MattyP aboard his trusty Moots MX RSL singlespeed.
Having traveled and ridden so much lately in the desert and front range, it was a nice switch to be back in the grand views of Steamboat's alpine trails. The day was mostly sunny and warm, but with rain and snow encroaching the surrounding mountains, the temps frequently dipped and the wind picked up as we rode. Reminiscent of a recent exploration of trails in the La Sal mountains, we enjoyed dry and fast sections, tacky with fresh snow melt sections, all the way up to the snow cap. 3 season riding in one ride. Best to wear wool and pack a wind breaker.
You can tell spring is just around the corner as more and more riders are heading out to the available dry dirt among the snowmelt (it's not called mud-season for nothing) as we ended up running into 4/5ths of the welding crew, most of the local bike shop shoprats, and other locals who are trading in ski poles for knobby tires.
North Routt adventures are queued up for the next few weeks and this past weekend's rides have fired up my impatience level. I'm so ready to get back out in the mountains. The temps are perfect right now: 50-60's during the day, mid 30's-40's over night. I'm awaiting a couple key new pieces of gear to arrive before taking a bikepacking trip from North Routt to Wyoming. Pretty stoked on the new items. They will greatly reduce the amount of gear needed, remove the need for another pack, and allow for a lighter weight pack overall. Meaning ripping the rocky gnar singletrack will still be a blast, despite packing a light load of gear.
All in preparation for a couple of over seas bike excursions. Minimal, yet comfortable. Doing more with less. Adventure 2017.
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