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J5's Daily Grind
Wednesday, November 6, 2019
New Shoes
Nothing like new wheels and tires to make an old bike feel fresh and new again. Stepped up to a tubeless rim this time. Astral Radiant wheels with White Industries T11 rims mated to new 700x35c Vittoria Mezcal Tubeless Ready tires. Computational evidence shows a 1.9 mph average speed increase. Well, at least on the first ride. YMMV. Bike is FoCo ready and soon to be FoCo CX bound.
Sunday, October 20, 2019
Bi-Polar: Northern and Southern Weather
The 68 and sunny Thursday let straight into cold temps and snow Friday morning. Crap. The trails were riding so damn good and it is way too early for Old Man Winter to show his face around here. Luckily by lunchtime most of the snow had melted away and the sun came out along with the warmer temps. Perfect for an afternoon urban-cross adventure ride.
Cinnamon and Apple Maple roll Jack-O-Lantern from Smell that Bread
Brent and Jon waiting on Loren to suit up.
North slope shaded trails still had snow.
The man, the myth, the legend JonC
Whitefish, MT in the house!
We all rode it. #MillennialSnowflakes
Or maybe it was the slick tire treads?
#bearpaw
Wednesday, October 9, 2019
Count Down
They are predicting 4-8" of snow to hit us overnight into Thursday with single digit lows for the next couple of nights. It's always a race this time of year. A race to get out on and enjoy the trails before Old Man Winter fully descends upon us. The past 3 winters I'd been able to ride dry trail all the way thru Thanksgiving before the upper trails were covered in snow. Considering we had 22" of snow fall on the first day of Summer this year, I wonder what this winter will bring?
Several of us got out Monday after work for a ride where Jared almost died trying to skid with road cleats and pedals. The temps were warm, the trails dry, and the beer cold. Good times.
Primed for take off down Little Moab.
Today, despite the 20mph winds preceding the storm moving in, was another great day out on the mountain. Trails are riding so well right now, the colors are fading from distracting bold contrasts to the faded tones of late fall, and the moose and bear are active down low.
Dead Jared.
I snapped a photo of Jared, who found it hard to breath after climbing up Lane of Pain. I wish I'd looked at it before we left. Notice the unknown gentleman in the back. His fork is installed backwards. Not good for the steep, twisty descents down the mountain that follow this overlook. Be careful out there kids. Measure once, cut twice.
Tuesday, October 8, 2019
Town Challenge 2012
Got texted a photo out of the blue. Apparently a computer/phone backup was in progress and an old racing photo of me discovered. This is from my first ever trip to Steamboat Springs back in 2012 before DK that year. The days in the 'boat happened to coincide with the local XC series so I hopped in. Good time.
Speaking of good times, Sunday morning rock fishin' never disappoints.
Monday, October 7, 2019
Thursday, October 3, 2019
Peanut Butter Weekend
Explored Eagle's Nest Wilderness near Green Mountain Reservoir this past weekend. Wicked good 12 mile hike with some great views, a killer lakeside lunch spot, and plenty of big pines. Stopped off at Grand Adventure Brewing to sample the wares and followed it up with some fire pitting and riding to the movies. Peanut Butter Falcon is worth the price of admission.
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