Quiet night @ Beaverhead. Forecast called for rain by 11:00. I made events complete to be able to leave B & B before the rain. Made it.
Ride plan is from B & B, up lower shady ( or some other name) to H…e, out baldwin, up Templeton, down Cathedral rock path to wash to HT and find equestrian bypass Gonzo showed me. Couldn’t find it. I was climbing up and Wes, Kenny, & Gayle zoomed down by me. They were going to ride what i just rode. I lacked the energy & desire to ride H…e again. Ran into then again while they were taking a break. Joshed around some more. Turned down second invite. Finished off w/ upper shady with it’s technical climb. Engine dipping into tapped out zone for riding but strong for hike a bike. Still can’t make the climbing to the left switchback that is armored w/ pieced in rock. Failure is an inside downhill fall onto pavers. And the clouds were clearing off. No rain. Great riding weather.
Hung @ B & B for awhile goofing.
groceries and drive out to deer pass and hope my spot is open and clean. It was, however they left a bed of coals burning under the ash.
Watched Gonzaga beat USF to win the WCC. Next stop is WCC tournament next weekend. Then the NCAA big dance. Some say Gonzaga could be seeded for Spokane venue.
Rain drops on the roof. Pitter patter and then silence….. more pitter patter… Forecast is for rain tonight & tomorrow.
I wonder if bad riding habits persist regardless of what bike enhancements are made. I noticed on the first several rides on the new bike it and I opened some moves but a short while later I fell to same bad habits. Tubeless tires was next big change. Pumped success for several rides then bad stuff again. Maybe I get away w/ more mistakes that turn into success. I will learn to better ride my ride.
Craig,
That is why you need to upgrade your bike often…Before you revert to your old bad habits. Do you think the tubeless are the way to go here? Are they lighter and easier to pedal?
Curious what you have to say when you try them, Craig, but I put them on my bike end of the season last year, Randy. I’d like to say they are amazing, but I don’t see a huge difference. I ruined my old rims and went tubeless (Mavic Crosssomething or other). Very expensive light strong wheels but not noticeablebly different ride to me on my 6.6 Intense. Tubes went from being in my tires to being in my pack, just in case I flat. Rode Beacon Saturday morning. The trails were good but had been ridden when they were too wet earlier. Some areas are pretty rutted up. Going again this afternoon. Blowing the rust out of my lungs. We went to Steamboat Rock hiking yesterday, fairly warm temps and the Sagebrush Buttercups are out all over. Spring is on the way.
Randy,
The Ardents are faster than the Nevegal basically and maybe more so because of tubeless. Big benefit of tubeless is running like 23 psi. The tires grip or maybe smear better and i don’t get bounced around as much on the rocks. I will keep this setup until an equal or greater idea comes along and as long as I can justify the purchase.
tubeless is the way to go. no flats in almost 2 years of riding.
Big Dance…Kentucky gonna hang banner #8 in Rupp this year. Go CATS!
Bill, Perhaps so, I don’t see Gonzaga stopping them or making it deep enough to challenge. I am still pulling for them. Will Wall go pro?
Wall, Cousins and Patterson will be lottery picks this year for sure.
Orton is a few years.
Bledsoe maybe next year.
I think we have 5 lottery picks on our team now and 3 will go in the 2010 draft.