Monte Sano day 2: way technical

Quiet night in front of Jamie & Morgan’s house. Warm city night. Spring is happening too fast for me.

Tim Barnack is to call me this morning to arrange a ride. Gracie called about 5 times and ended up sacking her schedule to ride. Tim calls and we after a Gracie call agree to meet @ his house @ 12:00 at the base of the park climb.

Tim and Scott both raced the 34 mile Snake gap race. Gracie “raced” the first section. And me who suffered the 34 miles. This is my riding company plus i am on their home turf. I will be dissed for my comment about ease of technical riding here. Almost the entire 17 miles & 1963′ vert were technical. Put this area in your books if you want to challenge your riding skills. The local SORBA club of which Tim is president has built some great challenging trails. Arrowhead: section that dropped down thru rocks that we rode back up thru. Big downhill thru & over some big rock sections. Am learning that suspension and body position handles most. Legs & lungs have just so much ommph. As long as a rider pedals the suspension can move up & over a rock within reason. Momentum is your friend.

Big Yes to Monte Sano. I have been riding trails that I rate highly. The climbs are short, sometimes steep, but they keep coming. Can’t settle into a grunt climb mode. I like these trails better than Pisgah.

Shower @ Gracie’s again, really muddy today, we all were. Back to Jamie & Morgan’s for night hopefully.

Jamie told me about “warm showers”, people who have opened their bathrooms to touring cyclists. I joined. I stated that I am a “dirtie” rather than a “roadie”. How will I be treated I will learn. Maybe touring cyclists are more congenial than the road racers?