Today I rode my last ride on my Spot out on Last Frontier Girdner loop for 16.19 miles. Tread is either slick rock, loose broken chunks of red sandstone of various sizes, or now sand. The trail dropping down to Dry Creek from the Cultural Center was littered w/ tire rolled rocks caused by all the riders from the festival. Ran into local Erin. Almost all by myself. I rode 8781 miles on 644 rides on the frame. 2 wheelsets, 3 forks, lots of drivetrains and tires, but the original Monarch shock PUSH tuned. Good bye.
I dropped my wheels, IBIS rims and I9 spokes at Fat Tire for Dave to build the wheels. UPS pegged the arrival date of today for delivery. The Bean was closed when I arrived at 5:30. Tomorrow I will open the box and hug my very own RFX. I will transfer parts from the Spot to the RFX. Dave is to have the wheels done on Thurs morn.
Monday I rode my Llama Breezy loop. I encountered 2 women riders at a trail junction. Conversation ensued. They are from Sun Valley and we know a slew of the same people including Steve and Mia. I did not ask their names as I am prone to forget. Sandy tread.
Monday night was the Banff film festival sold out 750 seats. Great films of people really pushing the edges. I drove out to 89B for the night.
I am learning that a stout pedal push and a slight rearward weight shift causes the front end to lift easily. And properly applied power will get me up and over stuff.
No longer am I moving the 650B rims from the front passenger seat to the back of the bus and back again, and back again.
Congrats Craig! Enjoy your new ride. Ride it hard and put it away wet!