Hmmm, human body normal temp. Air could not reduce the muscle heat generated during Steve’s & my ride. It’s 83 degrees at 4:55P.
Steve and Mia are renting a house for April just off Dry Creek. Great sleep spot in addition to friendship and a shower. Today we rode Dry Creek rd to where Lizardhead trail takes off. I botched a tech move and stuffed my front wheel against a rock stopping my forward direction changing forward to reverse. I gently landed on my backside. We climbed Anaconda then down the back side to AZ Cypress connecting to Girdner past Rupp to a new social trail climbing out of the Dry Creek bottom. Then Cockscomb to W Civ snaking on another social trail down to Dry Creek climbing up to Girdner again. Finishing off on Plumber’s Crack. We rode the pavement back.
Steve rides a 29er w/ I9 Torch hubs, carbon rims, and tires w/ same pressure. My set up is the same except I am riding a 27 1/2″ wheel. We coasted from a stop down the sidewalk near the medical building. He is taller and just a few pounds heavier than me. Breeze coming uphill against us. He got in a pedal after we started jetting him ahead. I tucked as i gained on him. I caught him and passed him going away.
Tonight we are fixing dinner at their house. I’m making my Waldorf salad and he’s grilling salmon.
The Hermosa tour ain’t going to happen as I have been deemed not a good fit because I asked nuts and bolts questions about how the kitchen setup will work w/ possibly 15 paid riders being hungry at the same time. He laughed at my question but never answered the question. Imagine: it’s dinner time after a great day of riding, ribs are touching the backbone, dinner is on everyone’s minds. They provide the kitchen stuff. I want to cook brown rice that takes 40 mins simmering. The others need to fix dinner w/ whatever is available. Do they expect someone from the group herd us cats? No answer just saying that I am not a fit for the tour. I will survive.
Update: here is the email string that Matt deduced I did or do not want to share w/ other riders:
Thanks for getting back.
On the dates I am interested in I saw that there were still 14 empty spots. I will be by myself in this sea of other riders fixing breakfast and dinner at the same time. Some riders might be in a group so they would share food preparing and eating. That still leaves other mouths to feed. Pots and pans and dishes and stoves needed to satisfy prepared food needs. I want to make brown rice that is simmered for 40 mins and stand for 10 more. I’m seeking understanding how you support communal cooking stuff shared by a quantity of non guided riders, that’s it.
His answer:
Hahaha, that’s one of the best responses I’ve received in 9 years. I’m pretty sure this trip isn’t a good fit for you. Thanks, Craig.
My reply:
I ask you a question that you do not answer then dis me for asking.
His reply:
Not dissing you at all. I’ve been at this a long time and I know when people aren’t a good fit for our trips. I have a lot of respect for your trail work here in Sedona and I bet you’re a good guy. Have a good one.
Here is the entire string:
from Hermosa:
Not dissing you at all. I’ve been at this a long time and I know when people aren’t a good fit for our trips. I have a lot of respect for your trail work here in Sedona and I bet you’re a good guy. Have a good one.
Matt
Sent from my iPhone
On Apr 5, 2016, at 9:10 PM, craig bierly <craig@runutsadventures.com> wrote:
I ask you a question that you do not answer then dis me for asking.
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Craig Bierly RU Nuts Adventures
Mountain Biking the States since 2008 Somewhere in country
509 680 3724 runutsadventures.com
From: Matt McFee [mailto:matt@hermosatours.net]
Sent: Tuesday, April 05, 2016 8:59 PM
To: craig bierly <craig@runutsadventures.com>
Subject: Re: Contact Form Submission From craig
Hahaha, that’s one of the best responses I’ve received in 9 years. I’m pretty sure this trip isn’t a good fit for you. Thanks, Craig.
Matt
Sent from my iPhone
On Apr 5, 2016, at 8:46 PM, craig bierly <craig@runutsadventures.com> wrote:
Thanks for getting back.
On the dates I am interested in I saw that there were still 14 empty spots. I will be by myself in this sea of other riders fixing breakfast and dinner at the same time. Some riders might be in a group so they would share food preparing and eating. That still leaves other mouths to feed. Pots and pans and dishes and stoves needed to satisfy prepared food needs. I want to make brown rice that is simmered for 40 mins and stand for 10 more. I’m seeking understanding how you support communal cooking stuff shared by a quantity of non guided riders, that’s it.
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Craig Bierly RU Nuts Adventures
Mountain Biking the States since 2008 Somewhere in country
509 680 3724 runutsadventures.com
From: Matthew McFee [mailto:matt@hermosatours.net]
Sent: Tuesday, April 05, 2016 11:49 AM
To: craig@runutsadventures.com
Subject: Re: Contact Form Submission From craig
Sorry, not sure I understand your question 100%. Could you be a touch more specific?
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Matt McFee
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Hermosa Tours
www.hermosatours.net
Mountain Bike Tours
877-765-5682
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On Apr 4, 2016, at 9:50 PM, Hermosa Tours – Mountain Bike Tours <info@hermosatours.net> wrote:
Name: craig
Email: craig@runutsadventures.com
Your Phone Number: 5096803724
Tour Interested In: colorado self guided
Message:
I will be in a group of one. Please tell me how the kitchen stuff works out for me and the others not in my group. \n\n ————User Info———— User IP : 70.209.100.55 Browser Info : Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; WOW64; rv:45.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/45.0 User Come From : http://hermosatours.net/contact-us.html
Now, read his comment at the end to determine for yourself if I expressed myself as his comment read.
I simply asked how the kitchen stuff was configured.
Cody et. al. at the Bean successfully installed and bled my Formula T1 brake. He said it took 5 attempts to bleed it. Back to slight pressure from index finger to powerful rear wheel lock up stop. Fine window for modulation. I have never experienced fade or forearm pump up. I emailed Formula asking for an RA to fix the leaking one.
Tuesday Steve and I pedaled and hike a biked as ability permitted around Hogs, one of the Hs. We rode etc to Llama, up Little Horse to Chicken Point, leaving on Broken Arrow switching to one of the Hogs. Sand on the rock we slid down. We rode Hogs to Twin Butte connecting to Broken Arrow short piece leaving it on Hogwash. Today we rode it all the way to Pigtail the jump trail I helped build years before but never ridden. Steve lead me down it. Temp was hot. Heat took a toll. I spent the night here after a shower and dinner at Picassos.
Tomorrow is my Sedona departure day. I do my wash and grocery shop on the way out up canyon stopping to fill my water at teh spring, then turn onto I40 heading east to Fort Wingate exit.
Forecast here and in the Zunis is calling for rain of some kind. Jimmy tempted me by telling me I would miss the newly tacky dirt. I am staying w/ my plan.