Well, this weekend I finally got the bike off of its hook for the first time this season (yes, I know it's August, ). I didn't go far, I sure didn't go fast, and I didn't even go anywhere interesting, but it still felt good to finally get a ride in.
Well, this weekend I finally got the bike off of its hook for the first time this season (yes, I know it's August, ). I didn't go far, I sure didn't go fast, and I didn't even go anywhere interesting, but it still felt good to finally get a ride in.
That's great!
My knee was pretty trashed after my trip to Utah, so I've only had about a 45 minute ride - if that - to demo the Firebird in the last 2-3 weeks; otherwise pretty inactive =/ And now that my knee seems up to it (?), we seem to have monsoon season.
Seem??? It's basically rained (scratch that... poured) every day since July 7th.
I remember it being really hot and dry through mid-July.
Seem??? It's basically rained (scratch that... poured) every day since July 7th.
Not in the mountains...started raining 2/3 days after the Breck/Frisco fire started and basically hasn't quit.
Not in the mountains...started raining 2/3 days after the Breck/Frisco fire started and basically hasn't quit.
Riding just outside of Breck and accessing some manmade "terrain" with my son while his brother was running at Altitude Camp.
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Riding on rails of wood freaked me out. I felt much more at home coming back down Jack's Cruel Trick with some tasty rock gardens and narrow root and rocky ledge trail.
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Gravity is good. The sudden, unexpected application of earth, not so much.
Jack's Cruel Joke is aptly named. I once went down B-line on an exploratory. Never again. I like my tires on the dirt.
The beginning of my ride on Friday:
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And the end. I am standing where my bike was. The crushed and disturbed grass is where I landed and 'slept' for about 8 minutes. I guess that was about a 10 - 12 foot flight.
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My helmet has not apparent damage, but is going back to Giro for review.
The beginning of my recovery involved walking the Leadville disc golf course on Sunday morning.
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Percocet during the day with Valium added at night has been keeping me feeling less than miserable. Coughing is part of the 'treatement' to encourage my partially collapsed lung to recover. Deep breathing with a Inspirometer measures my progress. I was at over 3000 ml in the hospital, but the less effective pain meds have me waivering aroung 2570 and 3000 now.
I'm happy to be up and about, such as it is. Gravity is good. The sudden, unexpected application of earth, not so much.
Wow! Glad you are recovering...
I like that kind of trail too. How hot is it? Doesn't look like much shade!Reno really does have some amazing riding right from town if you're into flowy xc trails. ...which I am all about. View attachment 27737 View attachment 27738