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AZ Mountain bike ride - CT/MA area

Grassi21

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Greg said:
You've got all of today to tune it up.... ;)
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Tune up? I wouldn't know step 1 in tuning a bike. The bike sat in my parents garage for many many years. About 1.5 years ago I had a major check-up/tune done to it. Expect for the gear shifter that I exploded, the bike is in good shape. But as you can imagine, not being able to use the front shifter could present some problems.
 
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Grassi21 said:
But as you can imagine, not being able to use the front shifter could present some problems.
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No worries. Just get the chain on the middle or inner ring and roll with it! :lol: This will just further level the playing field a bit more so I can keep up. ;)
 
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MR. evil said:
I still don;t know if I will be able to make it. It did end up riding about 15 miles this morning, took about 2.5 hours. My back & neck felt really bad for the first hour but then they loosened up and now feel really good. But I am not sure how they will feel tonight. This mornings ride was brutal! Lots of mud from yesterdays rain, and even worse were the rocks. My 'back yard' trail as I call it has lots of ledge, and that stuff was slippery:-o. Ended up taking a few nice falls on the rock. Today was one of those days I wish I was riding platform pedals.
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nice........now just rehab it the rest of the day...and youll be all set for tomorrow!!

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powhunter said:
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this might get a little FN crazy...

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Ha ha! The Poacher! Sweet. Does he ride regularly? I think I'm gonna have to bust out the video cam!
 
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powhunter said:
allrighty....got a decent crew....
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Yep. This is gonna be rad. Any other takers? Hubbard Park, Meriden, CT, parking lot by the pool, tomorrow at 8 am.
 
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Leaving in a few. See you out there!
 
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Sorry I didn't get out there with you guys, I bet it was a blast. I woke up this morning and my back wasn't feeling so hot. I think I may have over done things a bit on yesterdays mornings ride. The 3 falls I took on some slippery rocks didn't help much.

Once I heard this details on this ride Friday night I was seriously thinking of canceling yesterdays ride just so I could make this one. But earlier in the week the local MTB guru offered to show me a ton a new trails right in my back yard on Saturday morning. It was such a great offer I couldn't bring myself to cancel. Oh well, next time.

Edit: I should be able to ride next Sunday morning. Saturday morning I will helping out my local MTB guru with a kids ride he is leading at one of the easier local rides. Just my way of thanking him for the 10 miles of new trails he showed me yesterday.
 
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