Got a late call from a friend who I have been trying to get on a mountain bike. We did about an hour. it was his first time in the woods and I wanted a chill ride with my tailbone. Mr Sock (that is what my 2 yr old has named my friend) started out on the rigid Giant SS. Yes it is doing its duty and trying to hook another mountain biker. I felt bad for him struggling on the hills in the first 5 minutes and swapped bikes with him. I set a modest pace on the SS. Mr Sock picked up the pace a bit. He def. didn't hold back on the stone walls and logs. Towards the end he was gassed so we switched bikes again so I could hit a downhill and the last few wall crossings.
It was very interesting switches bikes during the ride. I started off at a decent pace on the multi geared bike. After switching to the SS I had to adjust to the terrain. I couldn't start on a hill. But when I let it fly on some flats and took the speed into some twisty stuff it was really fun. I could see the fun in riding a rigid ss on some flowy buffed out trails. But after switching back to the multi-geared I was able to haul some ass and get after the downhills.
In the end, it turned out to be a fun, quick ride with no ass pain. ;-)
Edit - I just hope someone gets to the low hanging fruit in this post before 2knees.
It was very interesting switches bikes during the ride. I started off at a decent pace on the multi geared bike. After switching to the SS I had to adjust to the terrain. I couldn't start on a hill. But when I let it fly on some flats and took the speed into some twisty stuff it was really fun. I could see the fun in riding a rigid ss on some flowy buffed out trails. But after switching back to the multi-geared I was able to haul some ass and get after the downhills.
In the end, it turned out to be a fun, quick ride with no ass pain. ;-)
Edit - I just hope someone gets to the low hanging fruit in this post before 2knees.
