11.3 miles 1325 ft vertical mountain bike. 3 rides , 29 miles so far in 2016.
I bought a fat bike in November and I've been mountain biking again after a 20+ year hiatus. What a f**ing blast! Started out on some easy trails but starting jumping logs then got into some more technical rocky stuff. I can jump up to 10"-12" logs but anything higher I can't get over yet. I don't have a bash guard. Had my first major fall today while cruising downhill at a good clip on leaf covered trails; I hit an large angled root hidden under the leaves which took me down fast and hard onto my left shoulder. I think I'm OK.
At my age I won't be as aggressive as the young guys but it's still fun.
I can't believe how much energy is expended in a 10 miles ride, probably more than my fast 40 mile road rides.
I've been riding in the local woods with a group each week at night. These guys are mostly younger guys but also some older guys who have raced and have 20-30 years experience. It's tough for me to keep up especially since we ride in a hilly area. Still it's my favorite ride that I look forward to each week. This surprised me - on my last group night ride my average heart rate for the 1.5 hour ride was 153 with a max heart rate at 186. What a great workout.
Time to get back to skiing, come on winter!
I bought a fat bike in November and I've been mountain biking again after a 20+ year hiatus. What a f**ing blast! Started out on some easy trails but starting jumping logs then got into some more technical rocky stuff. I can jump up to 10"-12" logs but anything higher I can't get over yet. I don't have a bash guard. Had my first major fall today while cruising downhill at a good clip on leaf covered trails; I hit an large angled root hidden under the leaves which took me down fast and hard onto my left shoulder. I think I'm OK.
At my age I won't be as aggressive as the young guys but it's still fun.
I can't believe how much energy is expended in a 10 miles ride, probably more than my fast 40 mile road rides.
I've been riding in the local woods with a group each week at night. These guys are mostly younger guys but also some older guys who have raced and have 20-30 years experience. It's tough for me to keep up especially since we ride in a hilly area. Still it's my favorite ride that I look forward to each week. This surprised me - on my last group night ride my average heart rate for the 1.5 hour ride was 153 with a max heart rate at 186. What a great workout.
Time to get back to skiing, come on winter!
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