Great ride tonight. I met up with o3jeff, johnnypoach (both of whom were on new rides) and powhunter at Lamson's around 5:00pm. We set out to do the same ride that Greg, Jeff, and I did this past Tues. We were setting a decent pace, and I felt good through all the twisties in the beginning. Shortly after we crossed the dirt road (Chippen's Hill??) and came to the intersection of a few different trails Powhunter decided he had to head back because his knee was bothering him. Jonnypoach joined him leaving Jeff and I to finish the ride ourselves. We decided to switch things up a bit and hit the trail that went more East than the one that we took last time, which goes more south. I really enjoyed our trail choice, much more than the one we took last time. It was much more ride-able with some challenging bits mixed in, as opposed to the many sections that we had to hike-a-bike on the other trail. We followed this trail all the way to Sessions and finally found the trail that cuts back to 69, just short of the parking lot. We crossed 69 without the need for bushwhacking this time, which was nice. Once we got up to the intersection where the trail we were on met up with the cemetery twisties to got back to the car we decided to keep heading North, up the climb that would eventually lead to the downhill back to 69 where we planned on heading back on the road. It was after this point that I started to fall apart, my confidence was low and I wiped out a couple of times. including a pretty crappy fall on the last downhill section right before the bridge. That fall resulted in some minor road rash. Thankfully the section that my leg landed on was mostly mud, which I wore some of back to the car.
All in all a great ride, and it was great to put two different loops that we've learned together for a longer ride. I need to work on keep my confidence high, and to stop over thinking things. I was probably a little fatigued by the time we got to the last section, so I'm blaming that too..
Almost forgot to mention that Jeff's new bike looks pretty kick ass, though I was a bit disappointed that he walked over the muddier, wetter sections of the trail to try and prevent mud from hitting his new prized steed. Just kidding, of course, it would probably take me a few rides before I'd blindly pilot my new bike towards the crap that I attempted tonight. Johnny is styling on his new FS rig, and seems to be even more fearless now . He kept right on my rear wheel the whole time they were still with us..
Good riding with you bozos again tonight, pity that Greg and Tim had to bail...
All in all a great ride, and it was great to put two different loops that we've learned together for a longer ride. I need to work on keep my confidence high, and to stop over thinking things. I was probably a little fatigued by the time we got to the last section, so I'm blaming that too..
Almost forgot to mention that Jeff's new bike looks pretty kick ass, though I was a bit disappointed that he walked over the muddier, wetter sections of the trail to try and prevent mud from hitting his new prized steed. Just kidding, of course, it would probably take me a few rides before I'd blindly pilot my new bike towards the crap that I attempted tonight. Johnny is styling on his new FS rig, and seems to be even more fearless now . He kept right on my rear wheel the whole time they were still with us..
Good riding with you bozos again tonight, pity that Greg and Tim had to bail...