Davis Forest RAW 7-14-09

[drjeff]

Okay, picked up my new toy from the LBS on the way home from work today What better way to break it in than my 1st RAW!

Hit up one of the tracks of land that my town owns called The Davis Forest. Bunch of light/moderate technical ST that atleast the routes I took tonight borders The Quinnebaug River which made for a few nice places to stop and have a drink of water.

Per my Garmin watch, went 3.5 miles (9.5 miles total factoring in the 3 miles of road riding to/from my house), had a few times where I needed to jump out of the saddle and hike it for a moment, but overall I had a really fun time on the ST!

 

[powhunter]

Nice!! What did ya get??

Steveo

 

[drjeff]

Nice!! What did ya get??

Steveo

Kona Fire Mountain 22" frame

 

[bvibert]

Kona Fire Mountain 22" frame

How tall are you?

 

[Greg]

Congrats Jeff. Enjoy the steep learning curve. Maybe we'll catch up sometime. How far are you from the West Hartford Rez? Case might be an option at some point this summer.

 

[drjeff]

Congrats Jeff. Enjoy the steep learning curve. Maybe we'll catch up sometime. How far are you from the West Hartford Rez? Case might be an option at some point this summer.

An hour from W. Hartford Res. Although starting in September I'm in Farmington every other Monday afternoon teaching, so that may have some potential

 

[drjeff]

how tall are you?

6' 3"

 

[bvibert]

6' 3"

Well that explains the 22" frame. I thought I was the only one around here with a freakishly large frame (23").

 

[drjeff]

Well that explains the 22" frame. I thought I was the only one around here with a freakishly large frame (23").

'Ya know what they say about guys who ride large frames :lol:

 

[2knees]

Jumping right into the deep end with the Mountain Bike acronyms....:lol:

I wonder is someone could post an entire TR just by using acronyms.


seriously, nice bike though, if you do get to the reservoir at somepoint we should all hook up. well, i'm assuming i'll actually ride my bike again this year.

 

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

Kona Fire Mountain 22" frame

Nice..around $500?

 

[drjeff]

Nice..around $500?

Somewhere around that. At the time I bought it, my wife also bought a bike(Specialized Vita Elite - hybrid street bike), also bought helmets and a trail behind bike for our youngest. So the VISA bill that day from our local bike shop was a decent amount as we were doing our part to support the local economy