So...how was your season?

[gorgonzola]

seasons been great - closing in on 700 mi which will be a new record for me. as of tonight i'm funkin officially.... slippin into darkness..... literally, first ride with the new lights was super greasy with the leaves and rain the last few days, but definately a blast! my only regrets this season is that i didn't make it out to a few of my favorite places to ride - locust lake and worlds end/loyalsock sf - because of cancelled camping trips (unexpected death of a friend and daughter's acl surgery) figure i'm gonna keep ridin once a week until new years..

REALLY looking forward to a night snow ride! that'll be ballin!

 

[Connecticut]

Well, this mountain biking season was not as fun as those in the past because I had gained 15 pounds from the off-season (resulting from a return to school). I felt like I was riding a bike made from lead. I managed to shave off 8 pounds in two weeks of heavy biking only to add it back on! It has been a good 15 years since I have been this out of shape.

My Plan:
The mountain bike will not be retired for the season regardless of snow depth, even if I have to muddle through a foot of the white stuff at 1mph. The last time I did this was three years ago and it made for amazing cross-training for technical riding.

I will also dust of my XC skis and skate the fat off.

Even though I hate spending the time to do this, I suppose I will have to start working out again. I used to be quite athletic...used to be.

If all goes well, I should be a lean mean mountain biking machine again by Spring and then maybe my report for this thread next winter will be more positive.

 

[bvibert]

Welcome to the forums Connecticut.

Where do you normally ride?

 

[Connecticut]

As my username suggests, I ride in Connecticut mostly around the Cockaponset/Chatfield Hollow/Middlesex area. I ride a 1996 GT Zaskar (hardtail) with a first generation Marzocchi Bomber fork and a Cane Creek Thudbuster seatpost. Even though it's an old-school set-up, my favorite riding style is super-technical singletrack with roller-coaster hills. I also enjoy lung-busting uphills as a way to test myself. My wheels usually stay planted on the ground and I avoid stunts, especially the man-made kind. I'm a purist, I suppose. Even so, I also enjoy riding with the all-mountain crowd as a way to build my self-esteem by showing up the others.

 

[awf170]

This cold and snowy weather is killing me. Haven't been out since December 6th. Hopefully with this warm weekend I should be out by sometime next week. Pretty doubtful though since Lynn woods has quite the snowpack.

 

[eatskisleep]

Time to head down the cape... no snow there

 

[awf170]

Time to head down the cape... no snow there

What is there for good techie riding? I don't have a damn thing to do tomorrow, and I really want to ride.

 

[davidhowland14]

What is there for good techie riding? I don't have a damn thing to do tomorrow, and I really want to ride.

there's some fairly good riding on the cape. out by route 151 and in Barnstable there are some excellent, very large areas of singletrack. Austin, if you head down here, PM me and i'll hook up with you and ride. prob. a little muddy today, but that's half the fun.

 

[Jisch]

I had a great season, though I'm not ready to call it a season yet! I put together a picture post of a year in review. Here: http://forums.mtbr.com/showthread.php?t=479382 Sorry to link to another website, but AlpineZone won't let me post up 40 pics in one post and I'm too lazy to split it up.

John

 

[awf170]

That was really, really cool. Tons of nice pics. I liked this one the most:

BTW: riding again tomorrow. Thank you warm weather! Hopefully it isn't too muddy/snowy.

 

[Jisch]

today

Yeah, I rode today, it was suprisingly dry. Good times.

John

 

[aveski2000]

Our season continued today.
http://forums.mtbr.com/showthread.php?t=480459