The cold, the snow, the wet, well I am sick of all of it. I am ready for spring. I know the beginning of winter was mild,but last couple of months haven't been. I am tired of wearing 20lbs. of cycling clothes every time I go for a ride. I know it means the trails will be wet and un-rideable for a while, but I am OK with that. I just want it to warm up and stay that way. I know I should be careful what I wish for, because come August I will probably be singing a different tune.
On the brighter side, I've managed to take advantage of the cold and ride my Spot a few times. Tues. I hit White Clay/Middle Run, frozen fun trails, I think I hit just about all of them. Wed. brought a couple inches of snow and my return to Downingtown. Unlike the trails around here, Downingtown was still had a layer of ice, which we found the hard way since it was under the new snow. It was a treacherous to say the least. We weer hiking up and down most of the trails. But the after ride was awesome as always.
Yesterday Matt run Forrest and I hit Fair Hill. The trails were covered in snow but there was no ice to be found. Matt was feeling good, me not so much. This seems to be our pattern. Matt and I have rode a lot of miles together and I think you can count on one hand the times we both felt good. When I am up he is down and vice versa. yesterday Matt was flying while I was floundering. I still had a good ride, maybe next time I will remember to bring my good legs.
Cheers,
Buddy
Friday, March 09, 2007
Sunday, March 04, 2007
Back Where I Belong, and A Little Rant...
The other night we had some torrential rains,usually this is a bad thing but not in this case. The heavy rain a warmer temps got rid of the snow that had been hanging around. The roads were nice and dry for a little ride on Saturday. I met up with K Man and Green Trek John for some quality road miles.
But the best thing this weekend was riding on some sweet single track. That's right for the first time in over a month Matt run Forrest, fatmarc and myself headed down to Elk Neck. Elk Neck is a magical land, it seems to have the ability to soak up water better than any other area around here. It's not the same as it used to be thanks to the dick head ranger, but it is still worth the trip. We had a great ride, the trails were just spectacular. I finished the ride with a clean bike. The only problem is now I have to go down there a few times next week, because I can't see myself riding the road again after today's ride.
While driving home I went by the big parking lot at Fair Hill. Much to my dismay the lot was full of horse vans. Now Fair Hill does not have the magic soil that Elk Neck does, so I know it was pretty muddy. But these FUCKING weekend cowboys don't care that they are destroying the trails that are there for everybody. They must think the world revolves around them. When the land that is now Fair Hill was donated to the state of Maryland from the DuPont family it was to be used as a park for everyone. Most mountain bikers know better than to ride there when it is wet, hell the majority of trails were built and maintained by the Delaware Trail Spinners a mountain bike club. When are these fucking idiots going to get it. Stay Off The Trails When They Are Wet.
Sorry about the rant but I had to get it off my chest.
Ready for a beer,
Buddy
But the best thing this weekend was riding on some sweet single track. That's right for the first time in over a month Matt run Forrest, fatmarc and myself headed down to Elk Neck. Elk Neck is a magical land, it seems to have the ability to soak up water better than any other area around here. It's not the same as it used to be thanks to the dick head ranger, but it is still worth the trip. We had a great ride, the trails were just spectacular. I finished the ride with a clean bike. The only problem is now I have to go down there a few times next week, because I can't see myself riding the road again after today's ride.
While driving home I went by the big parking lot at Fair Hill. Much to my dismay the lot was full of horse vans. Now Fair Hill does not have the magic soil that Elk Neck does, so I know it was pretty muddy. But these FUCKING weekend cowboys don't care that they are destroying the trails that are there for everybody. They must think the world revolves around them. When the land that is now Fair Hill was donated to the state of Maryland from the DuPont family it was to be used as a park for everyone. Most mountain bikers know better than to ride there when it is wet, hell the majority of trails were built and maintained by the Delaware Trail Spinners a mountain bike club. When are these fucking idiots going to get it. Stay Off The Trails When They Are Wet.
Sorry about the rant but I had to get it off my chest.
Ready for a beer,
Buddy
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