Suddenly the weather is a whopping 32° today! After a week of jacket weather riding in the morning, and low 20’s in the afternoon, this was a bit of a shock. Not too hot, really, but enough to keep a good sweat going!
The ride was good, but the new brakes were noisy. I stopped a few times and tried to make some small adjustments to try and center the pads around the rotor, and I think I did finally get it close. At least the noise was subdued…
Phil and I had planned to meet up at the gulley trailhead and he was going to take me on some of the Upper PC and Sticks and Bones trails. However, I got there around 5:10 (he usually would be there around 5:05) and waited ‘till 5:25 until I decided to leave and continue on home. Not sure where he ended up, maybe he was mad that I left him in the dust the last ride?
From there, the ride was really a lot of fun. I had a good section down the two gulley trails, but my forearms were sure sore at the end from squeezing the brakes so much. My legs hurt too. Obviously I don’t do much in the way of extended and steep downhills, as those muscles are quite up to par yet!
I met up with the Rocky Mountain guy (haven’t actually talked to him yet, so I’m not sure what his name is). He rides off and on for fun along these trails. Well, not that I’m not riding for fun, but I mean he’s not commuting…
Coming into Juniper, I caught up to a lady on the main trail riding the same direction. She was going quite slow and tenderly, so I thought it odd that she was riding by herself. Most people beginning in the sport would ride with someone, but hey, it’s cool she was out there riding! She had a nice Specialized full suspension though!
Corrie picked me up a new derailleur cable today, so I should be able to get the bike tuned up properly this weekend. It’s labour day weekend, so I won’t be riding ‘till Tuesday now, so have a great weekend all!
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