i hate working Saturdays, but when you gotta pay for bikey, you gotta suck it up.
Here's a co-worker of mine, Jesus, he plays in a mariachi band with his brother. Someday i'm gonna go kick it with the Mexicans and watch him play. Ready for a hard day of work....
i gotta say the work is hard, but many times there are cool aspects of being a roofer.
Butt-crack of dawn.....
This is pretty trippy, a couple of crows that someone somehow attached beads to their legs. Curious not something you see everyday. i fed them beef jerkey they seemed to appreciated the offer enough to allow a photo.
Well here we go, new bikey.... Thanks to Dave and Lupe at Center Cycle for the help and for giving me a killer deal.
Really didn't think i'd get a ride off. Leading a BBTC ride that filled up to 11. Waking up this morning to wind and rain i figured i should at least show up in case someone straggles in late. By the time i pulled up to Black Diamond the rain has stopped, but the wind was kickin hard, i figured i was gonna turn back myself.
Welp nobody showed haha (don't blame em) after 20 minutes i decided to go the Coal Cart and shoot in and see how things turned out.
Found a new trail, speed bumps....
Well the day turned out killer, the trails were prime, and the new bikey was rockin.
i took off the slack geo/low bb shock pivot mount and replaced it the high bb one. i gotta say my complaint that i had with the old Enduro being way too low is gone. i even brought the 36 travel down to the lowest setting the whole ride and my pedal clearance was golden.
This trail is a bastard but i love it....
The bike worked perfectly even for Lake Sawyer. i rode damn near every trail for a 5 hour jaunt and even though it has capabilities of a big bike it's just light and nimble enough to not kill you on trails like Sawyer that are for the most part tight and twisty.
Somebody damn sexy must have built this new stunt.
Ran into some cool guys who tagged along with for a bit. One was nice enough to take a pic of me doing the new stunt.
i gotta say it's actually kind of a pain in the ass to clean, a little harder than the builder first envisioned i imagine.....
Well anyways ran into some dirt bikers. Bummer they wanna go in and tear the **** outta "these" trails. i suppose it was inevitable. But the Toy Stump always brightens my mood and made me forget about all the rooster chunks that littered every corner where they passed.
Toward the end of the ride i was getting pretty hashed. Still clearing stuff and not crashing, but i was getting stupid sloppy and decided to get some grub. i set out to ride all the trails i knew of, and wound up getting all the trails on west side of the highway.
Stopped to get a shot of some other trail riders at the end, turns out i had gone to high school with this guys pal. Ran into a bunch of cool people on the trail and parking lot.
Anways it was time to get some General Tso's.... A worthy reward for a healthy trail ride in the woods...
So far i'm diggin the Enduro, it passed a huge test today. Doing XC on it was a pleasure, it handled everything Sawyer has to offer, but more importantly doesn't wear you out any moreso than a 5 inch trail bike. There is much cumulative work you have to do to cover all the trails, and that's a major plus.
The climbing is great, not superb, but for a big bike it's great. The fork is stiff, the shock responsive, it's very nimble and light yet it totes the travel to have plowing capabilities, boom boom boom, glad i made the buy.
Here's a co-worker of mine, Jesus, he plays in a mariachi band with his brother. Someday i'm gonna go kick it with the Mexicans and watch him play. Ready for a hard day of work....
i gotta say the work is hard, but many times there are cool aspects of being a roofer.
Butt-crack of dawn.....
This is pretty trippy, a couple of crows that someone somehow attached beads to their legs. Curious not something you see everyday. i fed them beef jerkey they seemed to appreciated the offer enough to allow a photo.
Well here we go, new bikey.... Thanks to Dave and Lupe at Center Cycle for the help and for giving me a killer deal.
Really didn't think i'd get a ride off. Leading a BBTC ride that filled up to 11. Waking up this morning to wind and rain i figured i should at least show up in case someone straggles in late. By the time i pulled up to Black Diamond the rain has stopped, but the wind was kickin hard, i figured i was gonna turn back myself.
Welp nobody showed haha (don't blame em) after 20 minutes i decided to go the Coal Cart and shoot in and see how things turned out.
Found a new trail, speed bumps....
Well the day turned out killer, the trails were prime, and the new bikey was rockin.
i took off the slack geo/low bb shock pivot mount and replaced it the high bb one. i gotta say my complaint that i had with the old Enduro being way too low is gone. i even brought the 36 travel down to the lowest setting the whole ride and my pedal clearance was golden.
This trail is a bastard but i love it....
The bike worked perfectly even for Lake Sawyer. i rode damn near every trail for a 5 hour jaunt and even though it has capabilities of a big bike it's just light and nimble enough to not kill you on trails like Sawyer that are for the most part tight and twisty.
Somebody damn sexy must have built this new stunt.
Ran into some cool guys who tagged along with for a bit. One was nice enough to take a pic of me doing the new stunt.
i gotta say it's actually kind of a pain in the ass to clean, a little harder than the builder first envisioned i imagine.....
Well anyways ran into some dirt bikers. Bummer they wanna go in and tear the **** outta "these" trails. i suppose it was inevitable. But the Toy Stump always brightens my mood and made me forget about all the rooster chunks that littered every corner where they passed.
Toward the end of the ride i was getting pretty hashed. Still clearing stuff and not crashing, but i was getting stupid sloppy and decided to get some grub. i set out to ride all the trails i knew of, and wound up getting all the trails on west side of the highway.
Stopped to get a shot of some other trail riders at the end, turns out i had gone to high school with this guys pal. Ran into a bunch of cool people on the trail and parking lot.
Anways it was time to get some General Tso's.... A worthy reward for a healthy trail ride in the woods...
So far i'm diggin the Enduro, it passed a huge test today. Doing XC on it was a pleasure, it handled everything Sawyer has to offer, but more importantly doesn't wear you out any moreso than a 5 inch trail bike. There is much cumulative work you have to do to cover all the trails, and that's a major plus.
The climbing is great, not superb, but for a big bike it's great. The fork is stiff, the shock responsive, it's very nimble and light yet it totes the travel to have plowing capabilities, boom boom boom, glad i made the buy.
great riding also... looks like the same type of speed bumps on one of our local trails... gotta love trees
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In my defence, the dog was really big and the same color as a cow
Aaaahhh well ...... no, no, not really....:nonono: .......aaaaahahahaha 
