Well We got about 4 -5 inches of Snow and Ice on Wednesday . and it ended with freezing rain. then it got COLD!! so we all thought that riding locally this weekend was out 
well last night when I got hom I went out in the yard and was walking on top of athe Snow and Ice. I tried jumping up and down on it and I did not fall through. so I made a Call and was able to make a quick scheduled ride for 9 AM today at my place.
we hit the Trails and they were Sweet!
5 Inches of Rock solid Snow/ICE! the trails Were Buff ! and FAST ! I say Lets pave them this was fun!
The silver turlte in front of me going down the trail.
at first we had no plans on doing anything really stupid , butthat thought quickly passed .
The turtle doing a roller.
Me doing a roller
we quickly learned That since we were both using studded tires , the we were scoring the Ice and ater 2 Passed the snow would break up between 2 sets of tires .
also On the edge of some of the rocks it would give way too .
a Small drop.
and after all it is still ice , and My rear wheel washed out trying to go up this. and then slid back down
BUt adding the extra 5 inches made it so we could go through rock gardens pretty smoothly
theis climb is usually Brutal!!
today I made it the farthest up it I ever have.
we were not alone out there , we saw some tracks of a few other riders, then we saw a group of 4 in the distance.
and Since everything was frozen we took a route that can only be taken when its frozen, we crossed 16 and through what is normally a swamp
then down the old rail bed to the Motercycle pit.
My turn
at this point the turtle got a call from his Prego wife and had to head back , and of course he got a flat about a 1/2 mile from home.
well last night when I got hom I went out in the yard and was walking on top of athe Snow and Ice. I tried jumping up and down on it and I did not fall through. so I made a Call and was able to make a quick scheduled ride for 9 AM today at my place.
we hit the Trails and they were Sweet!
5 Inches of Rock solid Snow/ICE! the trails Were Buff ! and FAST ! I say Lets pave them this was fun!
The silver turlte in front of me going down the trail.
at first we had no plans on doing anything really stupid , butthat thought quickly passed .
The turtle doing a roller.
Me doing a roller
we quickly learned That since we were both using studded tires , the we were scoring the Ice and ater 2 Passed the snow would break up between 2 sets of tires .
also On the edge of some of the rocks it would give way too .
a Small drop.
and after all it is still ice , and My rear wheel washed out trying to go up this. and then slid back down
BUt adding the extra 5 inches made it so we could go through rock gardens pretty smoothly
theis climb is usually Brutal!!
today I made it the farthest up it I ever have.
we were not alone out there , we saw some tracks of a few other riders, then we saw a group of 4 in the distance.
and Since everything was frozen we took a route that can only be taken when its frozen, we crossed 16 and through what is normally a swamp
then down the old rail bed to the Motercycle pit.
My turn
at this point the turtle got a call from his Prego wife and had to head back , and of course he got a flat about a 1/2 mile from home.
