@@@THe Grind stone turns again@@@
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Butt-probe??
Man... you aren't kidding.
I made a reservation thru Hertz instead of Budget and *surprise* - kids had no problem picking up the Hertz rental.
I'll be authoring a strongly-worded letter to Budget because of this shit. For which, I expect, I will get absolutely NO reasonable conclusion.
At our local spot group rides can be anywhere from 2 to 10 people - rarely more than that.
We have “varsity” and “jv” rides. If you want to hammer, join the varsity crew. If you wanna seasion stuff or you’re really slow (or both), join the jv ride. It’s all pretty flexible and depends on how folks are feeling.
Meet at the parking lot for beers and snacks at the end. Never had a group ride with this crew that wasn’t a blast. Sounds like I’m lucky!
We have “varsity” and “jv” rides. If you want to hammer, join the varsity crew. If you wanna seasion stuff or you’re really slow (or both), join the jv ride. It’s all pretty flexible and depends on how folks are feeling.
Meet at the parking lot for beers and snacks at the end. Never had a group ride with this crew that wasn’t a blast. Sounds like I’m lucky!
re: groups...i feel lucky. have a pretty solid crew who tends to ride/hang together, loosely 8-10 people, all solid riders of approximately the same ability who have known each other for years. sometimes new peeps drift in and out of the mix...most rides are between 2 and 5 of us. know a bunch of other people locally who i might hook up with randomly here or there. also tend to/am perfectly happy to ride solo a fair amount, as my schedule is random.
the idea of joining up with one of the local bike/trail organization's group rides is unappealing and i rarely do so.
the idea of joining up with one of the local bike/trail organization's group rides is unappealing and i rarely do so.
Everyone has returned to work this morning after the holidays and it is affecting my ability to do nothing. 
Had the latest Massacre track to a really good point and about ready to mix, but then… I closed the Ableton session and one of the plugins didn’t save the settings because it has a funky nested plugin inside a plugin structure (I’m looking at you, Reaktor). Fuuuuu
Back to the grind(core)
Back to the grind(core)
Super shitty rainy day in Copenhagen and I had my other bike I needed to get home too. He works close to my house so I can just walk down and pick up the bike tomorrow!
What days are you off with da new jorb? I'll drive down to Monarch on a weekday if we can make it line up and the snow is good.I haven't skied once yet this year, despite having purchased a season pass.
I'm off sat-mon. An abundance of bullshit between active teen, new job, and life stuff has just made it super difficult to get out this year.
On the job front, I've been having an abundance of recruiters cold calling me since Christmas, and had two recruiters reach out to me, today. Like, where were you assholes when I was looking for a job? But also, the ones today were Boeing (HELL NO) and the other was Texas (LOL, FUCK NO) so it's probably irrelevant. It's been pretty nice to tell them all I'm satisfactorily employed currently.
ok. I literally do not know my schedule beyond next week because my interim section leader is juggling too many balls (whoops, sorry, sore point 
) and isn't doing the "making the section schedule" part of his job right.
but if I get a free Monday and it has snowed then let's head up and out. hmm would have to figure out DCFC along the way given distance! taking the ID.Buzz (200 kW DCFC vs 150 kW never seen in reality in the Busy Forks) and going through Fountain instead of down 285 would be the call. hmm
ok, I can do this once. on a powder day.
) and isn't doing the "making the section schedule" part of his job right.but if I get a free Monday and it has snowed then let's head up and out. hmm would have to figure out DCFC along the way given distance! taking the ID.Buzz (200 kW DCFC vs 150 kW never seen in reality in the Busy Forks) and going through Fountain instead of down 285 would be the call. hmm
ok, I can do this once. on a powder day.
Sore balls? Someone should see a doctor about that. Juggling seems inadvisable.juggling too many balls (whoops, sorry, sore point
Truth
Okay, there, muchachos, ‘25 coming in with a bang, turns out now I have a viral throat infection. And they forgot to take out a few stitches in my septum repair.
Yay!
Yay!
Oof, not fun. Maybe next time be a little more discerning with who you let stick what down your calorie intake port.
I am somewhere in the middle. Chill rides on flow trails do not hit the spot for me, but I do not feel the need to try out some builders NWD wet fantasy creation. But some guys here are really committed to the later. Exhibit A: picture of my local riding spot:
The stuff just looks big because of the tiny 26" wheels included for size comparison.
This! In the US I had 2-3 riding buddies that were in the same mindset and at the same pace/fitness. That was bliss, no faffing around, just riding and sessioning. Here I have not found this kind of riders. They are either XC fitness guys that do not let their heartrate drop under 140, or stand around talk about their bikes every 5 minutes.
Or you are just getting old.
Sessioning can be fun, sadly here people do not do this much. For a while I was riding with a guy that had no desire to improve on the "technical" parts of the trail ("technical" as in "it was not paved", just some tiny roots) and pushed the bike across these parts every.fucking.time. Too much interruption of trail flow. He and I ride alone now again.
is there a missing booter or bridge segment to get up to that one bridge just floating there?I am somewhere in the middle. Chill rides on flow trails do not hit the spot for me, but I do not feel the need to try out some builders NWD wet fantasy creation. But some guys here are really committed to the later. Exhibit A: picture of my local riding spot:
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The stuff just looks big because of the tiny 26" wheels included for size comparison.
ah, that one off to the left. photo fooled me, I thought approach would be to the right of that one treeNo.The kicker between the trees is to get you on the bridge.
I've pretty much stopped riding in groups. I can now only tolerate one riding buddy at a time. And even then, they are usually either not my riding style and/or fitness level. My most recent satisfying rides where with a local buddy. He's rides an ebike and has been riding DH for years. Makes for a proper flogging.
I havent had a riding buddy since my last one moved to Durango 15 years ago. I ride solo. just like when I did triathlons. my pace my route, I kind of like it that way
Not sure I will call it a hipster brand. More a fancy pants brand.FTFY. Working for Pas Normal....