Have not posted a Ride Report in a while, so I figured its about time I do (even if the ride was mellow). First ride with my new camera, nothing fancy just a little pocket sized Casio.
I had to replace my other camera after I dropped it while trying to take a picture of a wood duck in the backyard while talking on the phone and opening a door quickly yet quietly (as to not scare away said duck).
I got one shot through the glass before I dropped the camera
Oh well onto biking!
First off, I replaced my beloved Soul Cycle Titan Frame with a new one! Why? Because they were blowing out the 06 and I heard that they were lighter than my 04. So I built it up with some new parts and some old parts (see custom title), and I was able to drop 5lbs.
I can probably still drop some more but realistically I beat on my rides so that would be foolish.
So off we go got an early start. It was VERY cold out; we even saw some frost (that comment is for splat).
The ride starts with a super steep section of fire road, but then mellows out just after the steep I stopped and took off my jacket since I had warmed up. Darkstar and BB- were close behind me.
These two usually kick my butt. BB- I can keep within visual distance when he has his MKIII (when he brings the 7point7 we are usually about even), but Darkstar usually has time for a nap before I get to the top!
So this surprised me I actually caught them and passed them. In fact I had enough time to stop and take more pictures.
Then it was onto a side trail for some fun stuff. First a little drop/ roller. DS and I took the right side of the picture (you can see our tire tracks). BB- looked at it, and took the left.
Damn, missed... I'm not used to the timing on the new camrea yet.
Then its onto the tight steep chutes:
DS smoked us on those, I wrecked higher up and BB- got a flat.
At the bottom is a fallen tree that has created a nice natural drop. This picture makes it look bigger than it is which is why I posted it.
After that its time to climb back up, and as I said I was feeling great and actually was able to beat those two to the top by a decent margin too!
From here it was time to drop back down to the road, just a nice quick Saturday morning ride
I had to replace my other camera after I dropped it while trying to take a picture of a wood duck in the backyard while talking on the phone and opening a door quickly yet quietly (as to not scare away said duck).
I got one shot through the glass before I dropped the camera
Oh well onto biking!
First off, I replaced my beloved Soul Cycle Titan Frame with a new one! Why? Because they were blowing out the 06 and I heard that they were lighter than my 04. So I built it up with some new parts and some old parts (see custom title), and I was able to drop 5lbs.
I can probably still drop some more but realistically I beat on my rides so that would be foolish.
So off we go got an early start. It was VERY cold out; we even saw some frost (that comment is for splat).
The ride starts with a super steep section of fire road, but then mellows out just after the steep I stopped and took off my jacket since I had warmed up. Darkstar and BB- were close behind me.
These two usually kick my butt. BB- I can keep within visual distance when he has his MKIII (when he brings the 7point7 we are usually about even), but Darkstar usually has time for a nap before I get to the top!
So this surprised me I actually caught them and passed them. In fact I had enough time to stop and take more pictures.
Then it was onto a side trail for some fun stuff. First a little drop/ roller. DS and I took the right side of the picture (you can see our tire tracks). BB- looked at it, and took the left.
Damn, missed... I'm not used to the timing on the new camrea yet.
Then its onto the tight steep chutes:
DS smoked us on those, I wrecked higher up and BB- got a flat.
At the bottom is a fallen tree that has created a nice natural drop. This picture makes it look bigger than it is which is why I posted it.
After that its time to climb back up, and as I said I was feeling great and actually was able to beat those two to the top by a decent margin too!
From here it was time to drop back down to the road, just a nice quick Saturday morning ride
How do you like climbing with that titan? I notice you have a significantly longer stem than I do. I bet that helps. Mine does pretty well if I drop the travel in the fork but I still end up doing a lot of wheelies.
