after a big rain like last night; i didn't expect to stay warm and dry. the picture to the left is just a sample of what i went through...literally. the rocky river metroparks has great trails for brushing up on some cross skills, and with a race this up coming weekend; i thought i would.
with these trails not used much, they are all leaf covered. so you have to keep an eye out where to go. and with these trails not maintained in any way puddles like these were a plenty. and not knowing how deep the hole was put a little extra surprise in the mix. making any type of sharp turn was not happening. i'm sure it didn't help that i had no idea of how much psi i was running, but i let out some air to hedge my bets. still...i was slipping and a sliding all over the place. that being said...the 29 inch wheels worked great getting over a few missed placed logs and ruts. i was clearing stuff with ease. i'm hoping to give this bike a bigger challenge soon.during the ride i felt o.k., but sluggish. i'm hoping to get another ride in before the race to work out any more bugs i may have.
speaking of bugs...for most of the ride i was unable to shift into my 'big' rig. so i was playing with the tension on the derailleur and limit screw. it all seemed for not. until...i cleared a log, and wham! my non-drive side arm fell off. nice. i know there's a lesson here...make sure your shit works before you take off on a ride.
[amitabha]
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