Mohican National Forest

Timeline of an awesome ride today!

9:00 am:   Bikes loaded up in two trucks; time for a quick snack  (PB and J’s which never made it to the hill)

9:10 am:  Oh shit, need to get gas..Hour drive and no gas, not a good thing

10:30 am: Dropped off truck number one at shuttle location, time for dog to get a quick puke on!  good thing not my truck!

10:45 am:  Gear on, packs loaded, gloves, helmets, music (note to self, need a new playlist), camera, phone.  Let’s Roll

10:55 am:  Still on my bike, so far so good, unfortunately it is early, and trail is only going to get rougher.

11:00 am:  First mechanical issues kick in; gear challenges can make for a long day!

11:15 am:  Did he just actually spit up blood?  wtf

11:30 am:  Realize, what the hell am I doing out here.  It’s wet, it’s icy, and I am freaking out of shape

12:00 am: Still holding on, still bringing up the rear, but still having fun!

1:00 pm:  Pain starting to kick in with my legs.  Clips are helping, but the climbs are tough with the wet ground and snow.

1:30 pm:  Crash 1,

1:31 pm:  Crash 2, Ice takes out two of us

1:35 pm:  Realize front rim is toast; push bike next quarter mile across icy hillside

1:40 pm:  Limp bike back to truck, rider 1 sitting in back laughing at how long it took us to catch up!

2:45 pm: After long drive through farm country; time for some cold ones

Can’t wait to do it again!

 

This Years Upcoming Rides

Looking to complete a few rides early this year.  Line up looking like this.

Mohican, Ohio 2/19/11

Dillon State Park, Ohio

Lake Hope, Ohio

North Park, Pa

Kennerdell, Pa

Moraine, Pa

Somewhere awesome in WV!

Any advice or local guides?

the itch

Well it has officially started.  The itch to get back on the saddle and ride the trails hard.  Although I have ridden sporadically over the winter, it just isn’t the same.  Riding on ice and snow can be fun; however it is a lot of work and the falls hurt(and occur often)!  When you have a nickname like endo, you can imagine how those rides went!

Today was in the 40’s and was the perfect day to get back out there.  I even got up early and thru down a quick 20 minute warm up through neighborhood, followed by a tune up.  Got some air back in the tires after some low pressure winter riding, lubed the chain, adjusted the breaks, and tweaked the rear derailleur (annoying task).  Next step was to load the old death trap up and head over to the trails.

Problem was, decided to do a little lunch and shopping with the wife, and you guessed it, never made it back in time to ride!  I didn’t get the itch scratched!  I think I only made it worse because now I have to wait until next weekend to give it a shot again!  Oh well, it will feel all the more better when I finally get er done!

View from Alum Creek last Spring- Oh how I miss it

Second Bike

Year two of my mountain biking career and I having been looking hard to find my next bike. Currently riding a Marin hard tail with v brakes, and somewhat challenged front suspension. Looking for an inexpensive upgrade, what are some thoughts?

Winter Ride- Check out some pics

Just a small sampling of our Winter Rides around Columbus.    Have you been out lately??  Can’t wait to get back out without the freaking ice!  Shoulder still sore!

 

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Rides

Short post today, but just wanted to get the new site launched.  This site will be dedicated to my mountain bike adventures.  I will try to post some awesome pics as well as any good stories that may come out of the rides.  Also, I will be trying to do a trail review of all new trails ridden.

Welcome aboard and I hope to see you on the trails.

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