I'd like to start a collection of quotes for the SSA page.
"One less derailleur."
"Less gears, more COWBELL!"
"SSers get off more."
"SS is always in the right gear."
"Simple speed"
Wednesday, July 19, 2006
Monday, July 17, 2006
TEXAS!!!!!
San Antonio, TX
O.P. Schnabel park.
Rented a Specialized Stump Jumper from Ride Away bikes. They recommended OP as the place to go to get a flavor for what riding trails in San Antonio and Texas are all about.
Basically it is a park in the NW corner of the city that isn't developed because every now and then it floods and is in what they call a flood basin.
The trails are twisty with some small ups and downs, rocky with some loose gravel in spots and fun!
I ended up meeting a few riders in the parking lot and they gave me a grand tour, rode for over 2 hours and I had my fill for the night.
Supposed to do it again on Wednesday night.
Looking forward to it.
Log ride jump
Oooh, cactus!
Ryan, the guy kind enough to give a tour.
O.P. Schnabel park.
Rented a Specialized Stump Jumper from Ride Away bikes. They recommended OP as the place to go to get a flavor for what riding trails in San Antonio and Texas are all about.
Basically it is a park in the NW corner of the city that isn't developed because every now and then it floods and is in what they call a flood basin.
The trails are twisty with some small ups and downs, rocky with some loose gravel in spots and fun!
I ended up meeting a few riders in the parking lot and they gave me a grand tour, rode for over 2 hours and I had my fill for the night.
Supposed to do it again on Wednesday night.
Looking forward to it.
Log ride jump
Oooh, cactus!
Ryan, the guy kind enough to give a tour.
Wednesday, July 05, 2006
Weird crap
Went out for my usual Sunday morning ride, from Topsfield, MA to Andover, MA, on the Bay Circuit Trail, Boxford town trails and then onto Harold Parker State Park.
Rode "Terry's Trail", seemed real fresh and was alot of fun. Did a little more on some connecting sections, and came to a 6 foot rock roller, tried to roll it, I haven't done this "roller" before, opting to go around instead. The exit is tricky, as there are roots on the right side, clear on the center and left, but the trail turns real sharp right at the bottom, with trees almost at the base of this rock. So I thought for a microsecond that I could make it going down the middle, I would just have to turn gently to avoid the trees. I ended up doing a "Miami Hopper", which is a BMX freestyle trick were you turn your handle bar really quick, making it 90 degrees to the rest of your bike, sending you up into an endo. Over the bars goes AOF!
I ended up on the ground, nice raspberry on my stomach and my right wrist was bruised. No biggie, my friend who I was riding with saw the "stunt", asked if I was OK, which I was and we both chuckled a bit, and continued on back to Topsfield. We ended up doing 26 miles in 2:40. Not bad, considereing almost all of it was offroad.
Fast forward 3 hours, and I'm playing with my 2 year old, and all of a sudden I have a tremendous pain in my right wrist. Whiskey Tango Foxtrot! What is going on?! I can't use it, so I put ice on it. My wife is grocery shopping, so when she gets home we talk and I'm off to the ER to get an Xray. Waited a while (watched the Red Sox, finally got seen, what a freakin' circus at the hospital ER). Xrays come back negative, says to take it easy, wear a brace. It was just so weird that I was able to mountain bike for another 10 miles or so, drive 30 minutes home, shower, get dressed, make some grub, play with the 2 year old for a while, then WHAM-O! My wrist is throbbing. The mdeical people said it could have been inflamed and sometime stuff like this happens.
So the next day, I felt better, did some yard and house work, and even good enough to jack hammer the old shed foundation. Didn't do anymore riding on the long weekend, but hopefully the wrist will be OK on the rigid forked Karate Monkey.
Ride On!
Rode "Terry's Trail", seemed real fresh and was alot of fun. Did a little more on some connecting sections, and came to a 6 foot rock roller, tried to roll it, I haven't done this "roller" before, opting to go around instead. The exit is tricky, as there are roots on the right side, clear on the center and left, but the trail turns real sharp right at the bottom, with trees almost at the base of this rock. So I thought for a microsecond that I could make it going down the middle, I would just have to turn gently to avoid the trees. I ended up doing a "Miami Hopper", which is a BMX freestyle trick were you turn your handle bar really quick, making it 90 degrees to the rest of your bike, sending you up into an endo. Over the bars goes AOF!
I ended up on the ground, nice raspberry on my stomach and my right wrist was bruised. No biggie, my friend who I was riding with saw the "stunt", asked if I was OK, which I was and we both chuckled a bit, and continued on back to Topsfield. We ended up doing 26 miles in 2:40. Not bad, considereing almost all of it was offroad.
Fast forward 3 hours, and I'm playing with my 2 year old, and all of a sudden I have a tremendous pain in my right wrist. Whiskey Tango Foxtrot! What is going on?! I can't use it, so I put ice on it. My wife is grocery shopping, so when she gets home we talk and I'm off to the ER to get an Xray. Waited a while (watched the Red Sox, finally got seen, what a freakin' circus at the hospital ER). Xrays come back negative, says to take it easy, wear a brace. It was just so weird that I was able to mountain bike for another 10 miles or so, drive 30 minutes home, shower, get dressed, make some grub, play with the 2 year old for a while, then WHAM-O! My wrist is throbbing. The mdeical people said it could have been inflamed and sometime stuff like this happens.
So the next day, I felt better, did some yard and house work, and even good enough to jack hammer the old shed foundation. Didn't do anymore riding on the long weekend, but hopefully the wrist will be OK on the rigid forked Karate Monkey.
Ride On!
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