First, let me start with Red Fang…
Getting ready for Leadville….so longer rides…and full days off from riding….which is different than my riding of the past 5 years which has been, riding anything, any day, any and all time that was available…Dh if possible
Longer rides rule…I’ve been forcing myself to schedule less stuff at the shop, just cut loose and go…been putting music on the mp3 player and rockin. Really its been nice. Days off have been super fun because there is actually time to do stuff like think about a SSWC costume, mow the lawn, change a tire on my own bike….shit, Kim and I even watched a movie Friday night.
Longer rides also free the mind with new terrain and new places which is great. Here is the adventure from last Suday’s Wolf Creek Pass ride. I haven’t been up WCP in years. Its about a 70 mile ride.
So last sunday it was a struggle to get out the door by 1pm…And when you are in a hurry, you forget things. I forgot adequate food. 2 water bottles, 1 heed bottle and 1 cliff bar. Not enough…at least I had plenty of music on the MP3 player….will that help?
So I get to the top of the pass. Its nice, cool and there are cool people. These two campers see me wondering around looking for the water spigot.
“Want a cold water?” one asks.
“Sure buddy!” I say
(Trying to sound knowledgeable) “I’ve got a Coke if you’d like one but you probably don’t want the bubbles.”
“Bubbles, Dude, I’d take a beer if you have it”
Our kind journeyman says without missing a breath “Miller Lite?”
“I’ll take two if you’ve got em”
Funny, I haven’t had a soda pop in a long time. Jesus, there is a lot of sugar in Coke. I see why they still use it in Europe as energy fuel. The beer worked too….and no bonky bonky on the way home.
Wed, pumped out 95 and 7000 feet of climbing going to the top of the Mirror Lake Hwy and back.. Man, what a nice ride.
This is a nice ride too…
Keep it real out there. Hope you are looking like my man Scott here…with the cycling tan….who in this picture looks a lot like Matt M.
