Trying to get my ride report in before Jenny does because she does a better job. When Jenny asked if we could redo the last Diablo ride but with mountain bikes I didn't think she meant super suspension mountain bike riding. I pretty lucky and naive when it comes to my bike riding and I'm incredibly lucky to have a bike that compensate for my stupid decisions(most of the time). Jenny invited her "Ride On" crew with their new fancy jersey. We had a big group of 8 with their full suspension mountain bikes and me in my vans and basket non-suspension bikes. It looked pretty funny. We rode up the road and when we got to the ranger station I found out that one of my brake pad for my front left brake was missing. Nothing cotton handlebar tape wrap could't fix! I magyvered my new cotton brake pad and made sure I used my rear for the descents. We took a pretty chill pace as we rode up to Juniper with the exception of Shawn who flew passed roadies and waited an hour for us at the campgrounds. Off on to Burma Trail we were greeted with howling wind and thick fog. I took my sweet time coming down walking some sections, apparently your braking is compromised when you only have your rear brake; who would of thought? We extended the ride once we got back on the road by taking BBQ Terrace to get some river crossing in. We finished the ride with wet feet and huge smiles We even washed our bikes at the last park with the hose there. Great to meet so many new friends. Looking forward to riding more with such a great group.
Pictures of wet feet prove that the ride was good. http://flic.kr/s/aHsjED4UKW Manny "These are my cycling clothes" Acosta -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en-US. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
