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Voted yesterday. I am pleased with the results and relieved that my reproductive rights are safe for the next four years.
We rode the Minnesota River Bottoms trail last night. It was a beautiful ride. 19 miles of flowing single track. I cleared almost all of the obstacles that did not have a ride around. I was the only girl riding with 4 guys that ride a lot more than I do. I kept up pretty well. One of the guys I was riding with almost landed in 9 mile creek trying to ride off the raft. Big V was the instigator on that one. Hard to believe that it was still 65 degrees out when we finished just before 10pm. I am not ready for the cold weather.
Big V rode in his first race Sunday at Hillside park. He took 5th of 14 in his class, his time was in the top 20%. I am really proud of him. He rode 1/4 of the trail blind. The only time he rode there before, I went over the bars and we took a short cut out so that he could take me to the ER for stitches. Not to mention, he just started mountain biking in May of this year. I am hoping he will race again and I will be joining him on the trail when I join the Trail Patrol.
Saturday night, we rode the trail at Murphy-Hanrehen in the dark. This trail closes at sunset and night riding is illegal there. One of our friends applied for a permit to hold a night riding event there. 74 riders showed up. It was awesome.
My speed and ability on the trails has really improved this last week. I feel more confident in the dark. The cooler weather is pleasant to ride in. I am really having fun with this.
I am looking at a purchasing a new suspension fork for my bike. The cheapie that it came with is borderline scary with the way it bounces back at me when I hop the front tire over a log. If I keep it up with this one, I might be missing teeth.
We rode the Minnesota River Bottoms trail last night. It was a beautiful ride. 19 miles of flowing single track. I cleared almost all of the obstacles that did not have a ride around. I was the only girl riding with 4 guys that ride a lot more than I do. I kept up pretty well. One of the guys I was riding with almost landed in 9 mile creek trying to ride off the raft. Big V was the instigator on that one. Hard to believe that it was still 65 degrees out when we finished just before 10pm. I am not ready for the cold weather.
Big V rode in his first race Sunday at Hillside park. He took 5th of 14 in his class, his time was in the top 20%. I am really proud of him. He rode 1/4 of the trail blind. The only time he rode there before, I went over the bars and we took a short cut out so that he could take me to the ER for stitches. Not to mention, he just started mountain biking in May of this year. I am hoping he will race again and I will be joining him on the trail when I join the Trail Patrol.
Saturday night, we rode the trail at Murphy-Hanrehen in the dark. This trail closes at sunset and night riding is illegal there. One of our friends applied for a permit to hold a night riding event there. 74 riders showed up. It was awesome.
My speed and ability on the trails has really improved this last week. I feel more confident in the dark. The cooler weather is pleasant to ride in. I am really having fun with this.
I am looking at a purchasing a new suspension fork for my bike. The cheapie that it came with is borderline scary with the way it bounces back at me when I hop the front tire over a log. If I keep it up with this one, I might be missing teeth.