[email protected] (Tom Purvis) wrote in message
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[email protected] (JD) wrote:
> > I'm sure TJ will recognize this mess. He may even call me crazy for venturing up there on a
> > rigid bike. I am.
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> >
http://gallery.consumerreview.com/webcrossing/images/061003014.jpg
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> Ah, is that trail up on the Mesa near Powderhorn? I think I remember that trail. Summer of '88
> after I got my first mtb, my brother-in-law and I took that abuse one day in August. Sure looks
> like the same trail. That was a pivotal ride for me...
It's not near Powderhorn, but is just as rough as the trail you nare thinking of. That was the
mellow part of the trail, really.
> All bikes were rigid back then. Nike lavadomes strapped to XT pedals. Cutoffs and T-shirts.
> Striped socks. No helmets.
>
> That really takes me back.
Sounds like m SoCal fireroad bombing days, as well as my NC adventures.
JD