P
Paladin
Guest
SW Idaho's in a moderate cold snap, single digits at night, warms to
around 20 in the heat of the day. So last night's ride was at 4pm, all
strong A-Teamers, (one singlespeeder) so I knew I'd be sweating to keep
up, (so to speak..)
We rode the week-old frozen snow for about 8 miles, and the squeeking
of our tires over the snow was loud and crazy! Sun was bright, traffic
light, with a few runners and dogs. Normally, the riding is either
silent, or the low buzz of rubber on dirt or granite. This stuff was
fun! At the creek crossing, for about the first time in my life I
dismounted and took it easy since I saw where other overconfident saps
had fallen through the ice. No thanks, all the same.
The route down Hulls Gulch was a little icy and tricky, but I think we
all made it without yard-saling. Parker had to show his patented
technique of riding the big staircase, even with it covered in ice. It
was all the rest of us could do to walk down it without biffing it bad.
Good stuff, Maynard.
CDB
around 20 in the heat of the day. So last night's ride was at 4pm, all
strong A-Teamers, (one singlespeeder) so I knew I'd be sweating to keep
up, (so to speak..)
We rode the week-old frozen snow for about 8 miles, and the squeeking
of our tires over the snow was loud and crazy! Sun was bright, traffic
light, with a few runners and dogs. Normally, the riding is either
silent, or the low buzz of rubber on dirt or granite. This stuff was
fun! At the creek crossing, for about the first time in my life I
dismounted and took it easy since I saw where other overconfident saps
had fallen through the ice. No thanks, all the same.
The route down Hulls Gulch was a little icy and tricky, but I think we
all made it without yard-saling. Parker had to show his patented
technique of riding the big staircase, even with it covered in ice. It
was all the rest of us could do to walk down it without biffing it bad.
Good stuff, Maynard.
CDB