... about to have an "Oh Shite!" moment and I knew it...

I was out scouting trail for the Hash that I'm signed up to hare for next month. ATPJunkie was supposed to come out riding but his vagina started hurting and he bailed. My friend Josh is borrowing my mtn bike and wanted to meet to ride. No worries, if you get there before I do, ride towards me. Somehow, we missed each other on a perfectly straight road.

So, I was out playing around in an industrial park, looking for the trail down from the mesa to the valley below for the chicken trial. I found several. One was WAY steep so I didn't come close to riding it.

The second didn't look TOO bad.

Started out over the lip.

Hmmm. This is steeper than it looks. I'll pop out both feet just in case.

SHITE! I can't stop this crazy thing! Skkkkiiiiiidddddd, BAM! Ugh...

I got about 10m down the hill before sliding to a stop with the bike partially on top of me. The bottom of this particular hill has a 3.5' boulder blocking access to the trail from the main trail below. A little farther to the right and I'd have whacked it but good!

So there I am, laying on the ground in a cloud of dust. I'm taking inventory... Everything work? Yup. Bike? On top of me. Am I hurt? Hmmmm, well it don't tickle...

I extricated myself from the bike and start out for home. At this point I'm about as far away from home as I can get on this particular ride. My left calf isn't feeling to terribly good clipping into the pedal. My hip's not feeling 100% either...

The worst pain of all is from the "road rash" on my left calf/shin and my left forearm. Darn but that stuff is a PITA.

The moral of my little tale? If you're gonna commit to descending a hill, by golly you'd better COMMIT. Do or do not do, there is no other way.

Keep the rubber side down! I'm off to the garage to see if I have to go searching for my frame pump.

M

This has the potential to be even more fun than a round-robin on 8- vs. 9- vs. 10-sp chains. What sort of weapons does a Luddite keep at home, anyway?

This has the potential to be even more fun than a round-robin on 8- vs. 9- vs. 10-sp chains. What sort of weapons does a Luddite keep at home, anyway?


In his defence, he had kid duty as well as parents in from out of town...

Re: Luddites and weapons. Dunno, but I saw several amps for "axes" last time I was down.

M

I stood Mike up because of family responsibilities. {2 words foreign to MShaw :o)}
sorry I mised it. Yes flight line (where he was riding) in places pushes the limits of what's cx-able. Sorry I missed the carnage. Yo Mike I've started my Bike commute so on some days we can hook up and ride around. I'll have to get a set of dirt tires up here but we could 'roadie' around as well. I think on Tues Dan from 101 is going to meet me at the V-Drome for spectatin' and cx riding. my trail is RTG.

I stood Mike up because of family responsibilities. {2 words foreign to MShaw :o)}
sorry I mised it. Yes flight line (where he was riding) in places pushes the limits of what's cx-able. Sorry I missed the carnage. Yo Mike I've started my Bike commute so on some days we can hook up and ride around. I'll have to get a set of dirt tires up here but we could 'roadie' around as well. I think on Tues Dan from 101 is going to meet me at the V-Drome for spectatin' and cx riding. my trail is RTG.


Hey wait a minute! I've got a dog... Otherwise, yeah, I resemble that first remark.

I went out with a group in Sorrento Valley tonite. We did a loop round PQ. Got to the end and they were amazed that I could not only RIDE the cross bike, but keep up! Funny thing is, not only was I keeping up, I was riding faster than most of the people on mtn bikes, including the DS guys!

I really got the hammer down trying to catch up to the group that split off and rode the bottom of the valley. Boy did that feel good!

I've ridden the last 3 days straight and my back isn't too bad off. Maybe this cross season ain't dead yet!

M

ride this weekend. maybe do night ride

atp