TALES: Getting spoiled
The Ride
Terrific ride this morning -- same 20-mile, spider-from-hell route as last Saturday, sans the drama (see July 22 entry) or photos. Lance, "Big Jimmy," newcomer Doug and I hit it for just about three hours (two Camelbaks attached this time) and never once hit a spider larger than a quarter. Thanks to Tom for clearing Spiders & Pipes Friday (of brush and eight-legged monsters)!
The berms on the La Luge downhill are getting smoothed out perfectly, and you don't even notice the burn in your fingers and forearms until the ride's over (death grip required due to the humidity).
Other News
Shock is the only word to describe what I felt as I spied current issues of "Bike" and "Mountain Bike Action" magazines on the Marine Corps base newstand today! For the past two years, "Bicycling" has been the only distantly-related useful magazine available here for singletrackers. I guess we finally realized that 14 muscle magazines, 62 magazines with scantily clad women on the covers, "Knitting World" and "Gamer" don't really cover the gamut of U.S. servicemembers' interests. Now we just need to get "Dirt Rag" on the shelves.
Sounds like Craig picked up a new KHS frame to replace what used to be a his beautiful, carbon GT All Terra that gave out last week, so we're looking forward to seeing him on the trail again soon.
Happy trails!
The Ride
Terrific ride this morning -- same 20-mile, spider-from-hell route as last Saturday, sans the drama (see July 22 entry) or photos. Lance, "Big Jimmy," newcomer Doug and I hit it for just about three hours (two Camelbaks attached this time) and never once hit a spider larger than a quarter. Thanks to Tom for clearing Spiders & Pipes Friday (of brush and eight-legged monsters)!
The berms on the La Luge downhill are getting smoothed out perfectly, and you don't even notice the burn in your fingers and forearms until the ride's over (death grip required due to the humidity).
Other News
Shock is the only word to describe what I felt as I spied current issues of "Bike" and "Mountain Bike Action" magazines on the Marine Corps base newstand today! For the past two years, "Bicycling" has been the only distantly-related useful magazine available here for singletrackers. I guess we finally realized that 14 muscle magazines, 62 magazines with scantily clad women on the covers, "Knitting World" and "Gamer" don't really cover the gamut of U.S. servicemembers' interests. Now we just need to get "Dirt Rag" on the shelves.
Sounds like Craig picked up a new KHS frame to replace what used to be a his beautiful, carbon GT All Terra that gave out last week, so we're looking forward to seeing him on the trail again soon.
Happy trails!
posted by Spider Rider at 4:18 AM
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