He also has developed a love of, let's just say, more "rustic" roads.
So when no one wanted to go mountain biking with me on my squishy fork's maiden voyage it was only natural to join him, James and Josh on a tour of rural NW CT, and SW MA.
I knew the roads would be "unimproved". I knew what I was getting into, but buddy...
this is not a road
neither is this
okay this is
I thought I had the perfect tool for the job,
my Swift set up with 35mm CX tires
but after the Monterey General Store, I couldn't hold a wheel to save my life. Every time the road angled up Josh would stretch the elastic and I would be off the back.
Was it the bike?
The tires?
Me?
(probably the latter)
I was getting dropped on every climb...and I thought I felt pretty good too.
Tried standing...
tried sitting...
but the distance continued to grow.
At one point I thought I was matching Alex's cadence, in a bigger gear, and I was still falling back?!
Anyhoo, tomorrow I'll test out Aspasia's new toy.
1 comment:
It was the bike. Thanks for coming up this way, it was good to see all of you!
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