LB RIDES BIKES

It was 3:17am when I woke up to make it to the airport by 5am for a 6:20am flight to Salt Lake City.  I wasn't nearly close to being awake, but I shuffled out of bed in the shower and off to the airport.  This was Thursday and it was a travel day, no riding bikes this day.  Flight and drive was easy.  We were at our house by 3pm and off to the bike shop to pick up our bikes.  We got the bikes and patiently waited until the next day to ride what is called the "MTB MECA" aka Moab. Here we are waiting for Friday to arrive. https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/777/21251867073_2842637b52_c.jpg Friday arrives and we're off to ride Big Mesa.  Roughly 25 miles outside of the town of Moab.  Pretty tame trail.  It was a good warmup to what was to come on Saturday - Whole Enchilada. https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/780/21706290988_34ea8fd6c0_c.jpg Tim, trying to clear a tricky section. https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/734/21707340009_e448d585a0_c.jpg Waiting for a regroup. https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/754/21271523044_c8b69973a9_c.jpg We ended Friday with a BBQ at home, some beers and a good cheers and lots of looking over the map. https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/726/21276912374_96b503172e_c.jpg It's Saturday...  and I was in a lot of pain.  I couldn't get my knee pain to calm down.  (battling torn meniscus) so I opted to back out of Whole Enchilada and I'm still bummed about that, but in the end it was the right thing to do. So I went on a solo hike. https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5676/21732414890_8f675c1b6f_c.jpg https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/765/21893595146_687731ac3c_c.jpg https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5728/21930198351_3bf85854d1_c.jpg Saturday ends uneventful.  We all met up at McStiff's for a few pints and dinner and get to hear the stories about Whole Enchilada.  Sounds like it was a wonderful ride. Sunday comes and I get to ride!  And it turns out it was my favorite trail of the trip so not all is lost.  We headed to Amasa Back area and hit Capt. Ahab.  What a great trail and what a great trail system.  The views were absolutely beautiful. From the trailhead parking lot: https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5681/21947280925_8155624fe0_c.jpg About a mile into the ride: https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5738/21947338415_72914e7837_c.jpg Along the trail.. https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/597/21335876394_f8c3603cb1_c.jpg No words needed.. https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5741/21935362692_97a492db1a_c.jpg https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5730/21324694654_5eed09b274_c.jpg The drop back into town. https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/682/21935404512_5b0eaef0fa_c.jpg It was a great trip with some great people.  Met some new friends for future adventures with.  Looking forward to returning to Moab with a healthier knee to explore more of the trails. LB

Csnt believe this is real.  Headed to Moab in October. Been wanting to do this for a few years. Too excited! https://flic.kr/p/yciBBB

Finally had a chance to ride the Flume Trail last weekend.  Not technical by any means, but it was fun to remove from my bucket list. My buddies Jen and Jayme. https://www.flickr.com/photos/lnl1003/20373515534/in/dateposted-public/

Took a roadie ride today. Went out to Lafayette and headed to Canyon Post Office. For a roadie ride it was fun.

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Good Times for WNR https://www.flickr.com/photos/lnl1003/17745430139/in/dateposted-public/

For a tire that claims it's TCS it sure was a chore to mount.  Just hoping the traction is good as mounting this took over an hour to do.  Not impressed so far, hope tomorrow's ride will prove different. Update to follow. https://www.flickr.com/photos/lnl1003/16913064058/

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Diablo - my love for this mountain is off the charts.  Haven't done this loop in a while.  Macedo-Buckeye-Borges-out to the ranch. Buckeye https://www.flickr.com/photos/lnl1003/16460647974/ My favorite view https://www.flickr.com/photos/lnl1003/16460647634/in/photostream/ Turkey on Buckeye https://www.flickr.com/photos/lnl1003/17082383091/in/photostream/

Did a little Diablo last night.  Climbed up BBQ T, which I haven't done in ages.  The dirt was perfect and the poppies are in full bloom right now. https://www.flickr.com/photos/lnl1003/16873510870/

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Alpinestarts Tech 7 https://www.flickr.com/photos/lnl1003/15964219494/

One minor crash and it rips the soles right out of them.  What up with that?  Ordered some Alpinestars Tech 7 to replace them. https://www.flickr.com/photos/lnl1003/16565316611/

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Included downed tree and sticky east bay mud. https://www.flickr.com/photos/lnl1003/16333579679/in/photostream/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/lnl1003/16332391620/in/photostream/ and big ass holes! https://www.flickr.com/photos/lnl1003/16493851716/

I've been doing more road rides lately.  Or actually Diablo rides on the road.  Gotta change up the terrain or I'll burn out. From Juniper Campground.  3,000 feet on Diablo. https://www.flickr.com/photos/lnl1003/16486266791/