tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6558368124745892353.post984956930905654300..comments2009-10-12T10:19:35.086-07:00XO-1.ORGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05056622357667732064noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6558368124745892353.post-71126342319662604412009-10-12T10:10:38.851-07:002009-10-12T10:10:38.851-07:00I just came back from a ride that wasn&#39;t the least bit epic, but it was a Bit-O-Fun. Up a bit of river valley gorge on a one lane dirt and rock road that&#39;s pretty washed out at the moment; then back down again. No logs across the way, but a Bit-O-Treeage from the very self-same storms that washed it out.<br /><br />It&#39;s a shame I was the only one out, because it mighta been a bit of a hoot to see people&#39;s reactions as I blasted past them (both up and down) on today&#39;s mount.<br /><br />A modern &quot;Dutch&quot; style, rigid fork city U frame, with Grip King pedals, high rise bars and good, old fashioned, white wall cruiser tires. One speed, one coaster brake, one mind. That&#39;s how the whole &quot;mountain bike thang&quot; started, remember?<br /><br />Total investment so far, with everything purchased NEW; hunert&#39;n fifty bucks (the post and saddle are, for the moment, borrowed from my Redline 925, which I also do the dirt on, often shod with 28mm slicks).<br /><br />I&#39;m having a real hard time trying to figure out why I couldn&#39;t ride the thing in the GDR, and to reasonably good effect even. It&#39;s not about the bike.kfgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6558368124745892353.post-37272838493995649702009-10-10T22:50:01.642-07:002009-10-10T22:50:01.642-07:00Today, I went for a ride in the Mt Laguna area. I started in Pine Valley, rode up Pine Creek Road, then up the Noble Canyon Trail (not from the bottom, from lowest road crossing), then up to Sunrise Highway, then back down the Big Laguna Trail through to Sunrise Highway again, then back down to Pine Valley. I ride a cyclocross bike. Freedom isn&#39;t really known until you have realize that you DIDN&#39;T have it before, and riding a cyclocross bike gives you freedom. I don&#39;t consider road conditions anymore. I just ride. I may even sell my mountain bike.Michael Ballardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07436853637156910893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6558368124745892353.post-5749472277766821802009-02-05T17:55:00.000-08:002009-02-05T17:55:00.000-08:00You are either seriously nuts, or wrote this whole thing tongue-in-cheek.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6558368124745892353.post-65656832988548780792007-09-18T18:09:54.966-07:002007-09-18T18:09:54.966-07:00My bro rocks the cycling world again!Mutaihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10509723815519761758noreply@blogger.com