Water Dog: 5/15/03 Ride Report

KC, despite a new fancy bike that has yet to be ridden, flaked. That left me and Alex (on Raj's bike) to hit the trail. It was colder and windier than Weather.com had us expect, but it wasn't too bad. The fork pump for Raj's bike (my old Stumpy that I sold him) broke, leaving the fork empty and bottoming out on any little thing. That meant a harsh, twitchy ride for Alex, who took the opportunity for a dirt bath on more than one occasion. No injuries, and we finished in under an hour.

I rode Beau's bike to try and troubleshoot a problem with it, but it worked fine the whole time. Definitely had some leg and lung burn at various points. Gotta do this more often....

As for the trail, the first steep singletrack climb seemed more washed out. That made it steeper and the exposed rocks were more of a challenge. I managed to make it, but it was definitely harder. The culvert downhill also seemed a little more washed out and challenging, but not as different as the climb. The trail is pretty overgrown, thanks to the recent rains. Overall, it's still in pretty nice shape and the singletrack is fab.