Last Ride for Red 5, Bon Jovi Style

Today was a bitter sweet day for me. I took Red 5 out for it's last ride under my control. It will be moving on to other adventures, which kinda makes me a little sad. I have spent the bulk of my off road time on this bike. It handles great, it's light, and it's oh so shiny red paint always makes you look again. I will surely miss it.

I had my Fisher rep in the store today, we took care of some business, and then we rode. This was to be a 29er single speed only ride, which is very cool. The mission, Perry Hill trails.

We only had time to sample a few of the trails that are up there, so we stuck to the ones we knew would be good eye openers for first timers. It had rained pretty hard the night before, so the trail that our group calls "Bloody Alex" was a total nightmare. Lots of slick mossy rocks, big root ball, and some pretty violent transitions. It's half downhill riding, half trials and 100% fun.




































We then looped back to do another loop called "6 Flags", which was in slightly better shape. It's a bit more loamy in there, but there are a few death drops on wet rock. You really have to know when to apply the power, and more importantly the brakes. One false move, and you are sliding.




















We eventually meandered and weaved through the lower sections until we exited the trail system, and took the 4 mile ride back to my house on the road. It was 85, high humidity,and we were all out of water. But boy, what a ride.





Red 5 leaves in a Blaze of Glory.