April's Fools
Today we did another long ride, and although the mileage was less, there was a LOT more climbing involved. You can see the new loop we rode here.
We started the ride from Davey's house, and started rolling out on River Road towards Jonesville. We were a foursome today, Ian (back for more....good kid), Nat, Dave and myself. Dave and I started pulling away on the road, and we thought it might be fun to take a little detour and let Ian and Nat pass us.
We took a little side jaunt to the old Bolton dam. It's a very cool place. It's about 40 feet high, and you can really feel the power of the water.
We even found the end of the rainbow, but alas, no pot of gold.
Dave and I caught Ian and Nat near Jonesvillle, and instead of cranking over to Huntington again as we did last week, we turned right and started cranking up a very long hill. The road took us up to West Bolton, where we then turned into Bolton Notch. Still more climbing, and when we eventually flattened out, we discovered a strong headwind, that would come back to haunt us later in the ride.
There are a lot of really big cliffs up there. It is a popular spot for climbers, although we saw none today. It's a really cool spot.
Once the road pointed down, we had a screaming 1.5 mile descent. I thought that there was no possible way my bike could go any faster, yet it kept accelerating faster and faster over every roller. I must have hit 50 mph!
The bottom of the hill put us out on Route 2, on the other side of the river from where we came, and it was a long grind back on the road with a stiff headwind. Route 2 is notorious for it.
Here's a nice shot of "The Hump" form where we had to stop and take a rest from the relentless wind.
All in all, I'd say it was about a 30 or so mile ride, which we did in about 3 hours. We were moving this time. It was blue bird and in the low 30s when we started, when we got to the Notch, the high cirrus clouds were beginning to gather, and it had warmed up to about 55°.
Ian had his first taste of 29erism today too. He even said the bigger wheels definitely made a difference.
We started the ride from Davey's house, and started rolling out on River Road towards Jonesville. We were a foursome today, Ian (back for more....good kid), Nat, Dave and myself. Dave and I started pulling away on the road, and we thought it might be fun to take a little detour and let Ian and Nat pass us.
We took a little side jaunt to the old Bolton dam. It's a very cool place. It's about 40 feet high, and you can really feel the power of the water.
We even found the end of the rainbow, but alas, no pot of gold.
Dave and I caught Ian and Nat near Jonesvillle, and instead of cranking over to Huntington again as we did last week, we turned right and started cranking up a very long hill. The road took us up to West Bolton, where we then turned into Bolton Notch. Still more climbing, and when we eventually flattened out, we discovered a strong headwind, that would come back to haunt us later in the ride.
There are a lot of really big cliffs up there. It is a popular spot for climbers, although we saw none today. It's a really cool spot.
Once the road pointed down, we had a screaming 1.5 mile descent. I thought that there was no possible way my bike could go any faster, yet it kept accelerating faster and faster over every roller. I must have hit 50 mph!
The bottom of the hill put us out on Route 2, on the other side of the river from where we came, and it was a long grind back on the road with a stiff headwind. Route 2 is notorious for it.
Here's a nice shot of "The Hump" form where we had to stop and take a rest from the relentless wind.
All in all, I'd say it was about a 30 or so mile ride, which we did in about 3 hours. We were moving this time. It was blue bird and in the low 30s when we started, when we got to the Notch, the high cirrus clouds were beginning to gather, and it had warmed up to about 55°.
Ian had his first taste of 29erism today too. He even said the bigger wheels definitely made a difference.
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