Seasons Change

Lately, most of us here in VT have been feeling like we have been getting away with something.
Well, we have. Unseasonably summer like conditions have given way to the weather we should have been having all along. Last eek, we were in the high 70s, wish perfect cloudless blue skies. The trails were bone dry. The turning foliage vivid and bright.
Now it's back to our normal program, cold rain, and muddy trails. We all knew it was coming. I even went and changed the tires on my RIP to Kenda Nevegals, a big meaty tire with lots of tread and grip. They have proven themselves to be a really good tire, hooking up in just about any scenario.

This weekend was the last hurrah. A bunch of us headed up to the Kingdon Trails in East Burke and met up with a crew from Maine, the same crew that was kind enough to show us the goods over at Bradbury Mountain. We were glad to reciprocate. It poured hard the day before making trail conditions very wet in spots, but still tons of fun. The sandy nature of the soil out there certainly helped in keeping most of the trails in good shape, with only the muddiest of mud holes being a problem.
Sadly, we were too busy riding to take any good pictures, but boy, there were a couple of times when I wish the camera had caught some of the hijinx on the trail. Like the time that DA and I boosted out of Sidewinder. No one was more surprised than we were. DA was ahead of me, and overshot the turn on the biggest transition on the trail. Shot right off the trail. I was on DA's tail, and managed to grab enough brake to avoid T-boning him. Nothing like two handfuls of brakes going uphill in a panic stop.

The ride was awesome, and it made me a little sad that these days will be few and far between in these coming months. Oh well, I like snowboarding too...
The guys from Maine were all super cool, and I hope that we'll all be able to ride together again soon.


The IMBA Trail Crew popped into the shop today, to hang, and chat about some of the upcoming projects we have in the region for next year. Lots of cool stuff in the works. There is nothing better to do on a rainy day, than to go hang out at you local bike shop and BS about bikes and riding bikes.

I have some other cool things to report on in the coming days. No riding for me though, my IT bands are killing me, and I think that I'll give myself a little time to relax and recover. Like the Stone's say "What a drag it is getting old".
(they would know)