Yesterday was a beautiful day - one of those torturous "I can't believe I am stuck in the office all day" kind of days. So I made arrangements to meet Kev after work and go for a ride at Dryer. We got a bit later of a start than I had hoped - still can't leave work when I want to no matter how hard I try - but it was an excellent ride. It started out on a great note when one of the GROC members came up and said hello, presenting a sticker and chatting about riding while we suited up. Once we rolled out, I could feel it was going to be one of those great rides. I had cleaned my bike really well last week when my brother was in town so it was super smooth.
We hit all of the usual trails, trading turns leading. It was a bit muddier than expected but not too trail damaging I don't think. Stuck to the usual trails although I really wanted to take Kev down one of the black diamonds that Michael and I had explored. We rode for about an hour - only one endo for Kev and a few close calls for me - and then tried our skills on the pump track. This time I did it in the counter clockwise direction and it seemed to be more manageable - I mad it around nearly 4 times pumping. Locking out the front fork seems to help and there is definitely a lot of body english involved it seems.
All in all, an excellent way to pass a Tuesday afternoon.
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