No question, best ride of the year so far.
Snow, wet and cold snow. Bare legs. LS jersey. The Blue Norcross bike with a set of Schwalbe Marathon Winter studded tires.
45 minutes of awesomeness.
Powering through the snow and blasting through plow drifts where the path crosses the road. It took two hard intervals to get the snow riding groove back. But man when it came through - so much fun.
throwing snow all over my shoes and my bare calves. No, not even any embro. In the sun I was having fun. If they didn't get nearly 2x as much snow up in Wrentham as here, today's race would have been epic and fun, but good that it was canceled. Makes it more of a family day, brother coming over. Going to make Hoppin' John and Collard greens an homage to the tradition of our southern roots (my grandmother's family).
I was riding and realize, really this is the best ride of the year. First ride of the year but no question it was the best. Maybe there will be better ones. Who knows. Who cares.
It felt amazing to be out, riding in shorts, in the snow, on 1/1/11.
Happy New Year Everyone. Happy New Year
Blwyddyn Newydd Dda
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12/31/10 On lap one of the pump track snapped the massive KMC chain on the dirt jump bike and ate complete shit
1/1/11 New Years Resolution - Ride everyday. Went out at 6 am in a complete fog/drizzle feeling bad ass until I flatted with 4 miles to get home. Slow leak, I figured. Quick CO2 blast and away I went, only to flat 1/8 mile later and walk 3.5 miles home.
Nice man! A good walk is a great way to start the year. Now step up and get some Schwalbe Durano Plus Tires to train on.
I didn't ride today - planning on leaving the studded tires on for the commute tomorrow morning in the slightly sub freezing temps after the drizzle and melting today.
Good luck with the riding everyday, that's pretty tough, even with a BMX track around your house!
What is the story with Hoppin' John? I've seen it mentioned here and there, but don't get what the deal is. I could Google it, but it's more fun to have a friend explain it, especially one who evidently gets it first-hand.
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