Reflection, Reparation, Repentation, Rejuvination, and Recreation

Reflection, Reparation, Repentation, Rejuvination, and Recreation
Having fun on the Midnight Beast

Monday, March 31, 2014

Church Video worth a view

Not my video, but I suppose there's nothing really original about considering bike riding in the woods 'church'--it's  only natural to consider the great outdoors a giant 'sanctuary'.....
Really sweet vid.
( not sure how to 'embed' so you will be directed to vimeo )
Click on the blue 'church'
Church

Saturday, March 29, 2014

The long and the short of it

Came across this great thread while asking the questions myself.... What's the difference between short, medium, and long- cage rear derailleurs, and what length do I need? Long medium short?

Tuesday, March 25, 2014

Looks better than I thought

But definitely time for a change. Hoping just a new chain will do the trick...

Sunday, March 23, 2014

Yeti (not the bicycle)

Well that was a good morning out on the trail. Dave and I did a pre-work ride and discussed some future project areas. We also found very conclusive evidence of BigFoot !! There's a 300 square foot area of the forest, on either side of the trail, where it's all duffed up and sticks and logs thrown about. Must be some kind of BigFoot nesting area. Didn't mess with the trail itself though.The location needs to be kept a secret until the proper authorities can assess the damage and take DNA samples. If it IS BigFoot, we may have to close the trail indefinitely to the Giant Northern Goshawk, who also frequents that area of the park. If BigFoot and the Giant Northern Goshawk go at it, all hell will break loose like you read about. Sorry to be the bearer of such grim news, but this could be the end of the world as we know it

In other news, after our early-morning ride, we led a crew or two out on the more thorn-infested NW trails to trim back those nasty creeping vines that are known to cause flat tires and other damage. Ranger Steve and Wayne S. went out to seek and destroy fallen trees , of which, incidentally, there weren't that many after a winter such as what we just experienced. Hmmmmmm......

Sunday, March 16, 2014

The Ride of Life

"Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming "Wow! What a Ride!"

Saturday, March 15, 2014

Riding on a sunny day

Thankfully the rain burned off by the time I got out this morning. It was a typical New England ride dodging trees ( light poles ), rocks ( leftover dirty snow/ice ), logs (curbstops ), skinnies ( riding the curbs ), soft squishy stuff ( sand and lots of it ), and the occasional stump ( bottom picture--a broken  signpost just high enough to do some real damage...) ....

It was good to get outside for 90 minutes or so.....49F means one thing--no flats and timbos!! got my spd's back on!