Getting the final pieces on my new bike, and heading out the door to take it for it's first ride.
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Hell.
Yes.
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Getting the final pieces on my new bike, and heading out the door to take it for it's first ride.
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Hell.
Yes.
^hot
how awesome your home town looks from 1500 feet above.
back door singletrack, makes me happy. from yesterday in Walpole.
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Not necessarily little but:
Taking my kids to Moab for their first time (and getting back there myself)
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Crushing a long climb. Then absolutely smoking the downhill that I've never ridden to beat a thunderstorm to my car.
Two hours of solitude and tackiness. Haven't gotten much of either lately.
Next up...Tito's Vodka with a lime. :biggrin:
Riding the same trail once a week all season, and noticing something new every time.
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Midnight rides in the dark.
Taking a 20-minute nap somewhere peaceful and beautiful in the middle of a longer ride.
Feeling like Sam Fucking Hill or Julian Fucking Absalom when strangers cheer you on at a local race even though you're just a sport-class hack.
Actually fixing something on my bike on my own without making it worse and having to go to the bike shop with my tail between my legs.
Haha I did this onetime at the top of bobsled in the new, green, spring grass. Just looked nice so I laid my bike down next to me and took a quick nap. About 15 minutes in, some guy stops and wakes me up. He though I had crashed. Haha I guess I was glad someone had noticed.Quote:
Originally Posted by AKbruin
Oh and I love riding the Wasatch Crest at night. I thought I knew that trail front to back, but it is a new beast at night.
A light rain the night before.
working your ass off to knock out a ride that took you 7 hours the first time, 6 hours the second time, and an average of 4:45 all the other times...in 3:25
working 200 hours in three weeks to close a deal only to get to ride on a Tuesday afternoon in the mountains and not see a single soul for 20 miles
on a flatter section of an old favorite, i decided to see how fast i could go without pedaling. so much fun.
Just beating thunderstorms on your bike is indeed pretty mega. Especially if you have cold beer waiting for you.Quote:
Originally Posted by zartagen
Timely bump! Finding out tonight that your bud finally qualified for a bone marrow transplant and celebrating with a quick summer eve loop!
^^^Very cool for your buddy. Birdman34's need a few years ago got me to sign up for the registry.
Is the transplant scheduled yet?
Best of luck to him
Now, why riding makes me happy? Because I sometimes come across interesting species of fauna when I'm out
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I saw a bear for my first time ever in the wild, on the trails at my local spot. A big ass black bear.
Actually I saw him twice. The first time I startled him, he bolted away and was gone within 3 seconds. That split second encounter made me pretty happy.
The second time, he startled me, and I was definitely not happy to see him again. This time, he seemed ok with my presence, unaffected, and he just chilled. I started wondering if he was stalking me, since I rode in the opposite direction from where I saw him the first time. I'm pretty sure I didn't smell like beef jerky but I was still spooked. I made sure to make lots of noise (thank you loud hub), and rode slowly out of there so it didn't seem like I was his prey. This encounter made me extra-happy when I finally reached the parking lot.
I'm always stoked when I go for a ride, usually at night, and don't get mauled. Solitude is sweet, not being dinner is sweeter.Quote:
Originally Posted by donkeykong
^^^My only 'oh shit!" event with wildlife was a near head-on collision with a bull elk that the dog spooked :eek:
As far as bears, I've only ridden twice in Grizz/Brownie country and never saw a bear. I lived for a while in SE AK so can understand where Jed is coming from though.
Around the PNW I see black bears all the time - generally their butt though, 'cause they are running away. Anybody here had a black bear get truly aggressive with them while riding?
Today I rode up and there was a group shuttling, they went down ahead of me on my 29r then I passed them, that made me quite happy. They did look a little confused.
Riding my bike instead of working on stranger's bikes.
Making a friends bike ride/work better.
Making my own bike ride/work better.
Riding my bike instead of watching TDF.
Friends don't let friends ride junk.
Taking a quick dawn patrol lap hoping to beat the week long rain storm that is predicted. Started raining as I was hanging my bike post ride. Logged in for the first time this year to the local ski hill's website.
the endorphins