Got to ride with one of my mountain biking mentors today, probably the first time we've ridden together in 6+ months. This is the women who used to let me tag along, would lap me, wait for me, make me work, I'd follow her, crash get up and follow some more.

She got a new Klein this summer, and wrecked really bad. It was so strange to out ahead of her while she rode tentatively and conservatively. Wrecking will do that to you, I had a very bad summer 2002. So I was leading the way, first up and down everything (most of the time, she can still beat most people climbing) I was the agressive one, she was holding back. It was still a great fun ride...

It's all good, she wants to get out more as she's been doing a lot of running and not much riding. I offered her my pads for next time.

Irulan