April 6th rides

[Kano]

Hey, now! One gal's flat ride is another's rollers, or hills, it is all in the eyes of the rider! Ready to take on the hill to Emmet with me yet?!?!?

Where's the hill to Emmet? I'll have a look and see if it's something I'm eager to torture myself with yet!

Sometimes, my eyes never DO see the hills my legs discover!

Karen in Boise

[aicabsolut]

Well my arm feels a lot better, but the rest of my body is a lot worse. And looks like the rear hub or axle is bent. Greeat. Bike in the shop for the foreseeable future. It is that busy time of year I guess. So much for my last race of the college season this weekend. That's what I get for trying to avoid rush hour traffic. Who thought pedestrians would be more dangerous than cars?

[Tater]

Where's the hill to Emmet? I'll have a look and see if it's something I'm eager to torture myself with yet!

Sometimes, my eyes never DO see the hills my legs discover!

Karen in Boise

Remember the SPIN Deep Canyon ride? Instead of turning off on Deep Canyon Dr., keep going on Hwy. 16. Lots of nice rollers!

[Kano]

Remember the SPIN Deep Canyon ride? Instead of turning off on Deep Canyon Dr., keep going on Hwy. 16. Lots of nice rollers!

If I'm remembering the same road, and "toporouting" the same place you're talking about, I think I'm practicing a climb kind of like that -- except one mile long instead of four -- this year. Haven't tried "my" hill with the new bike yet, and I'm pretty sure I can't hope that it will make it possible for me to do it in one shot yet, but by the end of the summer I sure as heck will!

Or is 2-300 feet of gain easier over a longer distance?

Got another interesting climb to try again this year -- SPIN's "City Ride" at the end of June has a hill that I survived last year!

And, what's the deal with that Yellowstone ride in spring this year? And there's that Red Riding Hood thing too, to think about....

Karen in Boise