Hey BB-

I went mountain biking on the weekend- the first time really that I went singletrack through the woods in the rain and mud!
I had a great time!- though my bruises are coming up today!
I missed out on the cameraderie of the rides- I was hoping to meet a bunch of people from my area- THAT didn't happen- but I think I did pretty well on the trail- made a lot of hills, learned some technique-
thought I was gonna die ( speeding down wet slick muddy hills with crappy sidepull brakes on my poor old hybris/commuter bike...)

but I have some pics- and here's a link.
If you are worried about being overweight-look at me- and I've lost 40 pounds...
but I felt pretty good-
screaming through the muddy trails on my poor old bike at age 47-
and- you'll notice the shoes?
I won the on Ebay- got a great deal- when I got them I also got a bag of screw on things and a wrench.
Well- apparently they were mud spikes. I know ALL about them now.
But I did notice a differnce - the other shoes I wore while cycling were like a lowcut hiking shoe- but I was worried that the pedal "teeth" would eventually rip the sole...I got these ones - they are bike/hike shoes- and I noticed that even in the wet muddy conditions my feet never came off the pedals- they really did make a difference!!!
I also know my frame is okay for road stuff- but way too big for me for mountain biking...
so have a look- and laugh...but I did have a great time!

Kimba
my first mountain biking experience