Weekend MTB Rides

[Artista]

Keep those ride reports and pics coming ladies! I'm living vicariously until my arm heals. Hope to be back on the bike on easy trails in another week or two.

[Giulianna23]

Went Mountain biking wednesday and Yesterday . tried some pretty fair drops succesfully! Going tomorrow morning to Fort Ben for the first time.

A few pics from Avon trails I ride

[Catrin]

Awesome riding on the mountain bike this weekend at my favorite park - it felt great to get out there! I will post more about the event in a separate thread but I could tell the difference with my new rear tire. There were a couple of places on the trail where I could feel my rear tire slipping on a root or two, but THIS time the tire caught and held rather than sliding out from beneath me. I love my new Mountain King on the rear! I still need to decide if I will put another on the front or go with a Kenda Nevegals which is supposed to be better for leaves and less stable surfaces albeit it is a heavier tire. It also has a lower cost than the Mountain King...at my riding level it might be best to go with the price but I still need to make my mind up.

[thekarens]

Went camping and mountain biking with our local club this weekend. It was great fun! We went night riding for the first time, which was exciting and a little unnerving.

[Giulianna23]

Went yesterday to a new to me trail with a couple of friends. Name of the trail "Town Run"...it has a lot of twists and turns ....a lot of technical / obstacle elements , drops, rocks, a few really steep climbs which killed me. Some of the trail tracks are sandy and in an open field which makes you really work hard on your cardio it also has some wood man made steep obstacles and a side inclined wood ramp that I really enjoyed riding... it was really fun. I had a blast and a heck of a work out yesterday . I had to stop several times to catch my breath though...we were flying through the woods and my Giant Revel's taking the beat up pretty well. No issues with her...so far so good...

[Catrin]

I am glad you enjoyed Town Run yesterday, sweet! I am curious, however, what you are calling "drops". I've not really heard that term from my other mtb friends and I've been having fun figuring out what you mean by this. Are you referring to downhill (the reward for climbing), the downhill side of rollers, ledges formed by roots or something else? A friend of mine in Texas uses that term to refer to going downhill in general.

[Giulianna23]

I am glad you enjoyed Town Run yesterday, sweet! I am curious, however, what you are calling "drops". I've not really heard that term from my other mtb friends and I've been having fun figuring out what you mean by this. Are you referring to downhill (the reward for climbing), the downhill side of rollers, ledges formed by roots or something else? A friend of mine in Texas uses that term to refer to going downhill in general.

Yes Catrin....I loved it...its different...you get a good workout there even if you take it slow.

I also call drops to deep downhills ...thats how some of my friends call them so I don't know if I am using the right term. They have several at that park that I really enjoyed. ...I am looking sooo forward to mountain biking this weekend. I may go back to Town Run or may try Ft. Ben.