Magnificent or Mundane May Rides!

[SheFly]

Went out on the MTB last night. Trails I can ride blind folded. Ended up crashing HARD not once, but TWICE! I NEVER crash. I was pretty embarrassed about it. Thankfully fine, just a banged up knee and a bruised ego . The best was trying to make it uphill into a feature we call the "gravity cavity", not quite making it, and falling over backwards like a turtle. I'm sure it was a sight.

SheFly

[Jolt]

Ouch, SheFly! Glad it wasn't too bad. I am about to go give blood (which pretty much rules out any real exercise the rest of the day) but managed to get out for a quick ride this morning. Trying to figure out the Cyclemeter app on the iPhone but not sure how accurate it is (top speed was supposedly 45.45 mph...I know there was one long descent where I got going pretty fast but not sure it was THAT fast). Total distance 9.85 miles, 313 ft elevation.

[Veronica]

Went out on the MTB last night. Trails I can ride blind folded. Ended up crashing HARD not once, but TWICE! I NEVER crash. I was pretty embarrassed about it. Thankfully fine, just a banged up knee and a bruised ego . The best was trying to make it uphill into a feature we call the "gravity cavity", not quite making it, and falling over backwards like a turtle. I'm sure it was a sight.

SheFly

Were you blindfolded? I want a picture of the gravity cavity. That's a great name.

Veronica

[SheFly]

I felt like I might have been given how I was riding! I'll have to go back and get a pick of the gravity cavity. It's a fun feature that can be ridden in either direction, though harder in the direction we did last night. I've fallen backwards there once before but MANY years ago! I was on the SS last night, and couldn't get my act together.

I say I can ride these trails blindfolded because DH and I built a lot of them, and I ride there A LOT. While not blindfolded, I have had to ride my way out in the dark with no light...

SheFly

[colorisnt]

Ouch, SheFly! I'm glad you're okay!

[Fredwina]

Rode out to the university and back before it got too hot.
A bike shop had a fire Sunday: http://www.commercialappeal.com/news...ghland-street/

[emily_in_nc]

Great 55-mile road ride today, my longest of the year. Quite windy but very warm. We rode far enough to actually get out into the "country" (hard to do from KC!) and got to see the coolest pair of birds -- Scissor-Tailed Flycatchers. So beautiful! Unfortunately only had my tiny 3x zoom camera, but you can still get an idea:

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Also out past very pretty Lake Olathe, and on the way back to Prairie Village stopped in a cool bike shop in historic downtown Lenexa as DH snapped his rear derailleur cable just a block from there (our guardian angel was definitely riding along as it couldn't have happened in a better place!) The owner also roasts and sells lovely coffee beans, so the shop smelled FINE. He offered us some fresh brew, but we were too warm (it was in the mid- to upper 80s today) to partake. The shop had a variety of very nice bikes, some of which the owner builds himself (steel). He also carries Surly, Kona, and a few others whose names I didn't recognize. Retro-looking jerseys, Brooks saddles, and such as well. Just a very high-caliber, interesting shop. Got to see my first Long Haul Trucker in the flesh! They fixed the cable for the price of parts only, perhaps since we also bought some Chain-L lube. Sweet!

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Finally, we stopped in at Sheridan's for a delicious concrete when almost home...thus negating all the calories we'd burned on the ride. So worth it, though!

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[colorisnt]

Wow Fredwina. That's too bad.

Cool ride, Emily!