April Showers bring... riding

[rebeccaC]

Letting my body heal. It kills me not to be able to be more active, but I know this is not the time for that.

excellent approach!!!!!!......good moments in the healing process ftw

nwg..1x would also be good for city/commute riding, especially on waking up morning rides with its no front shifting and tight spaced jumps on the freewheel. Fixie attention ftw though

Alex needed some hard exercise so I was support for her and a friend on a santa monica mountain ride. I set up a mid ride nutrition/rest break at the top of a long climb in latigo canyon with this view

At the end of the ride she gave me this smile she does (that makes me want to happy hug)...and just that and with the look in her eyes told me she had a great days ride.

After her ride we did ride together on the flat section of my favorite Carly road ride for my first time in over 4 months. The wild geraniums are in full bloom!

[emily_in_nc]

Those Wild Geraniums are amazing, Rebecca! Not sure I've ever seen them.

NWG, totally agree on 1X system I think a lot of we right-handed folks have weaker left hands, so shifting on the right is always gonna be easier. Plus, the jump between cogs is much smaller than the jump between chainrings.

Someone needs to start a May thread. Happy May Day!

[Helene2013]

I hate you I hate you I hate you... hahahaha Lucky you to be able to ride in such beautiful areas, all the time. Although we have beautiful places, they never come close to where you ride. Thanks for sharing your pics.

Today..we're enjoying a good 50mm of rain. Feels like a dull November day ... Not May 1st.

[ny biker]

I hate you I hate you I hate you... hahahaha Lucky you to be able to ride in such beautiful areas, all the time. Although we have beautiful places, they never come close to where you ride. Thanks for sharing your pics.

Today..we're enjoying a good 50mm of rain. Feels like a dull November day ... Not May 1st.

Whereas down here it's been July for several days now! Thunderstorms tonight, though, ahead of more spring-like weather.

[Crankin]

Well, we had thunderstorms between 4 and 6 AM and it is still raining, so no early AM ride. Thought I might commute, bu I have to leave at 9 and it looks like it will still be raining. It is going to be warm later, so I can take a walk at lunch time and count this as an active rest day.
Group ride tomorrow.

[north woods gal]

May 2 and some snow showers, here. Someone please send some spring weather, up here.

Had a large tree come crashing down on one of my side trails. Took a lot of sawing and intelligent use of a steel rod to lever the log off the trail, but got it done. May use a smaller section of the log as a log to jump at some point. Hopping logs is a hoot.

Was planning on getting another plus sized tire trail bike, this spring, but the only thing it would offer is a bit more speed on the trail, but would definitely not be as good for riding over rocks and logs or riding in the soft stuff. In fact, most of the trails I have built have been designed for fat bike work. Have now been riding fat bikes long enough to have learned how to turn and maneuver them, quick, in tight spots. As always, experience and know-how is a big part of trail riding.