Sept 7 rides

[fastdogs]

I'll start, because I actually remembered to take a photo today.
Yesterday I didn't really ride- the trails were muddy (except the really rocky ones up on the sides of bluffs that I'm too chicken to ride) So I took the chocolate bike to the bike shop for it's first tune up. The derailleur was bent, apparently, so they fixed that. I think I remember when that happened, when me and the bike slid back down a hill we'd tried to climb up. Then I talked my younger sister into getting on my trek and took her for a short 1 mile ride, trying to get her to catch the disease. She needs to do something for her weight and stress. I had her sit on a navigator at the bike shop, but she's horrified by bikes costing 400-500 dollars.
So today I took the chocolate bike to the katy trail, ane went the other direction, towards marthasville. We went to treloar and back, about 21 miles.
I wanted to try it on longer distances, and try out the terry liberator saddle. It was just ok- uncomfortable most of the way without being actually painful.
My hands got cramped, especially the right one. I don't feel as upright on the mtb as I do on my hybrid.
But overall it was a great ride, and there really weren't many people out there. It was a little cool at first and cloudy, even a few drops of rain.
I had wanted to go the other direction and ride to weldon springs, and find lost valley trail. But it was pretty wet, so I'll wait till I'm pretty sure the trails will be dry.
Here is one of the trestle train bridges between marthasville and peer.
vickie