This morning I joined a Team Revolution-organized women's only mountain bike ride to the trails at Southern Illinois U. Edwardsville.

It was awesome!!!

After the rains of the last few days the trailers were super slimy, a lovely bonus of the clay-rich sediments in the area. There were eleven women total and everyone did fabulous. It's a nice trail, probably not particularly technical when it's dry but in the muck we were snaking all over the place!

The singletrack there really fabulous-- but the damp underbrush and the steamy temperatures made it feel like tropical rainforest. We were drenched in sweat, dew, slimy mud-- all laughing and having a blast.

I had an extra good time because I was busy trying on a Gary Fisher Supercaliber for size. The shop is unloading this $4000 dollar '08 model for half price and I aim to bag me one after the fun I had on it today. It was deliciously cushy and handled magnificently with a drivetrain smooth like baby food bananas.


Afterward we went out for BBQ. I put a skirt on over my filthy legs