A TE Wish

[fatbottomedgurl]

I wish...there was a mtb forum on TE! I enjoy all you roadies, really, but as I am spending more time off road it would be fun to compare notes.

I showed up yesterday to a ride posted by the DirtChix, a local mtb'er group I found on line. The first gal to show up had an inch wide row of stitches on one of her badly-scarred knees. "Oh no..." I groaned, "I am WAAAY over my head!" The other three ladies arrived, all with their wonderful aluminum and carbon full suspension bikes. Here I am on my old chro-moly hardtail. They were sooo happy to meet me. Scar-knee mounted her bike and promptly fell over because she just got new pedals and they were clipped too tightly. I felt better immediately.

We road 3.5 miles up a gradual canyon, three creek crossings. I've done that ride before. Then we started climbing seriously. All of us except for "Joy" walked quite a bit. I just plain ran out of gears with just a 30 in the back cassette. Not to mention my HR bordering 190. One gal (a nurse) stuck with me the whole way. Up up up, down a quick bit, and up some more for a mile and a half. Everyone stopped and regrouped to breathe several times. As difficult as it was, I was able to keep up.

We got to the turn off and had a crazy technical single track descent. Literally a trail carved out of a cliff in spots. I walked down the rockiest and loose areas. At one point I tried to change direction and my bike slid out from under me. My capris saved my thigh, got some scratches on the calf. A DirtChix baptism.

These women were great! Encouraging, fun, inspiring. I know there are probably more just like them on this forum. Lurking in the shadows of the dark side. And not ashamed to ride ten miles in three hours...
So who are you?

[snapdragen]

Oh, I believe there are a lot of dirt girls here. Just wait, they'll come out. Sounds like you had an excellent time!

[Trek420]

you gotta point, we have a tri section, other sports section, where's the MTB section. We could start a seperate thread and....admin? A little help?

[SadieKate]

We're here, just quietly converting folks to the dirty side.

[crazycanuck]

Hey, a mtb area on the board would be great.

I often read you ladies posts about road riding and think... .... I understand hardatil, dually, hydraulic disc brakes, switchbacks & pea gravel.....

MOre dirt stuff would be great...we need more chickies on the OTHER side....

Crazy " on the OTHER side "canuck

c

[DirtDiva]

My signature isn't down there without reason... Heck, even when my bike's sparkling clean it's probably dirtier than most people's road bikes have ever been.

[rocknrollgirl]

I agree, I would love a mt bike forum here. I lurk about and post every now and then about general stuff, but I would love to chat with the other...sorry. gotta say it.....
"Dirty Girls"

How do we go about this.....

Ruth

[Dirt Girl]

I've been lurking on and off for a few months, but I was happy to check in today and see this new MTB-specific forum. Been neglecting the road bike since the MTB season is in full swing here. The couple of times I have been out on the road bike, I find myself longing to be on the dirt! Thanks, TE.

[wavedancer]

Thanks for the MTB-specific forum. I am riding both road and off-road. I love swoopy single track and the challenges of some technical stuff. I mostly ride alone, though, and find that I am hesitant to try some scary-looking descents and just don't have that much skill on some of the rougher stuff. I love it though!! I love being in the woods and I love dancing through the trails on my bike