last night’s ride: by the numbers

Posted in Bike Stuff, Experiences, Random thoughts by dave on December 17, 2008 2 Comments

Considering that I’m not up for shelling out 80 bones per wheel for studded mountain bike tires, last night’s ride might be my last for a few weeks. It’s been a while since I’ve done a “by the numbers” post, so this seemed as worthy a subject as any!

  • Starting Temperature: 25°
  • Riders: Lucky 13!
  • Snow at Ride Start: None
  • Snow at Ride End: Enough
  • Trails Run: 9
  • Headlamp battery failures: 2 (luckily not mine!)
  • Cursing at my frozen feet: Um… a lot.
  • Cursing as I fell over backwards: Um… a lot.
  • Cursing as I fell over sideways:: Um… a lot
  • Cursing as I fell over my handebars: Um… a lot.

Interestingly (or amusingly?) enough, with the ground frozen solid and thinly coated by dusty snow, I actually felt more secure on the bike than on my feet!

Comments
  • FLUFFY:

    Sir Michael Kane, to a seemingly defeated Chritian Bale:

    “Why is it that we fall, sir”?

    “…”
    “So that we can learn to pick ourselves up”.

    ’nuff said.

    Reply December 19, 2008 at 12:09 pm
  • dave:

    “Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well-preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, totally worn out and exclaiming, ‘WOW, WHAT A RIDE!!!’”
    – Bill McKenna

    Reply December 19, 2008 at 1:55 pm
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