This past Saturday I and a couple of friends drove to Platte River State Park to ride some single track. I'll preface this with stating that my single track skills are non-existant. We head into the hiking trails and on the first serious descent it was re-enforced that I am a terrible bicycle mechanic. I had swapped out the stem on the Mamasita a few weeks ago and didn't tighten the handlebar bolts tightly enough, so my handlebars slipped and shifted my weight forward to cause me to do a perfect endo over the handlebars. I ended up on my back with the bike right above me, still perfectly attached to me via my SPD pedals. I got up and cursed a bit at my stupidity. Fortunately I was just scraped up a bit and the Mamasita didn't appear to take any damage. Everyone had a good laugh and we continued on.
It was difficult navigating Platte and we ended up doing a lot of stopping and trying to decide where to go. There was one section, toward the end of the ride, where it finally felt like 'smooth flowing single track', and it was a blast. I need to make riding single track a more regular part of my cycling.
Tour Divide 2016
9 years ago
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Dude, endoing is a right of passage for all mountain bikers. You only have to do it once.
Yeah, remember my display up in Omaha last year? Hah, that was awesome! In a really painful "that really sucked" sort of way.. :)
I'll get the HR fixed up with a new wheel and some proper MTB tires if you join me for some singletrack! I've enjoyed my rides at Wilderness, except for the whole "watch out for head-on collisons" part..
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