Option A:
My thoughts of Option A:
The option of getting outside the house was the clear winner. Teammates, Kent Johnson, Theo VandeVelde, and Rich Pierce
all met at 9am this morning while the temperature was still below freezing for a little fun on the bikes. Three of us decided on cross bikes, while Rich brought the 29er with cross tires. He can keep that bike rolling, too. Reminder for me, however is that the next time I head out with some Cat 3 dudes, I need to get my head around what's fun to them could be a tougher ride for me. Actually, the ride was exactly that, fun. Yes, it was tough in places, but overall it was a very good workout.
We rolled the roads towards Lone Elk park by taking an off-road bypass to route ourselves under the highway. The roads were fine and extra volume from the cross tires was nice for comfort's sake, but certainly made for tougher pedaling at tempo. We worked our way down to Chubb and practiced our snow-covered trail riding skills.
At the first railroad crossing we determined we were overdressed and stopped to adjust our layers.
The view down the tracks was something to behold for sure.
Riding the snowpacked trails was quite difficult. In fact, considerably more difficult than I had imagined. It's as if you're climbing a never ending hill on marbles. We found the best riding was through the virgin snowfall, but on the trail it was hard to find. Climbing was truly a feat and most of the steep stuff left us walking.
We continued to roll the roads for the next park, Buder, and from there we'd head towards George Winter Park and the climbs back to our cars. All in all, it was a great day and much more enjoyable than being shackled to the trainer.
Tomorrow, will definitely be back outside.
2 comments:
That was good fun and there's rarely a more beautiful ride than those in the snow. Add in good buds who appreciatre the Lord's handiwork, and it gets even better.
Looks like a good time. Great pics!
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