by "functionoverfashion" (functionoverfashion)
Published 11/08/2017 at 11:22
by "functionoverfashion" (functionoverfashion)
Published 11/08/2017 at 11:22
Tags: wagon wednesday
STARS: 3
When I went mountain biking a couple weeks ago, this wasn’t a staged, “ooh look at the scenery I’ll park my car
right there...”
it was just the spot that wasn’t blocking the other cars. As I hopped on the bike though, I kinda had to take a picture.
I biked up a small local mountain on the most perfect fall day you could ask for: it was around 50 degrees, sunny and almost no breeze. And because it was October, NO BUGS. Unfortunately I couldn’t get any friends to go with me, so it meant that I got two hours by myself in the woods, but had to ride a bit more conservatively.
Side note:
this is a section of
a trail I did earlier this summer
with a friend, but this is just the best part of it, not the full 11 miles, about half of which is truly bike-able.
My only issue on the ride was about 25 feet from the summit, on the way down - I didn’t even have my pedals clipped in yet - and I fell off awkwardly at very low speed. In catching my fall with my hand, I found a sharp object on the ground and punctured my palm
right in the middle of where I hold onto my handlebar.
Now it’s about a 20 minute (45 minutes up) intense descent down a narrow, rugged hiking trail, requiring a strong grip and lots of braking. So... when I got to my car, my whole palm was caked in a mixture of blood and dirt. Sorry, I forgot to take a picture. So here’s one from the summit:
Mostly, I wanted an excuse to post these pictures on Oppo, so here you go.
"BeaterGT" (beatergt)
11/08/2017 at 11:33, STARS: 0
Nice pictures, definitely makes me want to get my bike out and capture some fall foliage. You ride without gloves?
"Wagonlife740" (wagonlife740)
11/08/2017 at 12:58, STARS: 1
Mmmm. Wilderness. Wagons.
"pip bip - choose Corrour" (hhgttg69)
11/09/2017 at 06:18, STARS: 0
Leyland P76