pint 2 pint III

Second pint 2 pint i have rode in, this time starting at IW
Pretty kick ass turnout around 95-100 folks came out.
I think this made Mike owner of Ironworks happy! He is a good dude who likes our biking community.
Not quite a police escort out of the parking lot but we sure were a spectacle. Everything from ladies riding singlespeeds in bathrobes to guys in wigs and the like.
The train up green mtn trail was full on!
I had a minor chain break which turned into a long process of removing more links and fumbling with replacing them. ugh! Skirting the red rocks on a day like today was awesome. It was pretty hot at this point.
Then a midway gathering took over the lower apex lot, which a mid ride beverage may have been consumed. Those that chose to just hop on the fire road and bomb the other side- missed the point of the pint 2 pint. The route was clearly posted and even mapped by mGe. But i guess for some people arriving "first" was the objective. I was in it for the ride.
Turned to my extra gear for a few sections that was my feet pushing the bike.

all in all a very cool day to be riding bikes. I want to thank my daughter katelyn for taking a whole evening and making up the awards for this event. She put alot of time into them and they went over very well! The ipa at GCB was going down smooth after the finish and a growler to take home which is still full at this point. May have wasted it.


Snow is trickling down today, no t.i.t.s. ride planned tonight but may just have to get out on some local stuff just to pedal.

this weekend is looking like some cold weather riding and the time to start hardening up the soul and getting out. 70-80 degree temps were not going to last forever!

Beans- G-spots- and nite rides!

7th annual beanfeSSt proved to be good times as usual! Had some smaller beans ride this year one a 12yr old and a 13yr old and both kids really kicked ass all day.

Not the usual nite ride followed by campfire and beer swilling. I got up to camp about 10:30 after codys later game. pulled in and it was eerily quiet. Only one dog running around and checking out who i was. We sort of made friends and i secured my cocoon in the back of the truck with one less beer in my growler of GCB red.
Pretty good sized group and a pretty mellow one. The usual suspects were out in front all morning. I was comfortable mid pack. Not in top shape but really havent been all summer.
Baldy just works me. I only stopped here for a quick photo opp of spike!

The new wool i think this will become a favorite piece of gear! (pic stolen without even thinking twice from spike!)

I brought out some mexican corn and some kool-aid for a break.
The trail trash talkin was flowin full bore at the top. All down hill from here, doh! We started at the top of shinglemill one more climb gang. ok with me.

-Whats this G- spot i speak of? not this one, but when in gunny this is the spot!

Im talkin about this one and you can only find this one here. Jay is the man and will take good care of you. If you find the urge to go nite riding do yourself a favor and try one of these!
I am a truly happy camper! thanks jay!






gspots and t.i.t.s. rides (who comes up with this shit) just our thursday nite crew making our rounds up and down green mtn. and i thought my route kicked ass and its been a while since i rode jeremy's traverse in the dark and watching 10-12 folks head down and i mean straight down was a hoot!



I have to admit since e headed to leadville kind of took some pressure off to try and keep up but not to worry mordecai made it out with us and he's rockin a fixed as well. Missed his otb but heard it was a good one! miss riding with ya e! I enjoy the extra energy and challenge when we ride.
Pretty stellar nite on the big green hill! being in the forest and tight twisty lush singletrack becons my soul, but these simple rides this close to town and riding with friends and grabbing a beer after is rewarding in its own way! I always feel whooped after green mtn rides and there is plenty to keep on busy. Those that say green mtn is easy arent riding it right or arent riding with us!


Try and keep these posts more regular.........

Sunsets, Smiles, Slapshots and Singletrack!

Looking west from the top of Green Mtn. on a thursday night t.i.t.s. ride!
Trusty Amoeba's lighting the way with the eastern skyline in the background


Trips For Kids , COMBA and IMBA all paired up for Take A Kid Mountain Biking Day! This was the first year i was able to help out and what a great time! Everything was organized and all the kids showed up smiling and ready to ride! After 4 brief workshops it was time to ride i was leading team Santa Cruz and was assigned a small loop of flat wide trails and i knew right away my group was ready for more, so we made quick work of this loop with one small hill to climb at the end and on to another loop that was more singletrack. I had a girl that rode on my wheel the whole way and she would not let me stop to take many pictures as this was about them riding!
One small creek crossing was a huge hit and almost everybody made it across! But everybody got a little wet!
Oh yeah that felt good on this warm morning! (photo credit Jake7)
This was my group and as ive said before kids rock!
Jonathan here missed the group shot, but this guy had some real spirit! And that is a kid who enjoyed his ride!

Then it was off for my sons game which he scored a hat trick in. won 7-1

Took one of our dads on the team up to 3 sisters for some afternoon singletrack. Seeing these trails from a new perspective is always a good time! John did great and was diggin it!

Fall is hanging on but soon the leaves will be gone and the season will change for a while. But memories of this weekend will likely hang on for quite a while!

Thanks for checking in. Looking forward to beanfeSSt this coming weekend!

Sometimes simple is just enough

Had plans of going up higher on saturday, but that meant getting up early, driving longer, fighting traffic. Pshhhht! screw that! i'll take a quiet day (no people) at buff creek thank you. Solo day out meant ipod on shuffle and turn the pedals. It may be a large grove of aspens covering a mountainside or a tiny patch but when the light hits them just right they are about the most beautiful sight!

One of my favorite spots at BC is right here. One other is on this side of the green mountain loop near the bottom while climbing.
Somewhere on the green mtn. loop


No stops today other than a little walking the loose steep washed out stuff. My reward was a ham and lettuce wrap and some go go juice!

Like i said no stops so the only time i pulled out my camera after lunch was this section of sandy wash.
Another stellar early fall morning, few people out enjoying their rides as well. Ran into a boy scout troop taking a breather while climbing sandy wash. So good to see kids out enjoying gods creation rather than sitting on the couch enjoying mans creation.

BC is a good place to get into the right spot

Aspens

While most of it is further west, there are some to be found in Buff Creek.

Showed up for the t.i.t.s. ride early so rather than basking in the sun in my chair i opted for a quick solo loop. Not sure what it was, the lighting, the slight breeze or the change in the air. But all was right and the climb up morrison just felt good! Was in awe of my surroundings - it all just made sense even if only for a brief time.

Then back for the rest of the crew! And a good crew it is!

I think everyone enjoyed the evening!



35 miles of bc riding at its best!
Hope to catch some more aspens on saturday maybe gold dust from como.

Slackin! and lost identity.......

photo credit mGe ^


Following rides are over the past few weeks and in no particular order:

Bad andy and i made the drive up to Sourdough starting out on this lovely gem! which quickly turned into a 2 mile slog through swamp and big moose country. Fortunately no bull moose!
This was our destination, next time we find a better way
But all that quickly forgotten, there is so much goodness to be ridden on CO.
Testing my skills on the logs, rode 3 of the 4 crossings
After the fast and baby head descent we get to this- and this is tamer end of sourdough!
bad andy
what lushness
just cracking up about something- this bike continues to take the beating so why get a new one!
on to a t.i.t.s. ride - which have been pretty rare lately. People associate a hammerfest which they arent, so i toned it down last week and we had the first annual t.i.t.s. cruiser ride complete with prizes.
new bridge on lower box o rox. Build day is in the works stay tuned- please gonna need some help getting this thing done before the snow!
Upper centennial cone this ride is always fun no matter what!
mGe! i finally pushed him up a few of the climbs today i think all his high country riding had wore him out! either way i was feeling good!

Now hopefully i will not have too much trouble with losing my wallet and getting my account sorted out and becoming a victim of id theft- although maybe my credit will improve now ;)


Thanks for all the good rides lately gang has been fun! Hockey season is on first scrimmage today for cody and katelyn is rockin the court as well!

Some Govt. trail coming last week of oct. hope the snow holds off for this trip to aspen!