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Did a ride yesterday with JoeP. That guy is so much faster than me now, it's not funny. I was pedaling, but I simply had no power. I could see him waiting patiently for me at forks in the trail and tops of hills, something I used to do for him not too long ago. My, my, tables have turned. When he gets his Jones, I am going to have a hard time just keeping him in sight. Thankfully, Jones' queue is a year long, so I still have the next 12 months to get into better shape.
JoeP said he's going to call Nancy to see if we can schedule a VO2 max test, something I've never done before. I want to see if I am already at my peak. If so, then there's no use in trying to get better. My understanding is that if you are already at the top, then you simply can't get better.
Today was a miserable day of trailwork in the rain at Avalon. We armored a downhill of the Hilton area before the big stream crossing. We were planning on working at Avalon, but our liaison for the park didn't submit our proposed trail changes in time for them to review. The bummer of the day is that the skies spit decently last night so we woke up with some boggy terrain. Definitely not kosher to ride, especially after working 3.5 hours on the trail. Ugh.
The bright spot of the weekend is my new (to me) Eastern Woods Research Original Woods Bike. (Phew, that was a mouthful!) They were bikes designed and made by regional legend Jay DeJesus up in PA. I don't know all the history, but I'm pretty sure that when I started my years of working at bike shops in '93, Jay was already a name to know. He was a trials/downhill/dual slalom guy, and I think this bike was designed as a hardtail, all-mountain bike. The bike is overbuilt with a high bottom bracket and funky frame design that made the most of standover and stiffness.
The killer is that I didn't get to ride at the park today. I did get to ride it this morning on the 1/2 mile of singletrack in my neighborhood, but that wasn't close to sating my excitement. The bike is easy to loft, and I was actually a little surprised how high it sprung when I jumped over some logs. Yum, I think I'm going to dig this bike...
Did a ride yesterday with JoeP. That guy is so much faster than me now, it's not funny. I was pedaling, but I simply had no power. I could see him waiting patiently for me at forks in the trail and tops of hills, something I used to do for him not too long ago. My, my, tables have turned. When he gets his Jones, I am going to have a hard time just keeping him in sight. Thankfully, Jones' queue is a year long, so I still have the next 12 months to get into better shape.
JoeP said he's going to call Nancy to see if we can schedule a VO2 max test, something I've never done before. I want to see if I am already at my peak. If so, then there's no use in trying to get better. My understanding is that if you are already at the top, then you simply can't get better.
Today was a miserable day of trailwork in the rain at Avalon. We armored a downhill of the Hilton area before the big stream crossing. We were planning on working at Avalon, but our liaison for the park didn't submit our proposed trail changes in time for them to review. The bummer of the day is that the skies spit decently last night so we woke up with some boggy terrain. Definitely not kosher to ride, especially after working 3.5 hours on the trail. Ugh.
The bright spot of the weekend is my new (to me) Eastern Woods Research Original Woods Bike. (Phew, that was a mouthful!) They were bikes designed and made by regional legend Jay DeJesus up in PA. I don't know all the history, but I'm pretty sure that when I started my years of working at bike shops in '93, Jay was already a name to know. He was a trials/downhill/dual slalom guy, and I think this bike was designed as a hardtail, all-mountain bike. The bike is overbuilt with a high bottom bracket and funky frame design that made the most of standover and stiffness.
The killer is that I didn't get to ride at the park today. I did get to ride it this morning on the 1/2 mile of singletrack in my neighborhood, but that wasn't close to sating my excitement. The bike is easy to loft, and I was actually a little surprised how high it sprung when I jumped over some logs. Yum, I think I'm going to dig this bike...
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