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August 24, 2008
Ok, so I rode Desota again, and weird things happen everytime on this trail. I really like that the trail is super technical and has some really cool features. A german shepard became my buddy today. He followed me the entire trail. With no water for either of us, we both showed sympathy for the other. He turned out to be a faithful riding buddy.
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April 29, 2008
After work today I "rode" Iron legs. Ok,I was running a personal best time on iron legs when the unthinkable happened. I was cranking up a steep section when my chain exploded! Alright it didn't explode, it broke quite violently. So I pull out the chain tool and get to work. I fix it relatively quickly in about 5 minutes, and I am back on my way. I ride for about another half a mile when I get to the next steep section, and "BANG", it happened again. This is just MY luck. I tried to coast a little while before fixing it again. So the third time would be the charm; or would it. The stupid thing was determined to beat me. The chain went after about 1/4 of a mile. I was about 2 miles out and gave in. I had to long tough walk back to the car. A broken chain is a demoralizing event, because that is the very heart of the drivetrain. The drivetrain is the very heart of the bike. The bike is at the very heart of those that are involved in this activity. A Broken Chain = Broken heart.
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April 18, 2008
A funny thing happened today while I was riding desoto for the first time. I noticed some very unique things about this trail. The scenery had lots of boulders and jagged rocks. The ground was as sandy as a day at the beach. The weather was cool, about 75 degrees. I had just passed the old ccc rock quarry, going downhill over some tech rock stuff when I hear two girls in their early 20's walking the trail, headed my way. They were giggling and talking when I looked up and saw that they were wearing only bikinis. Lets put it this way, bikinis on a cool spring day in northeast Alabama, on the mountain biking trail, is not something you see everyday. They were friendly enough with a "hey" in passing. But is a bikini really trail attire? It was an odd site for me but maybe there was a pool nearby or something. The trail itself was just ok, but the view was worth seeing again.
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April 10, 2008
Saturday I rode Cheaha and Gene's loop. Or should say that I felt like I paddleboating gene's rather than biking it. The water flooded the whole trail. In some spots it was 2 feet deep! When Gene's is dry, it is crazy fast. When it is wet like it was, it is uber slow. It has probably dried out since saturday, but it was crappy; I mean that the mud consistency was that of poo poo. On the other hand the race course at Cheaha was perfect. A fun time was definitely had there.
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