More Riding, More Trails

"It's possible to own too much. A man with one watch knows what time it is, while a man with two watches is never quite sure." Lee Segall

Can the same be said for bikes????? Although, I do seem to be enjoying my GT so far.

Rode on Saturday on the Cape. Fun 3 hour + ride! "Marty" was great! We had a thorn puncture flat on one of the bikes.....have to be careful at the Trail of Tears....lots of pricker bushes.

Was able to ride in Merrimack, NH at Horse Hill on Sunday. The ice is mostly gone and the trails were amazingly dry for this time of year. I went back out this morning to rake out a few of the trails in the rain.

Looking forward to the race on Saturday! I've got a new seat post and bars on the GT, so it's fitting me better. I'm excited to try my first time trial!

Off to the Races

As part of the GT Dirt Coalition, I received my GT Marathon Pro (aka Marty....all my bikes get names) on Saturday. Went to ride at the Private Reserve in Bedford, MA on Sunday. WOW! What a bike! The bike is very stable and descends and corners very well. It climbs well and that back wheel never leaves the ground. I'm really impressed with the I-drive. I have the Fox RP 23 on a couple of my other bikes and with the I-drive you never feel the pro-pedal....just don't need it! My only problem at this point is the sizing. At 5'3" the small is too long for me. I'm in the process of changing the seatpost, the stem and the handlebars to fit me better. I've taken it on a few road rides this week and am slowly working out the sizing problem (we still have about 6" of snow on the local trails at this point, so road riding is the only option unless we drive at least an hour South).

Saturday Peter DeSantis (another member of the GT Dirt Coalition), myself, and a few others are heading down to the Cape and the Trail of Tears to test out the new bikes. I'm sure we'll get plenty of pictures from the ride!

I signed up for the Burlingame Time Trial in RI April 4th. I liked the idea of a 7 mile race, especially since the rest of my races are going to be 30+ miles at the expert level. I'm looking forward to the training and the racing....it should be a great year!