Geronimo

Itching for Geronimo.

>> UPDATE

Bombing down Geronimo. Approaching one of the sharp complicated switchbacks. Hit the rear brakes. Why am I not slowing down? Hit them harder...and harder. Still too hot to handle the turn. I guess I'll tap the front brake. Why is the ground coming up at me so fast? Endo!

My bad. Rear brake pad is worn down to the metal. I replaced those pads in December. Another bike part meets an early end due to too many times bombing down National.

Epic SoMo Loop

One of the best rides ever tonight. I hereby dub this route: The Epic South Mountain Loop. Epic South Mountain Loop at EveryTrail

Intervals on Javelina

Rode Javelina Trail 4 times last night. Great intervals. ~12 minutes of solid work followed by ~5 minutes of fun descent. Looking forward to DC+DCX+National today.

Whiskey Pre-ride

Rode with Zilka. He was riding strong. Lots of snow on trails.

Sunset ride

Weather changed and got really nice for a perfect sunset ride. Beverly Saddle the wrong way, new-to-me trails to the bottom of Javelina, up Javelina twice, Beverly Saddle the correct way, home.

South Mountain road ride

Great road ride up Phx South Mountain to the TV towers and then out to San Juan and back. 43 miles in 3hr 13min.
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Bike to work

Weather could not have been better for the bike ride to work. The only problem with that ride was the destination.

Pima Mormon National Buena Vista and Back

Early morning ride (6am) with Kevin. Headed up to Buena Vista and back. Kevin fell just before the waterfall and hurt his hand - seemed like it hurt a lot.

Forgot to turn on GPS until we were a couple miles into the ride.
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Desert Classic/DCX/National Loop

Love this route:
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CrossMax 29ers suck!

Converted my bike to a fixie! Without tools! On the trail! Again! Crossmax 29er hubs FAIL!

Pivot eye bearings

These guys are based in Tucson. High end after-market bike parts: custom seals, bearings, bushings, BBs, etc. SMC installed shock eye needle bearings on my mtb. It definitely changes the way the bike handles - rear suspension is a lot more active. I can tell you in a few days if it is good or bad: ENDURO FORK SEALS AND BEARINGS: YOUR ONLINE SOURCE

>> UPDATE:

The Sultan is better than new. Made it up Javelina and Mormon with zero dabs. I can barely walk though...

Ride with Rylan

Rylan persistently asked to ride his bike today. So we dodged the rain storms and got out for a ride. We tooled around on a half-pipe (concrete drainage ditch) for 15 minutes. Then he chased birds with his bike on a soggy grass field for a half-hour. He has LOTS of energy and loves to ride his bike. Awesome.

Great weekend

Great weekend so far: perfect Pivot 429 demo ride in Sedona yesterday and a 35 mile South Mtn TV towers road ride this morning.

Ride with Nelson

Outstanding mtb ride with Mr. Nelson last night. That dude has gotten WAY faster.

DC + National

Desert Classic (west), Telegraph Pass, National east loop. 1 hr 45 min. Gotta be my best time.

busted shock on the Sultan

Rear shock on the Sultan is busted again. 429 doesn't arrive for a few more weeks. The Dambala finally gets a chance to fulfill its purpose.

Desert Classic night ride

Solid Desert Classic ride last night (DC >> Secret >> Helipad >> Telegraph >> home). Weather is PERFECT. Why was I the only one on the trail last night? Oh, and a nice bike ride to work this morning too.

2010 Old Pueblo

Had a great time in the Old Pueblo. It was nice to have a bigger group this year. Thanks everyone!

24 Hours in the Old Pueblo Pre-ride

Great 24HOTP pre-ride yesterday. Thanks Matt, Kevin, Ryan Z, and Ryan N.
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DC + National ride

Great mtb ride Tue afternoon. Desert Classic to Telegraph Pass. Hike-a-bike up Telegraph Pass. Road to Buena Vista. Down National. Over Beverly Canyon saddle. Home. 2 hours. Schweet.

DC after work ride

Cut out of work a little early and sneaked in a Desert Classic ride. Trail condition was outstanding -- hard-packed and grippy from the rain -- and weather could not have been better. Just an awesome ride.

2009 White Elephant Parade (WEP)

No one was airlifted off of South Mountain so the 2009 WEP was a success!
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White Elephant Parade - Projected Route

I posted a projected route for the 2009 White Elephant Parade. I didn't have data for two segments:
1) National Trail from Buena Vista to Telegraph Pass: Stay on National. The GPS data follows the road.
2) Bottom of Javalina: Take Beverly Canyon all the way back to Desert Classic. The GPS data follows the East Loop.

Other than that, the GPS data should be pretty accurate. GPS route is ~32 miles. I think it will be just a couple miles longer because of Beverly Canyon. Let's call it 35 miles. Still, that is 5 miles less than I thought it would be.

See you tomorrow morning! It's gonna be cold...40 degrees @ 8am.

Short trip up and down National Trail from Pima, SOMO

Didn't have a lot of time to ride but wanted to put in one more ride before the White Elephant Parade. Kevin and I rode up National to the saddle just before Buena Vista and back. Saw a downhiller clear a big step...UPWARDS. Didn't think you could do that kind of stuff on a downhill bike. Jeesh. I cleared that step on the descent for the first time (scared the heck out of me). First ride on the GEAX Saguaros - not bad.

Silent Sundary Road Ride, TV Towers Out-And-Back, SOMO

This was a South Mountain Silent Sunday ride (no cars allowed in the park!). Ryan and I rode to the TV towers and back. This was my first ride with Ryan - he and seem pretty well matched on road bikes. Hope we can ride together again. Another great ride!