We crashed the Bicycle Trails Council of the East Bay ride out at Mount Diablo this weekend. It was perfect conditions on the mountain, green and lush with huge fields of wildflowers. Geronimo came out on his first MUni ride ever and kicked some ass while having what looked like a ton of fun. He […]
John graciously moved his birthday ride to after Moab, so this weekend we headed up there for 20 miles of big wheels on paths, dirt and mud up near Folsom Lake. A nice mellow ride with great weather and fun in the mud.
For Sunday we headed to the other side of town to ride the in the Amasa Back area. The locals have been hard at work on this trail system, adding two new trails over the past couple of years; Hymasa, a relatively smooth singletrack designed for climbing, and Captain Ahab, one-way downhill singletrack with some
Day 2 was set up to be epic, with a shuttle up to Porcupine Rim promising almost 4000 feet of descent. For the second time we wound up in a good snowstorm at the top of the shuttle, and descended from that into the desert, a transition that’s always fantastic. Some people did the full
