Camping was a great time

Our camping trip to Eleven Mile this weekend was a great time. Lots o' beer and relaxing by the river. Eryan hit a tree with her head and got a cool scar. Not much excerise at all. Monday I rode for 2 hours around Palmer Park on the singlespeed. That place is the perfect ss riding spot. Tuesday did a quick ride around Ute and did the Yoga/Pilates workout in the evening. I actually jogged with Eryan this morning (not being chased).

Camping this weekend

I really haven't been too motivated to bike this week. I rode 6 hours Sunday by doing the Jones loop from the Chutes solo singlespeed. I rode for about 2 hours Monday in the heat of the afternoon on the Heckler with a new Maxxis rear tire. The Heckler feels so heavy and sluggish compared to the Rig. I haven't ridden since Monday and won't be riding this weekend at all. I'm excited to go camping and relax. We bought a new coleman campstove and a table this morning and should have a good time.

Cutting it close

I wanted to ride the Chutes, Buckhorn, Jacks loop this morning but didn't leave the house until after 8:30. It normally takes about an hour and a half to do the ride but today I needed to do it in about an hour to be to work on time. I ended up doing the ride in about 1hr 20min which is pretty fast for how I felt today. I was a few minutes late to work but had a good ride.

Not much riding

I haven't been riding too much lately. This last weekend we went to 2 BBQ's on Sunday and ended up eating and drinking alot all weekend. I need to get back out on the trails while the weather is nice. I rode a little on the Heckler yesterday and a little on the Rig today. I'm sold on the big wheels. The Rig is a much better handling bike than the Heckler and the Heckler is one of the best handling 26" bikes out.

Passport is ordered

Eryan and I went to the post office and applied for our passports this morning. I'm excited for the trip to Vancouver. I need to see if I can sneak away for a day and ride Whistler now.

Flatted Again

I went for a road ride with Kip this morning and ended up flatting again (multiple times). I pulled the bike out to get it ready to ride this morning and it had a flat front tire. I changed the tire and biked up to the Garden of the Gods to meet Kip and saw that the tire wasn't seated on the rim. When I fixed the tire and put air in it got a pinch flat. I have been having the worst luck this year with flats. I ended up having a good ride around the Flying W Ranch area and will have to go to the shop to stock up on tubes and CO2. I'm enjoying riding on the road and plan on getting out more often this year. I'm thinking the perfect storm for training will be mixing up singlespeed rides, road rides, and technical rides with the Heckler.

Back from Florida

Eryan Mark and Tracy

Chillaxin

Sunset

Kids playing

Dad and the kids

We got back from our week in Florida on Friday. I feel great after a week of laying on the beach and relaxing. We went out to a 4th of July BBQ Friday night and had a good time. Saturday we took it easy but Sunday I got out on the bike for a nice ride in the canyon on the singlespeed. The new brakes feel awesome and I am still loving the Rig. Today I did a short spin around Ute on the Rig. It was nice to take a break and recharge the batteries.