http://bikepeddlerutah.com American Fork's favorite bike shop Thu, 09 Sep 2010 06:23:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 http://bikepeddlerutah.com/2009/09/pleasantville/ http://bikepeddlerutah.com/2009/09/pleasantville/#comments Thu, 17 Sep 2009 03:15:00 +0000 Joshua tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1846558422594797389.post-5034861605257326806 Eventually we all made it to the water tank trailhead. There was me,Paul Zimm-the-man, Nate, RetroBill, Sally, and The Nosacks.
Since we were running a little late, there was concern that we would run out of light before finishing the Dry Canyon-BST run. We headed up the dirt road towards Ireland which is where Bill had wanted to climb. The sane among us talked him out of it and we continued around over to Betty.
Now, while I wasn't necessarily charging up the hill, I did feel better than I had last week. The feeling of impending doom in the first few hundred yards actually went away this time and I was able to settle into a groove. After last week I had considered going to the doctor to see if I had a legitmate reason for almost diing on the last two ride. But after tonight, the good news is I don't seem to have anything wrong with me other than being a fat guy. The bad news is I'm still a fat guy.
It was a good mix of riders tonight. Sally and Jolene kept it balanced, and there wasn't nearly the profanity that I had spewed on the "Depic". Just a nice, friendly ride.
Also, I was "runnin' lean" tonight. A water bottle, a tube and Co2 strapped to my seatpost, and my Cannondale HeadTube Multi Tool, kept me from having to use a Camelbak. It was liberating. Not sure I was completely prepared for any mishaps, but it's nice to not have 15 lbs of water and sweaty balistic nylon on your back.
We took the new connector trail from Betty, over to Frank. Dubbed "Fretty" by Kris, who I think gets naming rights on trails up there because he has taken the time to map them. There was a lot of discussion about which way we should go up, but I'll tell you a secret. All those trails point straight up. There is no easy way to the top of the Timp Trail system. Once we got to the the top of Lament though.......
The view was awesome.
The "Sailors Delight" clouds were the source of some concern though since only one of us had lights.( I was runnin' lean) So, Retro Bill and Nate continued to Dry Canyon, and the rest of us dropped down Crank over to Ireland. The trail, not the country. I hadn't ridden this trail since it was green and the grass has dried out a lot. The cool thing was with the setting sun, the yellow grass started glowing, it looked like it was being lit from inside. This didn't make it any easier to see the trail however and it took a little brake action to keep it between the lines.
We got back to the truck just in time to see the sun drop behind the horizon. Just before than happened, RetroBill and Nate pulled up to the truck off of BST. It ends up there was plenty of time to make it. I don't know if Bill would have made it if he had been on his trusty Rockhopper, but he sure was grinning after riding a full squish bike down Dry Canyon. That's all I need, for Bill to get faster than me on the downhills.
These are the rides I enjoy the most. I think Sally enjoyed a little break in the testosterone and being able to chat with another girl. And I got to ride with a couple people I hadn't seen in awhile, namely Paul, and the Nosacks.
Thank everybody, what a pleasant evening.

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