Thirty Seven degrees out, but hey, it’s not raining so I’ll go ride.I have to; my excuse pile is getting too big.I was sick.I’ve only been on the bike twice this year, I’ve gained weight.Shoot, I guess I’ll just pull out my very best excuse for being slow and uncoordinated:my new bike.
I showed up at Black Diamond Bike and Backcountry at 9:30 with my new fully rigid 29” single speed.Peter couldn’t help me out with a bigger rear cog yet, but he did make sure I had a spare tube to ward off the thorns.Once Aaron finished what appeared to be designing and building a new bike out of the back of his car, we headed out.Aaron, Chris, Henry, Joel and I rode from the shop to the trail head were we were joined by Aaron’s friends Chris and Brook and their two dogs.
There’s not a lot I can say about riding in Black Diamond.It was twisty, rooty, rocky, muddy with a few bridges thrown in for good measure.I was slow.I did an endo.I had fun.
I did however decide to cut it short least I hurt my knees before they even have a chance to learn about this Single Speed thing.Henry said I was free to go as long as I turned in a paragraph about our ride.Here you go.Thanks Teach! Thanks everyone.
Nick V.
P.S. Just added, a little video shot by Joel to prove we were really there:
Nick - I read your review...you left out how awesome it was to ride with such graceful dogs who took into account your every turn and fall and never got in our way. I hope to have more team rides like this one.
Anyway...how's the knee? You rode great despite the knee pain.
I asked Mr. Berres about this. My friend Bob told me to tell you:
"I just looked at the Redline Monocog Flight online. Blue bike. Looks nice but it comes with a 32/16 gear combo. That is too hard a gear for around here in my opinion. Nick needs to go at least 32/20 around here. Maybe even 32/22."
Black Diamond Racing is formed by a dedicated group of competitive cyclists of all ages. Team members are bound together by the common passion for two wheels. When we're not busy crowding the podium, you will likely find us on your local trails, at a nearby work party, or hosting a youth clinic.
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5 comments:
29er Singlespeeds rule! You're old 26" bikes will get dusty.
I am still working on perfecting video'ing. Seems the location on my helmet needs some more work...
Nick - I read your review...you left out how awesome it was to ride
with such graceful dogs who took into account your every turn and
fall and never got in our way. I hope to have more team rides like
this one.
Anyway...how's the knee? You rode great despite the knee pain.
I asked Mr. Berres about this. My friend Bob told me to tell you:
"I just looked at the Redline Monocog Flight online. Blue bike. Looks
nice but it comes with a 32/16 gear combo. That is too hard a gear
for around here in my opinion. Nick needs to go at least 32/20 around
here. Maybe even 32/22."
Bob
I hope this helps.
C. Bentley
The dogs were great and extremely more gracious and skilled on the trails than I.
I think Nick has been looking to upgrade to a 24-32 to ease his pain. Too bad he can not upgrade to stop the pain I give him.
- Joel :)
nice website dad. i hope the next time you race you dont say "that race was brootell!"
- j@ck$0N
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