Mountain Biking 2017!

[AmyPJ]

Good excuse for a fashionista to go shopping

I'd rather buy some Blizzard Sheevas!

 

[surfsnowgirl]

I'd rather buy some Blizzard Sheevas!

He meant shopping for skis right

 

[Frankly]

If a Subaru skids on the ice and nobody’s around to see it, did it ever really happen?

 

[Erik Timmerman]

A photographer friend just posted this on Pinkbike. New England + Yeti

https://www.pinkbike.com/news/eastern-harvest-yeti-2017.html

 

[Ron]

If you didn’t look at the link above, Go back up and hit it! Some of the best bike pics ever. Really

 

[Tony S]

If you didn’t look at the link above, Go back up and hit it! Some of the best bike pics ever. Really

I love kingdom trails. Who doesn't?

Ron, now that you're moving to the Boat, I despair of us ever riding together. Always figured someday you'd show up to ride Maine or Vermont. (Mainers and Vermonters don't mention that other crass wedge state in between.)

Around here we're still hanging on by a thread with the Tuesday Night Ride. Way too dark and cold for outside pics at this point. But here is one from last night as we filtered into the bar afterward. Representing always! Plug the Pug, eh @Philpug ?

 

[Monique]

I just stumbled on a print magazine (seemingly Canadian) called Mountain Bike for Her.

Decided to subscribe for a year - to support the effort and of course out of interest.

I realized, flipping through Powder Magazine, that for years I've looked at the photo credits with the sole purpose of determining if the skier is male or female. It's rare for the person to be female - it never happened 20 years ago - but anyway, I guess that's what I look for.

http://mtb4her.com/

 

[Tom K.]

I just stumbled on a print magazine (seemingly Canadian) called Mountain Bike for Her.

Decided to subscribe for a year - to support the effort and of course out of interest.

I realized, flipping through Powder Magazine, that for years I've looked at the photo credits with the sole purpose of determining if the skier is male or female. It's rare for the person to be female - it never happened 20 years ago - but anyway, I guess that's what I look for.

http://mtb4her.com/

Well, anything that features Tracy Mosely on the banner article can't be all bad!

 

[Monique]

Well, anything that features Tracy Mosely on the banner article can't be all bad!

My thoughts, exactly!

I met her at a clinic. She helped me set up my handlebars properly for my hands.

 

[Tom K.]

^^^ As some of you know, Trek provides me with modest support in pursuit of my silly endurance racing addiction, since I usually have good success in the "Old Guy" category of 50 and 100 mile mtb races (the rest of the guys my age figured out how crazy this sport is).

So -- in my own mind at least -- I have three of the fastest, coolest women on the planet as team mates: Tracy Mosely, Rachel Atherton and Emily Batty.

 

[Jwrags]

He meant shopping for skis right

I'm sure @4ster didn't mean that as an either/or proposition

 

[Doug Briggs]

A photographer friend just posted this on Pinkbike. New England + Yeti

https://www.pinkbike.com/news/eastern-harvest-yeti-2017.html

Wow. I want to ride that section of switchbacks about halfway into the slide show. Zoom!

 

[Monique]

Wow. I want to ride that section of switchbacks about halfway into the slide show. Zoom!

Right??

 

[Monique]

Yay! I rode my bike!

"Father forgive me, for I have sinned. It's been 22 days since my last bike ride."

I haven't done any cardio since my last ride, so that was a little rough. The first part was also very muddy. I'm not sure I should have been riding. I sort of excused myself because there were so many other riders out there anyway ... my presence wasn't going to make or break things. I'm sure that's flawed logic right there.

Anyway, it was muddy from the base of the Antelope trailhead to the big intersection. From there, the dirt was perfect - tacky and grippy. I rode up to the loop and found out it was closed. Probably just as well - I'd forgotten the time change when planning my ride.

Downhill was super fun! The tacky part for sure, but I didn't even lose traction in the mud except once or twice. On the upper parts, the stuff I remembered as intimidating wasn't, and I could tell I was pulling up the rear tire more on the mini jumps. I think my lifting routine - currently deadlifts, shoulders, and abs - helped with, well, everything - but especially balance.

I also encountered a small group of deer - one with a big rack, one with a tiny rack, and a few does. They seemed to be wandering back and forth near the trail, and in fact I had to wait for one to clear the way when I headed back down.

Colorado views don't suck!

Deer! Good pictures eluded me, of course.

My muddy bike with my new car, now with freshly muddy interior! (I have a hitch rack, but it seemed unnecessary .. until I realized how much dirt I'd be "tracking" into the interior. The rubber mats are one thing, but of course I left dirt streaks on the sides etc.

 

[Tony S]

The rubber mats are one thing, but of course I left dirt streaks on the sides etc.

Price drop on the Subie!

 

[Monique]

Price drop on the Subie!

This is the new one!

 

[Monique]

And I'm hoping not to sell it *just* yet.

 

[Brian Likes Pow]

Back in tahoe. Rode some new trail off angora ridge. It appears its gonna get stormy so Im trying to get the local stuff while I can, after that ill have to drive to carson if i want to ride. It sounds like its time to ski.

 

[Erik Timmerman]

Bernard Kerr at it again.

 

[AmyPJ]

I don't like riding when it's chilly. My knees hurt. It feels like I can't get my muscles warmed up. I wear knee warmers (just bought some new Bontrager ones), I wear tights, but my legs just do NOT like it.
Maybe I need to lower my expectations?
I think today will be the last day of local riding anyway. First big winter storm of the season arrives tomorrow.
Those of you who ride in the cold, what are some tips and tricks? Particularly to keep the arthritic knees from stiffening up, and to keep the muscles warm?