Sunday Ride

Good riding with Roshan and Frank today.
Specifically picked a route with a good amount of climbing. Kind of a pre-Flag ride to gauge conditioning. Descended down to Hemet and even ran Hell Razor before we started the 4000' climb.
Stats roughly 25 miles........9 descending.........16 climbing. These two guys are tough neither one has been riding much lately but the gutted out a really good day of riding. Also they Rocked Hell Razor with a minimal amount of Carnage.

Ride Long

Climbers Trail

Did a real quick scramble up to Suicide Rock via the Climbers Trail. Definately a fun little hike after a few espressos in the morning. Lil chilly outside but perfect on the first day of fall.

She is a cutie

RAPTOR SPEED

Just one of many reasons why Raptor is so fast. Read this just in from the AP.

Scientists say velociraptor had feathers
2 hours, 2 minutes ago
WASHINGTON - Velociraptor, the terrifying predator made famous in the movie "Jurassic Park," appears to have had feathers in real life.
A close study of a velociraptor forearm found in Mongolia shows the presence of quill knobs, bumps on the bone where the feathers anchor, researchers report in Friday's edition of the journal Science.
Dinosaurs are believed to be ancestors to modern birds. Evidence of feathered dinosaurs has been found in recent years, and now velociraptor can be added to that list.
"Finding quill knobs on velociraptor ... means that it definitely had feathers. This is something we'd long suspected, but no one had been able to prove," Alan Turner, lead author on the study and a graduate student of paleontology at the American Museum of Natural History and at Columbia University in New York, said in a statement.
The velociraptor the researchers studied was about three feet tall and weighed about 30 pounds. The size of these animals was exaggerated in the movie.
It had short forelimbs, compared to a modern bird, the researchers said, indicating it would not have been able to fly, even though it had feathers.
The feathers may have been useful for display, to shield nests, for temperature control or to help it maneuver while running, they said.
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I'm Out

Well Hurkey this weekend is not in my future, Adam's wasn't able to field a team. Miss you Dan.
So focus has changed about as quick as my last blink.
Pines to Mines is the new focus.
Good luck to all the Idie racers I might show up for a little rooting on but I'm in need of an adventure and might do a little poaching instead.

It's the adventure not the trail

Good Times

Did a cool lil hike with Yumi. Ernie Maxwell trail was the source of enjoyment for us, cool little trail close to town.Thanks Hun.
Rode from the house over to Hurkey on sat. Ran into a group of deer climbing the Sunset trail. Body was feeling good all throughout the ride. Just kept pushing and pushing to Hurkey. Saw a bunch of people prepping for the race ran into Dennis from Redhawk sportin a Siren 55.
Ran into Mary spinnin laps, good luck in the 8hr cat.
Body is feeling good and the mind is strong it is definately time for an adventure.
What to do?

Oooooooh My Bejeezes

VELOCITRAMP

Check out his new site http://velocitramp.com/Home_Page.html

Oh yeah he is also hooked on ridin' fixed .......offroad that would be on dirt unlike like the rest of you mere mortals.

Pedal Long

Mileage

So the last couple of weeks have been all about mileage witha couple of adventures.
Rouse ridge sub 3 hours on a 32X16.
Tony Bruenig and his sub 18# 29er.
Noble with B.Long and an exploratory canyon,ridge and creek hike. Noble will never be the same now.
New trails in May Valley....Teapot,Spine and the new Startle Factor.
Logistics are all intact for the Jo Pond poach 40 miles with over 10k of descent. Starts in Garner Valley and concludes in Cathedral City ooooooooooh Raptor you are going to miss a good one unless you make it out the first weekend in November.Miss you Bro.
Looks like I'm racing Hurkey either with Adam's or I will be playing rabbit for Kenny in the 8 hour solo division. Andrew wherever you are make a decision.
Big shout out to Dan Large at the Tour of Missouri that sure is a Big Ass Steak you sent me a picture of.
Many thanks to B.Long on the donation of the freeride hardtail frame. It will be built up before we tackle Cactus to Clouds in October. Hopefully I can keep it around 30#.

Ride Long and keep it Simple