Got out on Saturday morning for a ride with Travis, Joe, and Erik out at Estrilla Mountain where there will be a Dust Devil race next Saturday. It was like pulling teeth from Travis to get me out there because it always seems like when I ride out there something snaps. Not Saturday though…probably because I’m not racing this time.
It was the second ride on the new Cannondale single speed I built up. This year because of the time restraints of my MBA program and the new kid I just don’t think I’ll have the time to train and race marathon. This was only my third time ever on a single speed and I could tell its going to take a little getting used to, but a new challenge keeps things fresh.
This is the last year Cannondale will have made in America written on it. Kind of sad if you ask me but I got the frame as a replacement for the one I have been on for the last 3 years and I got a replacement fork as well so it’s basically like a new bike.
Not as new as Erik’s S-Works carbon 29er. This bike came in at 21 pounds for a 21 inch bike and it felt pretty incredible when I put a leg over it. For the price though this bike better fly to make it worth it, from the feel I got it looked like it just might do it though.
Trail conditions where about what I’m used to out there….crappy. I was able to clear everything on the single speed though including the technical sections on the back side of the long loop.
It was a great morning of riding even if I had been up from 3 am with the baby who refused to go back to sleep. When I got home after noon I was so ready for a 2 hour nap, even after that I was in bed around 10. It looks like I will have to get my sleep down before race season.
It was the second ride on the new Cannondale single speed I built up. This year because of the time restraints of my MBA program and the new kid I just don’t think I’ll have the time to train and race marathon. This was only my third time ever on a single speed and I could tell its going to take a little getting used to, but a new challenge keeps things fresh.
This is the last year Cannondale will have made in America written on it. Kind of sad if you ask me but I got the frame as a replacement for the one I have been on for the last 3 years and I got a replacement fork as well so it’s basically like a new bike.
Not as new as Erik’s S-Works carbon 29er. This bike came in at 21 pounds for a 21 inch bike and it felt pretty incredible when I put a leg over it. For the price though this bike better fly to make it worth it, from the feel I got it looked like it just might do it though.
Trail conditions where about what I’m used to out there….crappy. I was able to clear everything on the single speed though including the technical sections on the back side of the long loop.
It was a great morning of riding even if I had been up from 3 am with the baby who refused to go back to sleep. When I got home after noon I was so ready for a 2 hour nap, even after that I was in bed around 10. It looks like I will have to get my sleep down before race season.
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