Today's Ride

al-onestare · May 22, 2023

We've been blessed with some great weather the past 5 days, even with the persistent northerly wind taking off at least 5 degrees. Clear blue skies and wall to wall sunshine means my face and arms are peeling. The two tone "dirt" look is very much in.

Lots of running last week given I was all over the place including Salisbury and Truro, so managed to get on two wheels Sunday morning for a solid 35 mile loop. Early doors with no-one around was about as good as it gets on the black stuff.

Mangizmo · May 23, 2023

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Suprachrgd82 · May 24, 2023

Family ride on Sunday

moonlite · May 24, 2023

Seems like nearly every ride at the moment is a test ride for some change I've made to one bike or another. Today it was my Soma Groove, which was initially fitted with a 140mm-travel fork -- way too much for someone who grew up with 80mm. I recently changed it to a 120mm version which should make the geometry feel much less wallowy.

Today I took it up the usual hill I use for lunchtime rides, and enjoyed it so much I extended the ride way down the other side, which took us into country that was devastated by the 2019/20 summer fires in this area. The bush is recovering, but there's a long way to go. And the track, while not of the single variety, has been so churned and rutted by logging trucks and the like that the mud has set in some deep ruts -- a good proving ground for the new forks.

Nice and sunny, about 10 degrees C. And the bike rides much better now too.