sat morning ride

grabbed thom @ 730, to andy's, 3 shiny hardtails heading down the pavement towards gloucester by 830, time is short these days, got to get-down to business. another perfect day, low 80's, sunny, dry, fast, late summer conditions. these aren't necessarily hardtail-friendly trails, but we like to think they are. andy demonstrates how to use the rear tire as landing gear. and again. whoa. check it first. hit it. after that, we were just rippin', trying to hit all the good stuff and still get me home by 2p. thom showed us what effort is by scrambling-up the short steep climbs in 2-1. not quite an epic, just not enough time, but kept the tempo up and had a blast riding a ton of great technical trails. no matter where i go, this kick-you-ass, head-screwed-on-tight technical riding is by far my favorite - am damn sore the next day, but it's worth it every time.