Wednesday, April 15, 2009

Fine-tuning

Last post was March 23rd, and since then there has been miles of road and trails experienced. Over the course of the past 3 weeks, I've received multiple sunburns, been smacked in the face a number of times with tree limbs, head bunted a tree at 15 mph, been through two front tires, 1 bike, 1 minor crash and basically rediscovered the "stoke" that mountain biking can provide.


Big ups to the Bicycle Chain for the full suspension Trek loaner, which has proved to be an excellent tool as I continue to train for the big event. I was able to use this bike over the course of two weeks, and have fallen in love with full suspension, discovering why the higher price is justified.

The Cannondale F4 has finally been fine-tuned. Big ups to Cannondale, who has corrected the fork problems by providing a brand new fork and a lifetime guarantee on both the fork and the frame.


During these past three weeks, I have tackled local Morrisville roads, Umstead State Park and mountain bike trails on the east side of the Haw River in Bynum. Within the next two or three weeks I plan on exploring Crabtree Park's trail system and further discovering my endurance limitations.

Keep on livin & keep on ridin!

Nate “the chain” Spotz

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