Difficult Rides Are Real Rides

Two weekends ago, I was at the West Hartford Reservoir and finally got to see the more serious XC trails it has to offer. I tagged along with another rider who graciously waited for me after difficult sections so that I could catch up and catch my breath. Thanks to him, I was out there for 2+ hours and grew as a rider.

Sadly, I didn't ride much in the two weeks after, as it was raining the first week and I came down with some sort of cold or flu the second week. Plus, well, I've been staying up too late and sleeping in too late in the morning to bike to work. Pretty lame excuses, I must say.

I turned things around this past weekend though, going out kayaking followed by an hour on the mountain bike, then attending the Real Artways Real Ride. There were some real decked-out, artsy bikes - if my phone cooperates I'll post some of the pictures I took with my phone's camera.