Today was filled with abuse – mechanically more so than physically. Those who showed up to ride were Al, Ron, Jeff H (#1) and John S. They headed out for some wonderful winding single track including a number of short yet at times challenging, steep hills. The abuse started in the form of Jeff’s chain breaking 3-4 times (yep, we sort of lost count). And yes, Jeff does “hammer” hills pretty well unfortunately, he had to deal with a few weak links -- no, not Al, Ron, or John! If you ever face a broken chain, you want to make sure Jeff is riding with you because he’s got chain repairs down to an art and a science.While Jeff and Al were working on one of the chain breaks, Ron and John rode up the trail and bit and caught their breath at an intersection. The chain got fixed and everyone met up once more to head off again on more trail and that’s when Ron exclaimed he had a complete flat. (It flatted while he caught breath.) The tire was able to limp along for a while with a few stops to pump it back up until one point when the whole stem “popped” and flew out. Fixed the tire with a new tube, then rode “Roller Coaster” down miles of sweeping fast single track. Then “pay back” – time to ride it back up. The fun-filled “Roller Coaster” showed an alter ego and became one’s “Whipping Post.” A number of the most difficult hills to ride up were in fact “cleaned” (rode up) by a number of members and it was a wonderful ride with dry overcast conditions and no mud!
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