The temperature was right around freezing and it was windy, but I figured it wouldn't be too hard to stay comfortable in the woods. I put on some layers, loaded the bike onto the back of the car, and headed to the trail head.
I was soon rolling out of the parking lot and into the woods. Oh yes, the first left hand corner to start the ride... wham! I managed to drastically oversteer myself onto my face and crash within the first 45 seconds of the ride. Maybe I forgot how nimble the monkey rides. I jumped back on and pretended nothing happened.
Leaves down but no snow today.
About 3 miles in I stopped and let some air out of my tires. Ahhh... so much better. I was getting bounced around and knew I had a few too many pounds of pressure. About 8 miles in I reached the road and was supposed to turn back. Instead, I talked myself into a quick descent to the covered bridge and climb up Mount Doom. Seemed like a good idea at the time.
The downhill to the covered bridge was cold! With no pedaling and a constant wind in my face I was chilled by the time I reached the bottom. No worries, the climbing will heat me up. And it did. Two times I stalled the singlespeed on uphill corners. I guess my legs were not ready for it but it was a good workout.
Before long I reached the second trail head and scooted over to SR97 for a ride back to the car. I then learned what cold really felt like. Despite zipping up and tightening wrist cuffs and hunkering down, I was frozen by the time I reached the car. The fast downhills on the road took their toll.
Blasting the heat on the drive home and a hot McD's coffee brought me back to comfortable. It was a good ride for this time of year, especially on the singlespeed. I think I will feel this one tomorow.
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