Sunday June 9 - Verboten to Project 9

Well made it this time.  Found out one thing though.  It is probably best that those tires I had on are shot.  As they suck donkeys in Fernie Terrain.  Terrible on anything but strict XC stuff.  Like double track road.  On roots or rocks or loose dirt.  They are like riding on ice.  Terrible.  

The climb up Project 9 is much steeper at the top than I remember.  Definitely had to push the last couple hundred meters.  

Was looking at the cut off times for the Fernie Enduro.  We will have to be going and make up some buffer on the first three legs to make sure you have enough time to finish hypervent.  Even 10-15 on each leg before Hypervent will make a big difference.  

Saturday June 8 - Flat tire

Saturday was going to do Verboten down to the provincial park then up Project 9.  Got about 200m past Boom Chair and got a flat on my front tire this time.  Hole through the casing between the treads, just like the rear tire.  

But this time I was all prepared.  Tube, CO2, tire levers ... Damn ... didn't pack a small knife or something to pull the bead off!  So ... I started to walk back to Timberline.  Luckily there was a crew doing lift maintenance on Boom Chair.  They gave me a lift back to the base.  So I just had to walk back from the day lodge.  Which was not bad.  

Easy ride in the rain

Got out for what should have been a lite drizzle.  But turned in to hard rain at the bottom of Big Ed. 

6 on Big Ed and 2 on COP

Good morning ... rain finally stopped ... and I got a decent ride in this morning.

Hypervent Redux

Got out with Ryan for an 8am ride up Hypervent.

WAY better morning than the disasterous ride up Swine Flu yesterday.

Was light rain when we left.  But on the trail it was really good.  Cool, but heated up pretty good when riding.

Happy with the ride this morning.

From bridge to bench and back on Hyperventilation

May 18 - Swine Flu/Mad Cow

Got out today with Carrie, James, and Wade.

Did Swine Flu.

I was feeling good but then fell apart going up.  Don't think I ate enough for diner or breakfast.

Was ok for a second ride and for it to be back to back from yesterdays big ride.

Will be better next time.

Swine Flu - Mad Cow

May 17 - First Mountain Ride

Got out with Kelly and Dan.  For a good first ride today.
Parked at Coal Creek Road

Roots - Hyperventalation - Down Hypervent - Past car - up road to Ridgemont - Sidewider - Eco Terrorist - Kids Stuff  - Erics trails.

Was a really good first day.  Weather held.

Will see what the rest of the weekend brings.

Up Hypervent then to Kids Stuff