Showing posts with label Croft State Park. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Croft State Park. Show all posts

RidgeStudents Guys Day Spring Break 2010














I decided to take a group of guys out mountain biking since they were all home for their spring break. I checked in a week ago with my biking buddy Andrew to make sure he could go, because I would need someone else that could carry a number of bikes on their vehicle. He was able to come, so that meant we could carry 11 bikes between out 2 SUVs, although we only had enough room to fit 10 people in the cars anyway. Tracy and Mark pulled some strings to get away from work for a few hours, so we had some good help out there on the trail. We took 9 students in all, and had to find bikes and helmets for 7 of them. Fortunately, most of us have 3-4 extra bikes lying around. You never know when you might need them! We rode from 11:30 - 5:00 with only about an hour break for lunch. These guys got a real taste for being out on the trail. We had a blast. I hope everyone has healed from their various wounds, and I hope we get to do this again very soon! Check out the highlight video below!





original video source - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSsPYJdVvuY&feature=player_embedded


MTBing at Croft State Park

I met Mark today to ride for lunch... it was anything but the perfect ride. First we were both about 15 minutes late, construction on Hwy 29 set us back. Then, when I arrived, I realized that I didn't have any bike shorts with me. Fortunately I did have some gym shorts, but the ride is much more unpleasant without all that extra padding. Mark arrived with no shoes, helmet or gloves. I had some flat pedals which he was able to use, and he put his black dress shoes back on. We had a great time, but I am dead tired because of it. Croft is a trail with a great deal of up and down, so Mark and I had decided to ride our single speeds... It was a decent ride considering all the reasons why we could have given on it, but Croft is not meant for single speeds... not until I get into better shape anyway. Maybe next time!