Mountain biking is good
After my second attempt at mountain biking, I've decided I might like this. How's that for a resounding YES! I'm going to do 3 more rides before I reach a definitive verdict. 5 is a nice odd number. In the meantime, I've signed up for a free basic bike repair class--because that's the type of weenie I am.
I made a relatively early morning (9:30 start) trek to China Camp this weekend for my second ride. It's this oddl topography defying trail where you climb a mild slope for about 40 minutes and then you have 90 minutes or so of downhill. I likes. I only fell off my bike once--and that was after inadvertendly manuevering a bunch of bumps and coming to a full stop. I keeled over while trying to disengage my toe clips. Hey, it could have been worse.
The whole experience reminds me of snowboarding. It's all about balance and establishing your own comfort level with speed.
Wild life sightings included: a doe, a deer, a female deer and a buck, lizards, and a whole mess of bees.
Stay tuned for more biking fun...or not.