one to remember

We ride every Tuesday from the shop, usually they are 2-3 hours, 6-9 riders, rides going places we all know and love. Good times for sure, however lately things have been changing, a momentum is growing among the dedicated few who ride every week. A need to explore, to create our own adventure thru pushing the limits of the bikes we ride and the bonds between us a riders and as friends.

Today’s ride was one for the books, eight dudes, 6 hours, 7 flats, miles of dirt. All these photos are from my phone, all these dudes showed true grit during this epic adventure.

Shapiro the Hero and Ramon, planet of the apes

Clary, Rich, Brandon, and Dave, planet of the apes

this is where we made the choice to go the long way

Dylan takes it all in

Dylan going for it

Dave and Shapiro making it happen

we don’t take no for an answer

Clary’s road cleats got trashed on the first climb, so he just rode un-clipped from then on..

dudes digging deep

there was a bike rack on top of this huge hill…

ted shred don’t care

over or under, just make it through

finally hit pavement, buffington descends

hit the skidz

Today re-affirmed in my mind what MASH is to me. Riding bikes with your friends, having adventures, broadening you horizons through experience and finding new places. Thanks to the dudes Dylan, Matt, Rich, Jason, Brandon, Dave, and Ramon, for following me up a mountain and back down again!

till next time

rubber side down

_chas