HARD TIMES ARE BEHIND US
I HAD DINNER TONIGHT WITH MY MTB OGs. Let me just give you a taste of the shenanigans we we're up to...
... back when things were hard.
Not those things.
The suspensions and tires and materials we used.
Think of a 35 lb bike made with galvanized steel plumbing pipe,
skinny tires pumped up to 60 lbs to avoid pinching,
bars as wide as your shoulders,
and no chamois.
We didn't care.
We didn't know better.
There was nothing better than finding a new stream of dirt that cut across a perilous hillside with some logs and giant boulders...
... and riding it over and over till it was mastered.
Then, and only then, would we invite the rest of the crew out for a ride and pretend to discover said new trail.
Never seen this before.
Let's check it out
Oh, shift!
That's the best entertainment I ever had.
... making it look easy, while the others ghost rode their bikes off 8' drops.
It wasn't one-sided.
Everyone had a just discovered, must ride trail,
everyone came home bloodied and bruised,
bikes broken...
... huge smiles.
Stupid?
Yeah.
Bonded for life?
Yeah.
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A lot of times we didn't wear helmets...
... a beanie would have offered better protection.
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7 hrs
17% b.f.
60.6% h2o
2 Strength Rotation
30 minutes recovery
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