In June of this year, I had a chance to ride with Dino here in Fort Collins. He has a great digital camera that can be used as a video camera. His camera also has image stabilization--cool feature.
Well, Dino strapped this camera to the top of his helmet and said, let's ride. Here's the result. I think it turned out really well.
Friday, October 26, 2007
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
Giro Del Dente
Every couple of months it is worth getting out and doing a ride that is out of the ordinary. Something a bit longer, or more remote, or challenging is always a good way to revitalize the soul.
Last week it was time to do something that I've thought about for awhile, but haven't done yet. Ride every trail at Horsetooth Mountain Park. I knew this would be a longer ride, but I also didn't think it would be an absolute epic.
The ride started with four seasoned riders ready for some climbing. You know your ride is going to be good when Speedie (the only women) is riding this.
We did this ride at a very comfortable pace. Taking stops to eat, take pictures, talk--everything that makes a group ride fun instead of work.
For anyone that has ridden the 'tooth it has many elements from cruising singletrack to technical climbs and descents.
This little section is difficult with gears and suspension--big credit goes to speedie for cleaning this on the ol' bridgestone.
Speedie, and Smoothie did about half the 'tooth with us, but Smoothie's time was budgeted and he had to get back to the family around noon. So we said our goodbyes, and then there were two.
The ironic thing about riding with one other person is that you spend more time talking and less time taking pictures. We got a few pictures in, but not as many as before.
The Stallion is always pushing the pace...
One final artsy-fartsy pic.
We did take a quick moment to try out the video mode on the camera.
Overall this was a great ride and will be repeated sometime, maybe with some additional Lory trail action. In summary, the ride was about 5 hours with approximately 3700 feet of climbing in about 18.4 miles. Ride On!
A little slide show of the day... Flash is needed
Last week it was time to do something that I've thought about for awhile, but haven't done yet. Ride every trail at Horsetooth Mountain Park. I knew this would be a longer ride, but I also didn't think it would be an absolute epic.
The ride started with four seasoned riders ready for some climbing. You know your ride is going to be good when Speedie (the only women) is riding this.
We did this ride at a very comfortable pace. Taking stops to eat, take pictures, talk--everything that makes a group ride fun instead of work.
For anyone that has ridden the 'tooth it has many elements from cruising singletrack to technical climbs and descents.
This little section is difficult with gears and suspension--big credit goes to speedie for cleaning this on the ol' bridgestone.
Speedie, and Smoothie did about half the 'tooth with us, but Smoothie's time was budgeted and he had to get back to the family around noon. So we said our goodbyes, and then there were two.
The ironic thing about riding with one other person is that you spend more time talking and less time taking pictures. We got a few pictures in, but not as many as before.
The Stallion is always pushing the pace...
One final artsy-fartsy pic.
We did take a quick moment to try out the video mode on the camera.
Overall this was a great ride and will be repeated sometime, maybe with some additional Lory trail action. In summary, the ride was about 5 hours with approximately 3700 feet of climbing in about 18.4 miles. Ride On!
A little slide show of the day... Flash is needed
Monday, October 15, 2007
Park City Week
Grandma and Grandpa spend a week vacationing in Park City each year. Again this year, Cathy and I headed out for a visit. Last year I didn't have a chance to ride very much. This year I had to the chance to ride almost everyday. The best part of the week was the foliage was starting to pop.
I posted these pics on MTBR and James Bigler liked them so much he asked if he could use one for his blog. Sure why not :) daLink
I posted these pics on MTBR and James Bigler liked them so much he asked if he could use one for his blog. Sure why not :) daLink
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