Faith...

Wow... I really don't know where to begin on this... Today was an experience that I will probably never forget. Today we rode the Ribbon trail and Holy Cross trail and while on Ribbon I experienced something extraordinary.. My brakes faded to the point of no return and I couldn't stop. In my attempt to stop I tried to put a foot down and pretty much bury my pedal into my right calf with no stopping in sight I saw a pocket of sand to the left and turned my bike into it... I was saved by a pocket of sand, nothing made by man saved me from what could of been serious bodily injury or worse. The whole way down all I could think of was a prayer said before the ride and where my beliefs stand and began to think about who I am as well as my faith... I began working on this the day it happened but haven't posted it due to the fact that I wanted to finish it when I felt it was time... I haven't posted any pictures or anything since the day it happened but that was because the rides since then were too much fun for me to stop. Well the post was almost forgotten but how can I forget this event and thought I would share it with others. Spec-ED is Out!!

End Ride Self portrait...

End ride photo of where the switchbacks were...

Switchbacks...

MMM drop... Isn't that by those girls The Hanson's?

More of the same...

Hrmm Hike a bike... at Holy Cross

Shuttling to the top of Ribbon...

On the way to ribbon in colorado

Enroute to Grand Junction...

Colorado river on the way to grand junction

Missing Nappy T...

What would tom do? Well besides walk down...

Scenery..

On the trail...

Uh where am I?!

Ride 2..

Amasa The End!

The end... Well of the first ride...

Hack drop...

Hackalicious...

Amasa Back Anticipation!!

On the way to amasa...

Uh Mobile Posting is Cool!!

Still driving...

2nd Anniversary Moab STAT trip... oh yeah!!!

And so it begins...

Growth... or lack there of...

Well I rode Daley Ranch two times last week and realized that Pac-Man as a rider has seemed to grow quite a bit considering he rode it twice in a row on Saturday. I am having a hard time keeping up with him on the up hills. Oh well guess I just have accept it or grow with it... Anyway just a little thought. Spec-ED out! but not out that far....

MMM.... Nobleriffic

And So It Begins.... or Began whichever....

Thought I would post a little thing about my last ride... It was at Noble Canyon which equals tons of fun... The first run was great I felt good through it and when I was done I wasn't disappointed in myself... Now the second run was different, I was just riding along enjoying the fresh mountain air, sniffing the flowers and dancing with the animals when I face planted well it would of been if my elbow didn't cushion the fall. Anyway after the crash I was a little sketchy at sections and made the ride less enjoyable... Overall it was fun to ride with Doug and Greg, I'm looking forward to riding in Moab and it was a nice prequel to those rides to come! Spec-Ed iz out!!!

A day at the Ranch...

Don't know what to write I am just posting to post went to Daley Ranch last Saturday... uh... it was fun.. Spec-ED out!

A day at the plateau...

Once upon a mid-winter's afternoon 4 riders came upon a plateau. It was the first for some and a repeat adventure for others. Uh... Well... Okay today I went up to Murrieta to meet up with Pac-Man, Little Pac, and Ryu to ride at Santa Rosa plateau. It was my first time there and I enjoyed the trail or is it the trail enjoyed me... Either way fun times was had by all. The trail wasn't really technical but had quite a bit of singletrack. Spec-ED out! somewhere....

R is for Ride! S is for Sucky! or Spec-ED!

Well I guess a week isn't considered to be a hiatus but it sure felt like one... I rode with Pacalicious at Hodges yet again we took a different route to see how it was nowadays for us. It was some rocky singletrack with ups and downs along a creekside and low overhangs to duck under. We did it twice to attempt it without having to dismount for the overhangs heh. I have what feels like a bruise on my right shoulder from a misjudgment. Oh Well, Mountain biking and suffering seem to go hand in hand. Well I suffered with chest congestion and Pac-Man wasn't helping with the mud he was trying to get on me, while still trying to keep my already slow pace going. All in all it was a fun ride and I realized I need to get back on my 3 ride a week minimum. I hope the weather doesn't prevent that. Puxatony Phil say's spring is going to come early so it should happen right. Spec-ED out! of breath! damn cold!

Crazy for a ride!

I think I'm going a little wacky from the lack of rides. End of post! I think I just wanted to post something on the first of the month hence the rambling. Spec-ED out! hopefully on a few rides during the next few days.

AC Reshoed!

I got the spoke fixed on the AC oh yiyeah! Anyway I got to give props to the mechanic, Tom, at Bicycle Warehouse for fixing it in a timely manner. Now I can actually get a Monday ride in with the Girlfriend who I have been promising a ride with for a while now but due to my forgetfulness and bike issues have not been able to come through with. SO next Monday for sure beautiful! Spec-Ed out! and about!

Rides what?!?!

Well... Uhm... I broke a spoke and it's raining haven't been on many rides since I discovered the injury to my aluminum horse at Hodges on Friday. I'm going to bring it in to get it fixed by Friday possibly. Oh well I'm hoping to be able to ride at least Sunday with my oldest he needs saddle time. Spec Ed out! of his freakin' mind!

Chronicles of Lake Hodges...

Got off in the late afternoon,
called Pac-Man just to see how he's doin',
Yo what up pac,
Yo Spec-ED what's happenin',
You thinking what I'm thinking,
Lake Hodges!!!!!!,
Man, it's happenin'!!!!

Ahem... Today we went to Hodges oh yet again... It was Ryu, Pac-Man, Kirk, and myself, it was a rare Friday ride with 4 people. We only get to ride on Friday's with Ryu once a month because he works nights most Fridays. Kirk rarely rides with us something about things to do, raids to run on World Of Warcraft, you know things of importance, but he made it out today and I guess that is what matters. It was a fun ride though slower than most but we were BS'ing a bit and by we I mean Pac-Man and I. Even though it was a slow ride I still felt pretty tired afterwards. Anyway just a update.... Seek your Nirvana... Or is it Ride often! whichever... Spec-ED out! fo shizzle!

Ryu in preparation...

Ryu about to strip oh yeah

Hodges... the riding staple...

Ahh... I've gone on more rides this winter than I have in the past. It's been pretty much been every other day except for weekends. Pac-Man and I did hodges and are progressively getting faster there. Our best time so far is 1hour 9 minutes. Well don't really have much to say just posting to post. Spec ED out! Ride On! Ride Lots! Ride Sparringly! Ride Progressively! Ride Most of the Time! Ride When You Can! Ride a Bike! Ride Ride Ride! and no I didn't see other peoples taglines and change em up to suit me then call it my own...

Oh what fun... to ride a bike...

So today Pac-Man, Ryu, Larry and myself went to Daley Ranch for a quick ride around... and by quick ride around I mean torturefest. I was emailed some stat's for Daley and realized that it's climbs are just as tough on paper as it is in person. We start with a quick 150 foot climb then a down which we give it all back. Then we head up a long 1.3 mile climb with a gain of 320' which is ton's of fun. The stuff in between is single track and fireroad to a ranch house where the real fun begins with a 420 foot climb in about a mile hrmm as if that wasn't enough we hit single track downhill sections to another climb which I consider to be the toughest it's all bundled up into a half a mile and 320 feet of climbing over babyheads. I had to stop 2 times well technically three lost balance into a rut, but my boy Pac-man stopped once and Larry doesn't know the meaning of stop on a hill. Ryu didn't stop at all either... well he didn't stop walking... Anyways that was today's riding experience... Woot! Spec Ed out!

Mike on a bike...

Today we did 10 miles at Los Penasquitos... It was fun for Mike he was able to experience some single track without having to deal with it the whole ride. I will be adding a picture of him later just thought I would post a update now. Spec-ED out..

The Legacy

Today was a fun ride. It was slow and easy but interesting to watch the mountain biking prodigy Dylan ride steep inclines that I have seen experienced riders mess up on. The young riders are the future and I am looking forward to seeing where my son Mike or Doug's son Dylan end up skill wise in the future.

Hrmm complacency...

I think I felt the negative affect of complacency.. We went on the usual ride at lake hodges, it was Doug(Pac-Man), Sean (Ryu), and myself. We did the whole ride it was fun and pretty much uneventful Sean held to his name Ryu, which means Dragon, cause he is always dragon on a ride so we were waiting for him occasionally. At the end of the ride Pac and I pulled a log out on to the trail and I was messing around bunny hopping it, when I did a few lower speed hops I thought I was doing pretty well so the last one I wasn't paying attention and didn't realize I didn't have enough speed to clear the log and almost ate it. Well the moral of this story is that I'm a moron and Spec is short for Special for a reason. Anyway hope I can keep up the rants and not forget to update.

Where is Kelly?

Here is my sister on her ride of late

Mike and today!

I recently got my son a Hardrock in a extra small to get him into MT. Biking I took him out for a quick run to a waterfall at Los Penasquitos in San Diego... It was his second ride out and I could see a difference in his riding from the beginning to the end, some of the hesitations that he had in the beginning were gone by the time we finished. I'm looking forward to watching his bike handling skills grow and then begin to think up ways to slow him down when he is faster than me...

Ahh... To blog again....

What up!?! My insanity has brought me to start a blog, uh Well actually I haven't done anything web wise cause I am lazy so I thought blogging would be something easy that I can update whenever... It will mostly cover riding my Adventures in Mountain Biking but may deviate to allow some insane rants about nothing... or something...