MIA

Things are coming together.. The Mesa is up and running and no bike shop employees around yet.. Hopefully last years plan has scare the non-locals off has worked..
Underground singletrack has returned with a vengenance. With two separate rides being pulled off this weekend the trail got some much needed use. There is some more work to do but its ridable. The Rainbow Bridge is rebuilt and we will be able to get at least one or two more seasons out of it. I think its going to be four years old and it still stands. Two areas need new bridges. We're getting by with what we have.
I'll post some new photos later today.
There is just nothing like waking up to a dozen or so mountainbikers outside your door to go for a ride and my lazy ass is just rolling out of bed. We hung out by the prez's house for a cocktail and some brats post ride. Steve has become the most welcomed addition to the merry ban of misfits in which I call friends.

Palos

Last nights ride was good. Canal to Dynamite. Up Dynamite to Psycho down to TURF. Over thru Red Gate and down the bottom of The Back Door. Out and across to Coyote out thru the Metra Lot and up to Country Lane. Back South to behind the Airplane field and back to the Moto-x track and back to Kean. 3 hours and not bad conditions all of those trails where ridable. TURF had a couple of muddy spots, but overall things are looking great for this weekend.

Remember

I forgot. I lose stuff all the time. Put it somewhere and think its a good spot for it-then I can't find it. I find stuff all the time too so I guess it evens off somewhere. I forget.

done with one

Hanging out with this gamer kid Josh. He was building amusement parks all night and I had something to build too.

There were some things I wanted to accomplish with the Heckler. Like take the studs off and put some lighter weight tires on and put on an air fork - plus add poc loc to an already packed riser. Its about 2 lbs lighter than last year and about 5 lighter than with the winter studs. (Maybe less but it felt like 5) Peoria is chock full of fun stuff.

Still need to work on the x-cal but this was easier and it just had to be done the x-cal is ridable but not tricked out quite yet.