Two Wheel Blogs

Well looks like you boys had some good rides. After Thursday nights ride under the stars, I was eager to get back out and ride. Today Mike J. and I took off to Pine Ridge, just outside of Ashland, to do some riding. I told him when we left that I planned on doing some good riding, and good riding we had.

I overheard a discussion in the LBS today about equipment and rider ability. It seemed that once again someone was going to try to purchase "performance". To say it another way, this guy thought that buying a longer travel suspension bike was going to make him faster on our local single track.

I love technology, don't get me wrong, but its a double edged sword.

When I see weekend warriors using big hit bikes to allow them to ride over logs without even considering lifting their front wheel, I begin to think technology is actually hurting these people.

The problems exist only when the user allows his epuipment to mask his (in)ability...could it be that long travel suspension giving people a false sense of what they can handle?

Moral: know your limitation, and dont believe for a second that you can buy something that lets you extend them overnight.

Sorry for the rant...but hey, its MY blog!