Riding with Jakey La Cruz Part two

We had a late start on Sunday but made it out to Ghost town with the 29ers. Our goal was to hit the most singletrack we could on the snow. The conditions were perfect and it felt balmy compared to Saturdays 10 degree temps. The sun started to set soon on us and the forest started to glow with the snow and light polution from above. We could see the trails without a problem and we became one with the forest. We were in full Slender Fungus element to say the least. The snow filled in all the bumps and cracks on the trail and our tires just whistled  underneath us. We kept commented on it being perhaps one of the best rides ever. It was so surreal and amazing. We finally got back to the car and fistbumped eachother on a fine accomplishment. We had some coffee from the Coffeehouse and headed home in the snowfall. It was an amazing weekend of Mountainbike Goodness. 
Best,
Ari 

Saturday Ride with Jakey La Cruz

Rode with Jakey La Cruz to Palos on a very cold day. I think the temps were around 10 degrees. We never warmed up and it was a sluggish ride. It did feel nice to get on the singletrack in Palos and enjoy the solitude the woods offer. 
Keep riding more, 
Ari 

Rode almost 15 miles on the road to get to the trails. It was dang cold. 

Breakfast time and also time to tighten a stem that misteriously got loose on us. 

Taking a break and drinking some much needed Hot Tea. 

Tearing up in Palos.

Riding time in the Winter

Been enjoying the challenge of being outside. Been enjoying the woods, the canal, the trails, sometimes the road. Been getting used to the cold.

Ari

Starting point for the trails @ Ghost Town.

 

Leafy Goodness

 

Jakey La Cruz's impossible to ride trail.

 

Saganashke Slough

 

Got beaten up by the change in temps. Time to bundle up. Wednesday Night ride.

 

These Mitts did not work well on the drops but enough to fight this morning's wind.

Wednesday Suffer Fest

Sunday Riding

Moutain Bikes on the road are the real thing,

Ari

December 1st. Start of the training program

So the Slender Fungus got together and with the help of A.G. we got some ideas on training and general well being. Our goal was to start on Dec. 1st and to start tabulating miles and activities. So, for today I rode down to Palos and met up with A.G. for some singletrack. It was an 11 mile ride to get there and we promptly hit the trails just behind the Coffee House in Ghost town. Ghost town is located on the South-East corner of Archer and Willow Springs. If you don't know where that is you should. Check it out on Google and go there and ride bikes. 
We hit the singletrack and it was greasy and we felt bad being on it. We exited asap and got on the road to head south and catch the canal trail just north of the Slough. We rode west then did some manuevering around rte83 with a found sidewalk and then took the double track all the way east again. We then rode the County lane which is gravel and finished the ride at about 4 pm. I then rode home with the skies darkening and the temps dropping. My front brake was a mess and I could not stop it from skreeching. So I undid the two bolts and took the darn thing off. I dropped the whole system in my barmitt. 
42 miles for the day on the 29er. I was sore but happy. Thanks to A.G. for coming out. 
Ari 

Another lost little critter. 

Rode the Blue Mariachi with the squealing brake. 

The Stairs at Palos. A way of life

Stairs, stairs and more stairs to burn off the fat.