Dann delivers Dissa on GF eve
Posted: Fri Sep 29, 2023 8:35 pm
First of all, Thanks Dann for posting this and for leading an awesome level 3 ride today. Thanks to Walkahz for leading the level 2 ride and giving us this riding forum to keep us all riding. Thanks to Riles and Chris for sweeping up our mess all day (I did provide some mess to clean up (you know, just to make them feel important)). Thanks to those that provided BBQ and food after the ride.
Not sure that I can write about the ride and get my point across. Probably ended up one of the hardest rides I have done physically. Less rider ability = harder rides though so maybe it was just me! Temperature was warm which added to the difficulty today. Quite dusty in the flowy parts which made visibility pretty challenging at times. After doing one of the big shaily hills early on, I was already spent! Wondering if I should take up knitting instead. But Dann did say that was the hardest hill so that made me feel better (but he didn't say that there were no more of them!). Hill going up, hills going down, going up, going down, up, down, up, down u d u d udududud with some nice (not so flowing) creeks in the middle. The creek section is a great ride thhat has some very steep play hills. To see the gunn riders ride up and down them is impressive. I was wondering how to knit and pearl a scarf or a beanie at this time! I started cramping about an hour from the cars and ran out of water not long after. Tempted to abort but determination (stubbornness) would not let me bale! Getting closer to home I fell on a not so technical track and ended up with the bike pinning my leg to a log and unable to move, thanks Riles for freeing me from that uncomfortable position (of course it was just to make you feel important as sweep), knitting is still an valid option at this point. Bloody good loop if you every want a real Dissa experience but be warned that you may end up knitting some socks.
Group size today of about 25 (ish) on the two rides with 25 great people to spend the day with! Could not take up knitting and have such awesome company (that means knitting is out). Thanks to all for a great day.
Not sure that I can write about the ride and get my point across. Probably ended up one of the hardest rides I have done physically. Less rider ability = harder rides though so maybe it was just me! Temperature was warm which added to the difficulty today. Quite dusty in the flowy parts which made visibility pretty challenging at times. After doing one of the big shaily hills early on, I was already spent! Wondering if I should take up knitting instead. But Dann did say that was the hardest hill so that made me feel better (but he didn't say that there were no more of them!). Hill going up, hills going down, going up, going down, up, down, up, down u d u d udududud with some nice (not so flowing) creeks in the middle. The creek section is a great ride thhat has some very steep play hills. To see the gunn riders ride up and down them is impressive. I was wondering how to knit and pearl a scarf or a beanie at this time! I started cramping about an hour from the cars and ran out of water not long after. Tempted to abort but determination (stubbornness) would not let me bale! Getting closer to home I fell on a not so technical track and ended up with the bike pinning my leg to a log and unable to move, thanks Riles for freeing me from that uncomfortable position (of course it was just to make you feel important as sweep), knitting is still an valid option at this point. Bloody good loop if you every want a real Dissa experience but be warned that you may end up knitting some socks.
Group size today of about 25 (ish) on the two rides with 25 great people to spend the day with! Could not take up knitting and have such awesome company (that means knitting is out). Thanks to all for a great day.