50.50 Recon

Went out for a ride with David R. & Tom H. this morning to retrace the first half of last years 50.50.  We even hit up Northbank while it was still frozen - it had been a while since any of us have been on that trail.  There was also a good bit of snow still at Powhite, which proved to be a lot of fun.  Sunday is going to be interesting...

Fun in the Snow

I have had a chance to go out with Mason the last couple of days and ride around in the snow.  Here she is rocking out the DP kit on her 'hand me down' bike from dad... Merry Christmas!  Rumor has it she is planning on poaching the road portion of the 50.50 - I will be riding right at her pace by that point in the day.

Well, Sherando was a bust due to the cold temperature and expected snow.


But Joe, Jeff and myself headed to Pocahantas to try and make the best of it. Awesome day for a ride that is for sure!! Hard to beat some frozen singletrack. Certainly an improvement over the trainer I have been wearing out lately.

The trails were in good condition for the most part, with some wet leaves, snow and even a bit of ice mixed in. While the snow wasn't real deep, it did make it a bit more difficult due to being covered by ice. We threw in some fire road as well. Made for some nice base miles since it was slow going with the same ice/snow conditions.

Overall an awesome time even though my toes were frozen and I had a flat.