I rode with the WTB folks today. We had a good group of riders onboard. There were four of us, and we kept a nice pace throughout the ride. We were all in agreement that it would be great to ride over to the Headlands where today’s great weather would provide us with outstanding views of the Pacific Ocean.
We took off from the WTB world headquarters with the smell of asphalt permeating the air. They are working on getting the former warehouse into presentable form. Having been affiliated with WTB for over 12 years, I have mixed emotions about some of the changes to their “office” space. There’s so much mountain bike history that took place within that space, and that makes me reticent to see it go. Progress is the word of the day I guess.
We rode off towards our normal route that gets us to the Headlands fast. We broke into two groups, and we had great conversations along the way.
Once that we were in the Headlands the weather was perfect, and so were the conditions for mountain biking. The sun was out, the trail conditions were perfect, and we were flying down the trails. On the last big descent I was traveling at 37.7 mph! I’m not a speed freak, especially on trails, but today was special and I was wearing new shoes (tires) on my mountain bike, so I let loose for a bit. I’m really amazed at the grip that WTB’s new tires have in these riding conditions. It’s remarkable.
I had a fun ride with friends and that’s what is important.
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