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91 Days

Posted by gagknee on February 06, 2009

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Feels like a lifetime.

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My Impressions of HM '08

For any one who was curious, which included myself, all those purple trees we saw are Eastern Redbud . I didn't get the memo about everyone getting new tires. For this I will be eternally bitter. Oh sure, I read the post about L-Dub getting new tires because everyone else was, but apparently my brain thought that "everyone" meant "no one but Larry". Rockhouse bites. From the Gilbert trail connector (I do like the new connector however) to any trail worth riding is torture. Trail 19 is sado-masochistic. I propose that next year we trailer to the Man trailhead. At least from there we can more easily get to the trails that we like the best. Bear Wallow, I hardly knew ye. Great riding. The best of the weekend. Oh sure, the ride into Logan was a bit scary, but everything else was just grand. If only they would keep more of the trails in this system open. All hail the coal pile. Man. That was a thrill. My apologies to the guy who rolled down the little hill. Although ...

Day 3 – Back to Rock House

Rock House earned new respect today after a very nice day of riding. Not without incident mind you, but still a nice day of riding. This morning we left Gilbert and headed to the aptly named Man, WV. To make the trip more interesting I thought we take some trails we don’t usually ride. As Big A would say, “here’s the thing…” Apparently, the Hatfield McCoy Trail Authority decided to start using a different kind of sign to indicate trails that are closed to trail riding. Sadly, these new signs are the same size and color of signs that indicate underground gas lines. In the hills of West Virginia, underground gas line signs are quite ubiquitous. After the first thousand or so, they blend into the scenery like poison ivy and toothless women. The first time I missed one of these signs, we suffered no ill effects. But not long after I did the same thing again. This time we ran into a giant landslide at the very end of a very long and very wet trail. This meant we had to do the sa...

To Fix or Not to Fix?

Got the oil changed today and figured out the problem with the rear brakes. The cable for the foot pedal was almost completely seized. I was able to lift it up the pedal by jamming the head of a framing hammer between the pedal and the foot peg. Pushed it back down by stepping on it. Several reps of this loosened it up a little bit, but not anywhere even remotely close to "usable". The question is - is it worth fixing? I NEVER use the foot pedal and the handlebar lever seems to work just fine. The Front brakes seem a little soft. I might investigate that tomorrow. I discovered this today when I tried to take it into the woods behind my house and could not get over the tree laying across the trail on an extremely steep hill. Front brakes alone would not keep the machine from rolling down the hill. This created an interesting situation as I tried to get it turned around without tipping over. I was also in shorts and sandals and hadn't properly installed the sea...

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