indytriple's blog

Wednesday, May 24, 2006

daynighter


We rolled to BCSP again last night for what has become the Tuesday night schtick. It's always great riding with the sub-9'er crew. The conditions were absolutely perfect. I made a major change to the bike that has endeared me to it even more. I definitely had that "no chain" feeling. After predicting early in the ride that we would see BCSP locals Dale, Len, and Rob. We proceeded to bump into none other than Dale, Len, and Rob along the route. We told Rob about our prognostication and he said, "Well, that's pretty much like predicting that the sun will rise." A good point there. Rob had Alex with him, so the trailbuilding contingent was out in force. They'd been out flagging new trail for the upcoming work weekend. They flagged the new route up to Hesitation Point that will eventually remove that terribly punishing fire road climb. We also rode the little piece of trail that Alex and Rob built to replace the fire-road section on the North Tower Loop. It's only a few hundred yards long now, but it's a great glimpse into what will become one of the best downhills/climbs out there. They built it with the machine, which is also a good indication of things to come. I would predict that BCSP will become one of the best places to ride in the midwest, but that would be silly...because it already is.