So, what we added sunday makes Swanson seem faster and a lot more fun. It is not like the old Downhill fast, but a lot faster than it was. I got out there for a lap before band practice and afterwork while Ms. Broken Rib walked the back half. She is a good trail walker, always looking out for bikers and gets off the trail when the are coming. :)
There are to 'gotchas!' though. (working in web development, a "gotcha" is something small, that you don;t really suspect, and makes every thing go seriously wrong.) So the two 'gotchas' are close together. After tetanus ridge and after the newer cut backs right after it; there is a new straight line through the trees. when you leave the trees you can have decent speed. About 50 yards after the there is a mild right then and fairly tight left that is downhill a bit. I will learn a good line and correct speed for that.
When you recover from the first one you can pick up speed again and you hit a straight away with a little jump (can you make it over clearing?), it is little and then you jag left only to run straight into an really tight hair pin turn to the right. You almost have to pull the front wheel up and pull the whole bike around. It is pretty sweet. From there on out it is speed if you take the not so well hidden 'alternative routes.'
I will be back out there tomorrow around 6 and thursday if it does not rain. I sent Chris GPS readings for the trail, so he may post it.
best...
Robert
No comments:
Post a Comment