Saturday, April 23, 2016

Beck Lake (still) Hates Me

Go to Cody; Don't Bring Me

I've already talked about the new trails in Cody. I took Shrek there a month or two ago. Had a crazy, windy, futile day that gave me a tease of the amazing trails at Beck Lake, but left me high and dry with a nasty, tire-killing puncture and a long walk back to the truck.
So, now that I've got Lucy, and we had a day where Cody was supposed to be calm, I headed back down.
Started off rough with the wind. The wind. The wind. The wind. I can't escape it this spring. It was probably only 7mph, maybe 10mph, but it was just constant, unrelenting.
Otherwise, great start. Lucy, the new girl, she is insane. So fast.
Feeling more comfortable on her, I really let myself go on the big flow jumps. Caught the most air I've ever caught. Sailed it, over and over. It was really fun. As close as I ever got to BMX.


Then, of course, another flat. Same thing. There are a lot of geometric, sharp rocks there, and I got the tire sliced. I was way too big for sealant. Even Stan's Racing. It was also getting late, so I hoofed it back to Wolf, and headed home.
Go to Beck Lake.