Group Ride - 16K!

Larry, Lisa and I went for a group ride on Saturday morning. Larry was riding his GT Avalanche 2.0 that I mentioned in a previous post, Lisa was riding her Panasonic touring bike, and I was riding my Cannondale single-speed (Lisa has now said that she would like a single-speed mountain bike!).

I usually ride alone or with Brian - alone the goal is just to ride; with Brian it is to ride and find new trails. In a group ride, the goal is social. Nobody is racing to get to the top, we stop frequently to rest and chat. The different pace and conversation livens up the ride, giving new charm to an old trail.

In the end, we rode 16 kilometers, which doesn't sound like much, but you have to remember that we live in a valley, so 8 kilometers of that was straight uphill!




Larry and Lisa, still fresh early in the ride.


The road got steep for a while and we had to push the bikes.



We made it to the top, although Larry looked exhausted!



Victory ballet at the top.