I took a half day off Friday to try to fix up my bike a little to get ready for a good ride on Saturday, ended up working on it 7 hours Friday and from 8-6:30 on Saturday… mostly running around trying to find parts and correct tools. It’s funny, I’ll start with a couple of little things that need to be fixed and the next thing I know, it’s midnight and my bike is in a hundred pieces all over the garage floor. Accomplishments: new fork seals, brakes, grips, throttle tube, oil\/filter, air filter, and my first time at adjusting the valves – had to shim both intake valves. Of course, I could have paid B-rock $75 to do it for me, but why do that when I can spend:<\/p>\n
Needless to say, I missed out on what I’m sure ended up being a good morning ride with the fast riders.<\/p>\n
Good thing Lance was up for a quick ride when I called Saturday evening. We ended up starting up Card about 7:30, dropped down White’s, then Richard’s, then up and over Cart Hollow and back up Seep, then back the same way. I was in such a hurry to go that I forgot to throw riding gloves in my gear bag, my hands were all sweaty and impregnated with oil from working on the bike and I could hardly hang on to the new pillow top grips. I also forgot my camera and GPS, so y’all are going to have to take my word on this one. It ended up being a great ride and a lot of fun. For the first time ever, I cleaned every obstacle on Card without eating it or coming off the bike, I’m pretty stoked about that! I usually have a hard time with root on the climb and coming down the switchbacks. The bike ran great, the valve adjustment made a noticable difference, the engine is a lot smoother, quieter, and it starts easily again. We were off the trail and loading up just as it was getting too dark around 9:45.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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