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Greenfield Ridge Ride 5-20 |
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Written by Bob Perry
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Friday, 22 May 2009 |
It was a bright sunny day when we headed out of the parking
lot with 10 riders for a trip up to the Greenfield Ridge. I was a little
apprehensive about my ability to keep the pace of the group since I have not
been riding all that much lately, but I was willing to give it a go anyway.
Joining me for the ride tonight were Matt Ballard, Ed Hoffmeister, Knoepfchen,
Behn, Jamal, Green’s Hammerhead and Matt, Todd (on his 29’er single speed),
Mitch, Seth (from VO-Max), and Kyle Bradford.
We headed over to the trails and
began the long climb up the hill on the Chimney Trail. I did not make either of
the two steep pitches and ended up walking up the hills with several others.
Once everyone got to the Blue Dot Trail Hammerhead and Matt led the group up
the trail. I made it up the next two climbs and followed Mitch to the end of
the trail where the group was waiting. When everyone was ready we headed for
the steep descent on the Yellow Dot Trail. I followed Jamal and Todd down the
switchback turns to the White Dot Trail where I watched Jamal do a spectacular
endo on the last corner. Poor ole Jamal went flying over the handlebars and
into the woods. At first I thought “rut row” this is not going to be good, but
seconds after landing in the brush, Jamal jumped up and said “I’m good!!” and so I rode on past him as he collected his
gear and got back on the bike. I rode solo all the way to the end of the trial
where Hammerhead was waiting at an intersection to ensue everyone went the
correct way. Once the group was all together we headed across the road to
continue on the Blue Dot Trail. This is a pretty rocky and hilly trail and many
of the riders had to dismount on the climbs. I managed to ride the entire trail
without dabbing or stopping and arrive at the turn about in the middle of the
pack. After a few minutes wait poor old Seth came slogging along. He had an
older rigid bike that was pretty heavy and he was suffering on the hills. When
everyone was ready to go we headed down the hill for Bears Den Road. I ended up at the front
of the group with Matt and Hammerhead and I told them that I was taking Curt’s
Shortcut to the power lines. Matt and his group decided that they would do the
steep climb up the power line trail and then tackle Joe’s Rock. I opted (along
with four or five others) to skip the climb and head straight over to Five
Points. It was a beautiful night to be in the wood and none of us minded
waiting up for the group to do the longer loop. When Matt G. finally made it
down the trail (he missed the turn and was the last rider over Joe’s Rock) we
all headed for the Green Dot Trail. The group was all together in a long line
as we pedaled past MPM’s house and headed up the hill to Bears Den Road. I had to stop at the log
crossing about half way up the hill as I was now getting pretty tired. After crossing
the log I did manage to ride the rest of the way up the hill to re-join the
group at the road. We headed down the hill to the second left turn onto the
Yellow Dot Trail and I began the climb up the hill to the Red Dot Trail. I did
not make it up the last steep section of the hill even though the group was
cheering me on. Once we were all together we headed down the Red Dot Trail and
over to the parking area at the gate to Poet’s Seat Tower.
At this point Seth was all done so we directed him back to the shop via the tar
roads. The rest of us headed out down the Red Dot Trail. Mitch and I somehow
ended up in front of Knoepfchen and I she complained that she was being held
back by “old men” blocking the trail. Well that lit a fire under the two grandmasters
and we soon put some distance between us and the fretting Fräulein. Mitch and I rode
the rest of the way down the Red Dot Trail and met up with the group at the intersection
with the White Dot Trail. After the rest of the group arrived (including the
aforementioned Fräulein) we headed down the chimney trail to High Street and
back to the shop. I was generally pleased that I was able to do this ride with the group
and I think that everyone had a good ride.
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