Blasphamy!?

Not sure if this is appropriate. Wondering if it may be a bit premature? I could be getting ahead of myself. But, can we think about, dare I say talk about riding yet? Yeah.

There had been a unwritten rule amongst the people I ride with to not talk about mountain biking until the weather breaks and the calendar is approaching May 1. Listen, not talking about it is the fastest, most efficient way to get to day one of the riding season. Out of site out of mind. Unfortunately the weather is sooo nice, there are new winter builds that are ready to see dirt and rock for the first time and I got an itch I need to scratch.

Let’s talk about it. I want to feel the warm sun beating down on me while I twist through the winding trails at Standing Rock, I want to feel my quads burn as I climb, let’s see, Goat Dance at Levis and I want wrap my brain around navigating my way through the rock garden on trail #1 at Nine Mile. Heaven.

I know were being teased. The weather is amazing, the snow is melting away showing patches of optimistic grass, but, to my dismay, the snow will most likely be back. I’ll have to bury my thoughts of riding newly raked single track deep into the resources of my skull. We’ll have our time in the sun and it will be glorious. Snowshoe anyone?

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