Gravity troles!!!

[R7]

I think today was Sean's day to get cought by the gravity trole

I need to start carrying one of those disposable cameras.

Good ride today, thanks for leading us around Sean

[BWAP]

We haven't done those trails in so long I forgot how fun they are. Exhausting too.

[airgary]

is that north brookfield ma? (edit.. i could have looked by phone # but im too lazy )


do alot of road miles on that ride? it kind of looks it...

[theothersean]

Yeh its amazing how you are just riding along and all of a sudden a troll pops out from behind a tree or from under a rock, grabs your front tire and you are on the ground without warning.

I did crash 3 or 4 times today mostly front wheel wash outs in mud or wet grass although , one was 1/2 way up a hill climb, my right bark buster busted some bark and ripped the handlebars right out of my hands sending the bike to the ground and me running off into the woods trying to stay on my feet.

I am sore and I'm sure will be more so tomorrow, but its the good kind of pain. Thanks again for coming out . Couldn't have asked for a better day.

[theothersean]

Originally posted by airgary
is that north brookfield ma? (edit.. i could have looked by phone # but im too lazy )


do alot of road miles on that ride? it kind of looks it...

the pics are deceiving if you look at the bikes from the side or back you can see all the mud. We did 33 miles today and roughly 8 to 10 of it was paved and yeh its in mass.

[R7]

Originally posted by theothersean
the pics are deceiving if you look at the bikes from the side or back you can see all the mud. We did 33 miles today and roughly 8 to 10 of it was paved and yeh its in mass.

Hey, don't say nothing about the hill I didn't make it up.... and the hardest one that everyone else had a problem on and I went up like nothing

[airgary]

Originally posted by R7
Hey, don't say nothing about the hill I didn't make it up.... and the hardest one that everyone else had a problem on and I went up like nothing

hows that sying go..? the sun shines on a dogs ass sometimes.......

[theothersean]

Yeh we did do a lot of hill climbing today ,at one point or another we all had a hard time. Still fun though

[BWAP]

Wow! They do look clean from that angle. Mine looks cleaner because all the mud got washed off in the water crossing I fell down in. Works like a charm!

And Bob's looks so big.....

[R7]

Mine's clean now
We should have went threw that water crossing that Bob did, I wouldn't have had to help Leah out of those ruts, I wouldn't have dropped my bike getting it out of the ruts, wouldn't have ripped a strap off my boot....and the bikes woulda been cleaner

By the pile of mud, sticks and leaves under my bike tonight, i'd say it was pretty dirty...not Maine type dirty but pretty dirty..ya know?

[theothersean]

I'm not looking forward to getting the skid plate off and defoilating the earth from the bike, after going through the mud hole I did that you all avoided. It was fender deep as were my legs having to walk the bike out of the muck.


I'm pretty sure we wouldn't be able to do a lot of that stuff in the spring, we would all get stuck.

[duc106]

That was a good time. Always a lot of laughs. Thanks for the help Leah and Mark pushing my tanker up that hill, OMG I was tired and trying not to laugh as Leah kept saying Bob don't let go and let the bike run me over!!!!!

Those trails off the power lines in the pines trees were pretty cool.

Sean was being pestered by the gravity trolls today, maybe they liked the yellow and white bike. I was behind for most of the riding today and when for no apparent you would be on the ground
You would jump up saying do you see it, the troll grabed my front wheel. (way to much drinking going on the night before I think)

Thganks for inviting me up and leading the ride Sean, that was a good day.

[theothersean]

Originally posted by duc106
That was a good time. Always a lot of laughs. Thanks for the help Leah and Mark pushing my tanker up that hill, OMG I was tired and trying not to laugh as Leah kept saying Bob don't let go and let the bike run me over!!!!!

Those trails off the power lines in the pines trees were pretty cool.

Sean was being pestered by the gravity trolls today, maybe they liked the yellow and white bike. I was behind for most of the riding today and when for no apparent you would be on the ground
You would jump up saying do you see it, the troll grabed my front wheel. (way to much drinking going on the night before I think)

Thganks for inviting me up and leading the ride Sean, that was a good day.

Drinking ? not me, I behaved myself. it was mark

[BWAP]

Originally posted by R7
Mine's clean now
We should have went threw that water crossing that Bob did, I wouldn't have had to help Leah out of those ruts, I wouldn't have dropped my bike getting it out of the ruts, wouldn't have ripped a strap off my boot....and the bikes woulda been cleaner

By the pile of mud, sticks and leaves under my bike tonight, i'd say it was pretty dirty...not Maine type dirty but pretty dirty..ya know?

Thanks for helping me Mark. I thought I stayed long enough to see that you were all set. Sorry. It was payback for not waiting at that corner after I got the pine tree stuck in my brake pedal. I kept beeping at you in the mud holes (the only place I can keep up cuz you don't want your bike to get dirty) so you must have assumed I was right behind you.

Thanks again!

[theothersean]

We haven't ridden this loop in quite some time and apparantly neither have the other locals a lot of them are leave covered and a few have grass and overgrown shrub on them.
bob manages the beast down a leaf covered rocky hill



then a water crossing


Hope mark didn't get stuck in the mud this time



leah made it out too


Top of the long hill climb at the farm the trees are way past peak color

this hill is a lot steaper than it looks and there is no straight shot at it, bang a rigth off the street and shoot straight up, the phot doesn't do it justice. But you can tell how hard it is because mark is walking up could be the still almost bald fix a flat filled rear tire though too.

But some how leah made it up on her little tractor all be it with legs flailing about.


now we get into the pine forest full of roots I know I said the worst was over after we all had to pick our bikes up getting up a hill except for mark that is, but I forgot about this one other hill, oops. but we did all make it .


and a bit more water



this is where I ran out of film but it was only 1/2 way through the day


I'll have to bring a fresh full camera next time.

[R7]

That's it, I'm getting a dispso camera!! Knowone ever gets to catch your embarrasing moments

For some reason, I like it at that Farm. Nice view and a few fun hills and mud spots. When I went by on the way home, I saw a bunch of quads at that brick house?
Cool pictures

[theothersean]

I picked up 2 more cameras for the next time while at wally world getting the film developed.

2 pack of cameras was $7 and it cost $2.37 to get them developed onto a disc. At the 1 hr photo

Click and shoot no need to pull the expensive camera out of a case and let it focus.


Oh and being on the ground isn't embarrasing, its part of dirt riding. If you don't crash or fall down now and then you aren't trying hard enough .

[R7]

Originally posted by theothersean
Oh and being on the ground isn't embarrasing, its part of dirt riding. If you don't crash or fall down now and then you aren't trying hard enough .

So what are you saying, I've been trying pretty hard the past few rides?

[theothersean]

Originally posted by R7
So what are you saying, I've been trying pretty hard the past few rides?

Um yeh, lets go with that.

[duc106]

Sean excellent job with the camera. That is it, I am going to bring the disposable ones from now on also. I could have taken a lot of good pictures of that certain yellow and white bike that was on the ground in front of me

[theothersean]

Atleast I will get my 15 seconds of fame.