MTB 3:15:00 [4] 29.6 mi (9.1 mph) +3485ft
ahr:120 max:152 weight:146lbs shoes: SW MTB 2014 Bling
Grand Ridge RT-Duthie-HP-PP: Only incredible luck prevented a happy ending from turning into a rather dismal one. A bolt that secures the shifter to the bar came loose. I didn't have a 3mm tool, and the bolt head was in an awkward spot, so I couldn't tighten or remove it by hand. I was gingerly riding to the Duthie central area in search of a helping hand when the bolt flew away and the shifter dropped off of the bar. Miraculously, I found the tiny bolt on the trail and tucked it into my pocket. The one person at Duthie had the tool I needed and I was back in business. In my exuberance at my good fortune, I rode off with my saddle bag open. A half mile later down the trail, the seventh and largest item in the bag dropped out loudly enough for me to notice it. Walking backwards on the one way trail, I found every one of the lost items lying in the middle of the trail, not flung off into the weeds. This included my wallet and phone, and it was fitting that I even found my granola bar wrapper as the final missing piece.