Training Log Archive: danfoster

Two rides today on the fattie, including a night ride with the new bikepacking bags flapping in the breeze as we rousted a deer way back in the woods.

Another Fattie ride on washed-out trails from last night's torrential rain. Managed to smack my inner knee cap against the handlebar end while getting back on the bike, and have been limping around ever since. The Boa laces on my shoes aren't holding tension anymore, found myself jumping out of the shoes on several occasions. Replacements on the way thanks to their lifetime warrantee.

I've been riding the fat bike for the last two days, in an attempt to make it snow. Stopped this morning at the furthest possible spot from home to add some air to the back tire. When I unscrewed the pump hose, it brought the valve core out with it, and dumped all of that precious air all over the trail, with the tire crumpling to flat in about 3 seconds. There's nothing like the feeling of being far from home on a hot, buggy morning, and realizing you've got to inflate a 4.6" fat bike tire from zero with a hand pump. It actually wasn't as bad as I originally expected, but the feeling of horror that went through me when the tire first started dumping air will stay with me for a while.

5:30AM ride to beat the heat. Met some deer and a woodchuck, and went for a long swim/bike wash at the end of the ride.

New chain after Untamed, odometer at 1690 km.