Andy Mink
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I use MapMyRide but load it onto Relive sometimes. I’ve resisted the Strava culture since the beginning.
Andy Mink
Everyone loves spring skiing but not in January
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I like Relive. Simple to use and the free version is still pretty good. I don't know if the $5/month for the full app is worth it for me.I use MapMyRide but load it onto Relive sometimes. I’ve resisted the Strava culture since the beginning.
If I didn’t start with MapMyRide years ago and have all my statistics there, I would probably just use Relive all the time. BTW I only use the free version of both.
Get it while the air is good! Always a favorite place to ride, especially with hero dirt! I might head that way this week. You should bug @utskier to ride this Friday or Saturday. He'll be a temporary bachelor as I'm heading to St. George for a tennis tournament.
I hope the tournament is indoors, gets pretty hot in St. George this time of year!Get it while the air is good! Always a favorite place to ride, especially with hero dirt! I might head that way this week. You should bug @utskier to ride this Friday or Saturday. He'll be a temporary bachelor as I'm heading to St. George for a tennis tournament.
Got to ride another favorite loop today up by Snowbasin. Not quite the hero dirt of the last few days but still far from dusty...
Ahh, the "steps" on Wheeler! Never have conquered them--I don't ride them often enough and I swear, one of the gang ALWAYS crashes on them when we're in a group. I'll be on the trails locally on Sunday provided the AQI supports it.
Tournament is outside, it's going to be brutal as the courts are about 10 degrees hotter than actual air temps. It'll make the matches here in Davis County feel cool so there's that. Good lessons in hydration and fueling with calories.
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Sorry for the thread drift, but I'm curious: At your daughter's level, are players prevented from communicating with their coach once a match starts?
I've always thought that was one of the most interesting things about pro tennis. Gotta do your own pep talks, calm yourself down when the temper rises, observe your opponents weakness of the day all on your own.....
They can get coached after every two games during set breaks. My daughter is easily cheated on. It pisses me off to no end. Her opponent yesterday quickly realized she was playing against a talented, yet meek freshman, and proceeded to repeatedly fudge the score and make very obviously questionable line calls. My daughter told me after the match that she knew it, and was afraid to say anything. One of these days, she's going to get fed up with it and get mad. Then I say look out, because she can really hit. So, the lack of line judges in HS tennis is maddening. My daughter can handle the mental game for the most part, but she doesn't know what to do when a player is cheating. Cheaters only win for so long...
Back to biking. I wish it was fall so I could go ride the trails near St. George. I'll be busy shutting players around anyway, though.
The trick is to not be in your lowest/easiest gear, more power in a slightly bigger gear & just keep pedaling. Set it up before you cross the bridge. The turn is the intimidating part...
The real challenge was before they put in the helper steps.
Let’s ride Sunday!
I agree with @4ster about using a bigger gear and more speed. That always works for me unless the wood is wet and slippery. I have seen a few good riders crash there when the wood was wet.
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This new trail in my town exemplifies a lot of new england lowland trails. These rock gardens in with mud were tough for a night ride. But the way back on a cart path in a cool pine grove was great.
Green Woodlands today. There's good trail out there, just not from where I started.
I will call this one the best of Pow Mow. After a couple of days with questionable air quality, I was able to get back on the bike today. Powder Mountain is the closest to my house and I also figured would have less crowds today along with the lowest AQI numbers this morning although everywhere around here got better as the day progressed. With temperatures in the 60s & dustless trails I took my time & hit as much as I could. With Everything above 8000’ I was pretty spent by the time I was done.
Out at the end of Trail Yeah...
Cutting across Mary’s toward Brim trail which was the only place I saw a few people.
After looping Brim looking down Village Lift...
The top of Brittons Ribbon...
I got shorted 3 miles when my app paused for some unknown reason, so I think I actually had 22 miles.
Out at the end of Trail Yeah...
Cutting across Mary’s toward Brim trail which was the only place I saw a few people.
After looping Brim looking down Village Lift...
The top of Brittons Ribbon...
I got shorted 3 miles when my app paused for some unknown reason, so I think I actually had 22 miles.
It finally stopped raining again. Wife and I went for a nice ride today, the point was to get a fall leaf color ride in before they all fall off. I suspect that the prime time will be next weekend, but she's off on a trip next weekend so today had to do. Oh well. It was still a fantastic ride.
I've got the gearing down but it's the turn that gets me. I just won't commit to it! AQI up that way looks good this morning--see you in a couple hours!
Great ride with @4ster at Powder Mountain today. The smoke was literally probably half a mile south of us. Air quality to the south was not stellar, but to the north it was green and interestingly stayed at a lower altitude like a winter inversion. It stayed good for our entire ride. Closer to 13 miles and 1200 vert. Still not too dusty, and not many people on the trails.
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