I saw a small glimmer of hope, a tiny window of clarity, a chance to get out for a short ride and then it was gone. That pretty much describes Thursday. On to Friday, I'd like to tell you about the great ride that I had @ Michaux on the Spearfish or my epic ride @ Redman on the SS but the only ride I got in was on the Craftsman riding mower. Followed by storm damaged tree removal and then onto finishing up the patio. Sometimes life just overrides the "desire" to go ride. The weather has been bad and I did get two rides in on this four day break, one of them w/ my daughter, so it wasn't all bad. Besides, Raystown mt bike weekend is only a couple of weeks away!!!
On to the gear! Normally I build my single speeds up rigid and a Niner carbon fork was in the BTI cart, when @ the last minute QBP got in some 2012 Rock Shox Reba RLTs. I haven't had a new fork since 07 and I wondered how SS would be w/ a little less edge. Well, this new RLT is lighter, stiffer and way plusher than my old REBA SL. The main difference between the RL and the RLT is the T of course, haha. The T is for threshold which is a fine tuning adjustment on the lockout gate. So, you can set the gate to open if the fork is locked out depending on the size of hit. I have been playing w/ this feature a little, but I admit that I am a total "set it & forget it" guy. As of right now, this fork is truly amazing and blows my mind every time I ride it. Is it the reason that my SS is my go to bike on 90% of my rides? Maybe, but probably not. Stay tuned for a long term review.
I am back to work tomorrow, so you may be hearing from Kirk. Looking to get some rides in @ Codorus on Monday and Tuesday nights. Also, the Tuesday night ROAD ride has officially be come the Tuesday night MT BIKE ride. Please plan accordingly and keep the rubber on road.
PS Good Luck to our racers headed to Charm City Cross this weekend! Maybe Sean will have a race update also.
Cheers
Mike
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