On our Friday off, Dennis and I went for a nice, mellow bike ride around Cherry Creek State Park. We knew there were going to be afternoon thunderstorms, so we wanted a ride which was close to shelter. The trails of CCSP are wide and not technical, so we were able to ride fast, if needed.
First, he took me to the practice course, where I took several laps around the beginner’s loop. There are a few obstacles which are at just the right level of difficulty for me. I practiced riding with my new clip in pedals and gained some confidence each time I did another loop.
I then tried a segment of the intermediate course. Yeah, I’m not quite there yet!
I got befuddled on the logs section…There are a series of logs interspersed which are about the width of a bike tire. So if you go too slow, the tire gets completely stuck in between the logs. I hopped off the bike about 1/3 of the way through the obstacle. Oh well!
At the end of the segment, I was ready to stop the lesson. In turning around, I took a minor spill and that was it for the practice area! Time to ride the non-obstacle laden trails!
We rode for another hour until we were chased back to the car, by heinous thunderstorms. Lightning and thunder motivated us to ride a little faster than normal.
Tags: Cherry Creek State Park, Clip In Pedals, Mountain Biking, Practice