I have to thank Lee from Criterium Bicycles since he has become a big influence in my riding over the last month. So thanks, Lee for re-lighting that spark.
Over the last four days I have ridden four new trails. Colorado is amazing. I'm in the Springs, this isn't even a mountain bike destination and there is probably more accessible trail from my doorstep than there is in all of Illinois.
So anyway, today I met Lee and five others at Balanced Rock in Garden of the Gods for a ride up Rampart Range road and into the Williams Canyon trespass. The ride to our drop in spot was about 5 miles up Rampart Range Rd right under the shooting range. Yeah, there's a freakin' open shooting range just off the side of the road that is pretty unregulated. People just show up and shoot their guns at anything in sight. Crazy, I know. I guess that's why the area of this trailhead is closed but there were no gun slingers this afternoon so we rode on, brother.
Portions of the ride reminded me a lot of SO ILL riding. Lots of baby head sized rocks, technical sections, creek crossings and lots of trees in your face. Then the trail dumps you out in an amazing canyon with lots of caves and rock formations and reminds you that you're not in SO ILL anymore. I can't believe I forgot my camera today. After some more downhill on the old Cave of the Winds access road the trail ends at the old Cave of the Winds gate. I guess the access road was moved after a monster storm came through bringing enough water to destroy the road and dump huge boulders on the road.
Tomorrow is Pixie racing at Eric from Ground Up Productions place. Maybe I'll let ya'll in on what Pixie racing is on the next post. I'm gonna have to go ride that trail again just for some pics. In the meantime you can drool over these:
Over the last four days I have ridden four new trails. Colorado is amazing. I'm in the Springs, this isn't even a mountain bike destination and there is probably more accessible trail from my doorstep than there is in all of Illinois.
So anyway, today I met Lee and five others at Balanced Rock in Garden of the Gods for a ride up Rampart Range road and into the Williams Canyon trespass. The ride to our drop in spot was about 5 miles up Rampart Range Rd right under the shooting range. Yeah, there's a freakin' open shooting range just off the side of the road that is pretty unregulated. People just show up and shoot their guns at anything in sight. Crazy, I know. I guess that's why the area of this trailhead is closed but there were no gun slingers this afternoon so we rode on, brother.
Portions of the ride reminded me a lot of SO ILL riding. Lots of baby head sized rocks, technical sections, creek crossings and lots of trees in your face. Then the trail dumps you out in an amazing canyon with lots of caves and rock formations and reminds you that you're not in SO ILL anymore. I can't believe I forgot my camera today. After some more downhill on the old Cave of the Winds access road the trail ends at the old Cave of the Winds gate. I guess the access road was moved after a monster storm came through bringing enough water to destroy the road and dump huge boulders on the road.
Tomorrow is Pixie racing at Eric from Ground Up Productions place. Maybe I'll let ya'll in on what Pixie racing is on the next post. I'm gonna have to go ride that trail again just for some pics. In the meantime you can drool over these:
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