I rode The Avenues about as fast as I can remember doing a full lap. I used my MapMyRide app on my phone to record my stats. Looks like I finished a full lap from the driveway to the top and down in 38:19. I’ll try to beat it next time.
Check out the public map and stats on MapMyRide.com:
The Avenues on MapMyRide.com
Liz and I rode The Avenues together. We charged pretty good and made it from the house to the 4/5th Point and back in 27 minutes. Then we cooked some dinner.
I rode The Avenues by myself a few days ago. I was tired from doing some p90x in the morning, but managed to make it just past the 80% mark. Fun ride down.
Sam, Liz, Tracker, and I set out for a ride on The Avenues. We didn’t have much time to ride before an LDS wedding that evening, but we went for it anyway. Liz and Tracker left early and stopped at the halfway point (which is actually 1/2 mile from the top of a 2.5 mile ride and thus, is not halfway, but rather 80% of the way, yet we still call it halfway to shame ourselves into riding the second half, which is actually only 20%).
I followed Liz after a few minutes waiting for Sam. Sam left a few minutes after me, due to a few extra minutes spent inflating his shock pump.
I still say we all road together despite the fact than we couldn’t see or hear each other for 99% of the bike ride.
Regardless, Sam and I rode to the top. Tracker ditched Liz and followed us. With only 20 minutes until our planned departure time for the wedding, we started riding down. I stopped at the “halfway” point to wait for Tracker. He never showed up.
I climbed back to the top imagining finding an 11 year old Golden in bad shape on the side of the trail somewhere. Sam climbed back to the 80% point. I rode down to Sam. Still no Tracker. Thinking he may have gotten lost, I rode the Switchback Trail for the first time in a few years. It’s just as muddy and un-fun as I remembered. I rode back to the trailhead before Sam called to say Tracker had been found and looked to be ok.
We were late for the LDS wedding. So we missed out on the non-alcoholic punch, rice krispy treat cake, and, probably, five versions of the chicken dance.
One of the best days of the year. May 10th, 2012 in Park City and Salt Lake.
Yesterday was Spring appreciation day. Remember way back when I quoted myself saying “you can ski, bike, hike, swim, BBQ, and catch a baseball game all in the same day.” Well, we did it. All of it. In one day.
Spring is awesome.
Song: Ice Cube – “Today Was A Good Day”
Fact: Spring Is Awesome. Proof: This Picture (“Yesterday With @lizzardfish” by Fatbearfehr on Instagram)
Sam and I rode The Avenues. My rear tire completely blew out a minute after finishing the downhill section, before the mile road ride home. I decided to jog my bike back home. I might be off the trails for a little while.
I rode The Avenues again. I listened to Beastie Boys the whole ride. Sad day.
“Beastie Boys And A Bike Ride” by Fatbearfehr on Instagram
Liz and I rode The Avenues. My third, and Liz’s first, ride of the year. Fun day.
“Bike Ride With @lizzardfish” by Fatbearfehr on Instagram
It snowed and the trails got a little muddy. I explored some of the unmarked trails I have been running lately. It was ok. I need to fix my front brake. It sucks riding without it.
I rode for awhile. It was cold, too cold for a cutoff and shorts. I tried my best to ride long enough to warm up, but I eventually cut my ride short and rode home.
I got the bike out, changed a tube, and went for a ride. Then I figured out the front brake didn't work. Mountain biking is still so much fun.
Thanks again to my sister, Tiff, for giving me this bike as a present a few years ago. Still going strong. Best gift ever.
This puts my moose encounters to shame: