Saturday, March 24, 2012

Volente Caliente!

We must have the coolest kits in the ATX. Constantly answering questions about the Dough from adoring passers by (on dirt bikes, in Soccer Mom SUV's, on other bikes, you name it!) makes me appreciate the design skills of Hoodie's brochacho.

Nice group this morning! ME, Ullrich, VJ, Hoodie, Dan K (back!), Sean the Lurker (also back!) and Ty the Badger made for a great pack to roll Lime Creek + Dam Loop.  We took it nice and easy on Bee Cave, heeding the call to warmup thoroughly prior to unleashing any furry. As we emerged from the warmup period, bombing 620 from High School hill, another Dough double bombed past us! Dr Dykes on the war path!

Apparently, Dykes was 5 minutes late to the start, and spent the first 35 minutes working his way back into the Pelo. All that effort didn't seem to take a toll on him, but it must have burned up his tyres, as he blew a back shoe on the dam hill. ME and Hoodie were in the middle of a coach-induced interval, so we left Dykes and Ullrich to clean up the mess.

Heavy rolling on 620 flats demonstrated the growing strength of the Badger. He gets scarier every day we roll. Extended stay at the 7-11, awaiting Dykes and Ullrich created rapidly dropping core body temps. Sweat+Fog+standing around=Freezing your stones off. It's simple Physics.

We had a great, controlled spin around Lime Creek, punctuated by an excellent, mega-pull from the Badger. Nice intervals on Anderson Mill to 7-11, at least for ME..., nice pull on Anderson Mill by Hoodie, Nice intervals on Spicewood and 360 made for an excellent day of training in the saddle.

Great effort by all today fellas!!


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