05/11/2024
Round Two. Walking Track and Pumptrack.
Made a longer run out at the concrete sidewalk trails around the baseball fields. Very nice scenes. Some nice rolling slopes for slow carving. Did a stretch down part of the walking trail that goes down and crosses Paris Creek on an old iron bridge. Then I did throw my weight into the Pumptrack. My aim is to go full disclosure here... The pumptrack didn't go exactly as planned, but the outcome was not unexpected. Honestly, this was my first real attempt. I figured out quickly that I couldn't "just start on the bunny slopes" on the little bumpty bumps, cus you really don't have the momentum to carry you. I was forced to drop in at the top, which I did successfully. The problem is that when you weigh 250 lbs, well you accelerate really fast, and I'm barely getting my feet planted and 1, 2, 3, I'm up and over and thru the bumpity boos, and into the 90 degree turn, and basically I couldn't make the turn like I wanted. It felt like I was on top of the turn like two seconds after dropping in at the start. My line was too high, so needless to say, I went off track. Luckily there were no obstructions... Did catch a small amount of air. I give myself a few points though! After all, they say wiping out is the easy part, right? Not wiping out is harder, especially when you're like out of control... oh well. Are we really ever in control? I started a tradition. Pumptrack behind me, I crawled my sweaty carcass into the truck and fired up a nice cigarillo! Until the next episode...
