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road riding in ct...
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away for a few days to ct to do some visiting and riding. have not been doing a lot of riding recently because of school and the shop, so this was a great chance to do some of that.

got out there wednesday night, and thursday hit the ground running...a sixty-seven miler road ride. mind you i haven't been on this bike not more than ten miles...what a break in ride. the giant ocr c two road great. and other than dealing with some cable tension, the sram rival was amazing. i have to say...i'm a convert. not only is sram crisper than the others, but i think the shifting itself follows a more 'natural' hand flow than anything else. the bike itself is light, responsive, and comfortable. it's not a 'stiff' racer, but that's not what i want. their tcr series is stiffer and 'racer'. don't get me wrong...the ocr is stiff, but not racer stiff.

than after that we hit a local mtn bike trail near the house. so for the whole day we, maybe, close to eighty miles.

light day on friday. we went to hartman park, and did a couple of hours out there.

saturday was our trip to r.i. to arcadia wildlife management area. what a great day of riding.

one thing that i learned really quickly during my mtn biking adventure...how to ride rocks. uphill and down. in ct and ri you can't get away from them. they are such a natural part of the trail, that you either learn really fast, or you walk; and where is the fun in that?

some amazing views, great riding, and great company. thanks for the hospitality.

namaste...