Mountain bikes are fun!
Ah yeah! I got my first new (I've gotten used bikes) mountain bike in 6 years on Tuesday!!!! I went with a Trek Top Fuel 9.8, but upgraded the SRAM package to XTR. This is a big step for me...my first full suspension bike. I had a pivot-less rear suspension that had around an inch of give, but I don't count that one. The bike is sweet and the Fox fork is amazing. That Terra-logic is awesome! It knows when I'm sprinting or climbing and locks itself out, but eats up the bumps otherwise. I only took the bike out for an hour, but it seems like a great ride. Even though it was sunny, it was cold as the GF and I ran James into the ground. For being a bit on the heavy side (my fault), James was motoring!
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Mentioning that I lacked the high end fitness led to a good hard workout today. 40min warm up then 40 minutes of: 20sec all out effort followed by 5 min zone 3, repeat, cool down. 3 hours in all and I'm tired, but I already feel better than I did on Sunday. I had a little more snap in the legs. Sunny, but cold again today...I hear we've got some warm weather on the way though!
