Texas Riding – 05/27/10-05/28/10

I was out in Austin, TX this past weekend. My mom and dad reached their 50th wedding anniversary. Wow! That’s my 6-year-old niece. I made her eat 6 green beans at dinner. That’s how I got my kids to eat (and start liking) vegetables.

So… I had to take advantage of the opportunity and rented an Ibis Mojo. It was 95 degrees with high humidity, which is terrible riding weather, but I didn’t care.

I went out to City Park Loop, which is a very fun and technical rocky ride. I love it. I noticed that the chain was sucking a little, but it was OK.

The next morning I went to the Barton Creek Greenbelt, a 14-mile out and back ride with a lot of nice singletrack. Even their fire roads are loaded with rocks. I was climbing up a rock and I heard a snap. The hub froze and wouldn’t free-wheel. I got to ride about half of the ride as a fixed-gear. It wasn’t too bad though and the Austin Bicycle Sports Shop comped my rental! The best part was paying $3 afterward to jump into the Barton Springs pool. It is a huge natural pool and the water is 68 degrees year round.