As April comes to an end, we've all finally gotten to throw some mud on our new Demo 8 race bikes. These days, it seems like every weekday is a brilliantly sunny day that's just begging us to leave work and hit the hills. As murphy's law would have it, the weekends seem to be when we get all of our rain these days. We've decided to fight the oppression of the foul weather and ride anyway. This past weekend we decided to do some shuttle runs in the rain. This particular location has a couple different options for shuttle runs, one is a little more mellow than the other, so we started with that one just to warm up a bit. It felt like someone was grabbing my bike by the seatpost and pulling me backwards in the pedally section because the ground was so wet. By the time we got to the bottom, we were all ready to go do the steeper, less pedally trail. The mud and water that was spraying all over really made it hard to see so it was kind of point-and-shoot sketchiness. It didn't actually rain at all while we rode, which was nice, but it poured in between runs and soaked everything around. Good times were had by all though, and my bike worked great! It really has a different feel from my last Demo. The change in the suspension rate made an immediately noticeable difference in the way the bike reacted to square edge hits. The reduced weight didn't hurt either! So far, the 08 Demos get an A+.
On another note, before the ride, I got to go check out the property that my two buds Butch and Greg have been given access to build on. The drive up to this place felt like a ride in a time machine into the early 1900's of rural north carolina- This place was in the boonies. When I got there, I parked in this pasture behind this really old barn. I didn't see anybody so I just figured I'd start walking the only way I thought they'd be- up. Only problem was, after I got so far up this dirt road in a pasture, I realized that there were way more than one ways to go up. There were at least 4-5 different ridge lines all around me! Finally I caught up with Greg on the 4-wheeler and he took me to the top. I was amazed at the amount of territory we were looking at! The potential is endless. The terrain is so steep! I'm looking forward to see what this place becomes. It'll be great to have this spot and wolf laurel at our doorsteps for riding DH.
As April comes to an end, we've all finally gotten to throw some mud on our new Demo 8 race bikes. These days, it seems like every weekday is a brilliantly sunny day that's just begging us to leave work and hit the hills. As murphy's law would have it, the weekends seem to be when we get all of our rain these days. We've decided to fight the oppression of the foul weather and ride anyway. This past weekend we decided to do some shuttle runs in the rain. This particular location has a couple different options for shuttle runs, one is a little more mellow than the other, so we started with that one just to warm up a bit. It felt like someone was grabbing my bike by the seatpost and pulling me backwards in the pedally section because the ground was so wet. By the time we got to the bottom, we were all ready to go do the steeper, less pedally trail. The mud and water that was spraying all over really made it hard to see so it was kind of point-and-shoot sketchiness. It didn't actually rain at all while we rode, which was nice, but it poured in between runs and soaked everything around. Good times were had by all though, and my bike worked great! It really has a different feel from my last Demo. The change in the suspension rate made an immediately noticeable difference in the way the bike reacted to square edge hits. The reduced weight didn't hurt either! So far, the 08 Demos get an A+. 
On another note, before the ride, I got to go check out the property that my two buds Butch and Greg have been given access to build on. The drive up to this place felt like a ride in a time machine into the early 1900's of rural north carolina- This place was in the boonies. When I got there, I parked in this pasture behind this really old barn. I didn't see anybody so I just figured I'd start walking the only way I thought they'd be- up. Only problem was, after I got so far up this dirt road in a pasture, I realized that there were way more than one ways to go up. There were at least 4-5 different ridge lines all around me! Finally I caught up with Greg on the 4-wheeler and he took me to the top. I was amazed at the amount of territory we were looking at! The potential is endless. The terrain is so steep! I'm looking forward to see what this place becomes. It'll be great to have this spot and wolf laurel at our doorsteps for riding DH. 
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