Until this week.
I finally made it out on a ride with the Range Mtn. Bike boys for a rare Tuesday evening tour that took us on a triple panorama climb sequence. The reason for the ride was to get a pic of a check presentation from Matt Calacaterra, owner of Lake Shore Bike, Marquette, to the Range Mountain Bike Club for trail improvement and signage. (more on this to come)
The second event is the Superior Bike Fest in Marquette this weekend. I missed the first two events of the season. The first being the Bear "NN" Down mountian bike race in Crystal Fall and last weekend a classic Father's Day event the Keweenaw Chain Drive. From what I've heard on the street both events went off well and had good reviews. Especially the Chain Drive where the trail conditions were quoted "the best they've ever been."
The SBF feels like the kick off to summer for me. It's only a couple weeks away from the 4th of July and bring a great group of cyclists to town. I'm signed up to race the 2-lap SBF Mountain Chase tomorrow and am looking forward to it. Last year's third place in age catagory was my first hardware for racing in quite a number of years. I'm looking to improve on it this year. The forecast calls for rain. My riding style perfers a technical course and mud. I'll be running my favorite tires and hope the performance is what I imagine. I'm just hoping chain suck doesn't become an issue.
