[_bike] Saturday’s ride
AO: _bike Q: Rag , Stretcher PAX: Buffet, Cableguy, Kick Stand, Titanium Plates FNGs: None COUNT: 6 What had happened was: Mountain creek trails closed about 15 minutes before we arrived due to some rain last night. Plan B was determined on the fly and decided to ride at the whitewater center. Stretcher led the […]
[_bike] Off The Chain
AO: _bike Q: Stretcher , Rag, Titanium Plates PAX: Buffet, Cableguy, Dasher – Jeff Green, Kick Stand, Mustard, Rag, Ricky Bobby – Andrew Cassano, Stretcher, Titanium Plates, Floppy Disc, Spider Monkey, Tron FNGs: None COUNT: 14 What had happened was: 14 two-wheelers hit the recently groomed trails thanks to this week’s handy work of #Titanium […]
[_bike] No Debby downer Today!
AO: _bike Q: Endo PAX: Peaches, Rockwell, Magnolia, Cableguy, Mullet/David, Kick Stand, Titanium Plates, Stretcher, Mustard, Rag, Bratwurst, Rockslide, Endo, @Stinger FNGs: None COUNT: 14 What had happened was: Tropical storm Debby chose NOT to be a Debby downer and intrude on Off The Chain; the “Waxhaw bubble” is even more powerful than a hurricane! […]
[_bike] Hotter Than a Mud Duck
AO: _bike Q: Endo PAX: Ricky Bobby – Andrew Cassano, Kick Stand, Damascus, Titanium Plates, Tron, Cableguy, Peaches, Rag, Endo, Floppy Disk FNGs: None COUNT: 10 What had happened was: The “declines” started rolling in via text after lunch when the thermometer was already trending to the mid-nineties; i’m sure it’s just coincidence that we […]
[_bike] The Dozen completes Seven
AO: _bike Q: Endo PAX: Kick Stand, Cableguy, Titanium Plates, Mustard, Rockwell, Juice, Magnolia, Endo, Peaches, Hall Monitor, Hi-Hat, Buffet FNGs: None COUNT: 12 What had happened was: Titanium Plates and Hi-Hat spent part of their day doing some trail prep. and building on an immense number of trail work hours that have occurred over […]
[flash] Avoid the Grads please
AO: flash Q: Sugar Daddy- Joe Gummersbach PAX: Bottlecap, Chastain, Elmer’s, Falcon, Mad Dog, Rocketman, Schneider/Tom Evans, Spitz, Sugar Daddy- Joe Gummersbach, Titanium Plates, Jitterbug, Ricky Bobby – Andrew Cassano, Hoser, Rag, Maple Syrup, Drydock, Quiche, Boomer, Nickleback FNGs: 1 Nickleback COUNT: 19 What had happened was: We avoided the Grads and the Cops (adjusted […]
[_bike] Not to Shabby
AO: _bike Q: Endo , Titanium Plates, Rag PAX: Titanium Plates, Rag, Endo, Magnolia, Kick Stand, Cableguy, Carb Load FNGs: None COUNT: 7 What had happened was: Delayed start 30 minutes due to rain. Rag gave us another session of Rag’s MTB Skillz with some cornering tips that we practiced on the pavement. Titanium Plates […]
[_bike] OTC epic ride
AO: _bike Q: Rag PAX: Paul Boskovich – Kodak, Buffet, Hi-Hat, Endo, Damascus, Kick Stand, Cartel, Twinkle toes, Cableguy, Dasher – Jeff Green, Mustard, Southern Tip – Brent, Titanium Plates, Thanos, Rockwell FNGs: None COUNT: 16 What had happened was: 16 fine gentlemen arrived promptly by 6 ready to shred. We split up into a […]
[_bike] Embrace The Imperfect
AO: _bike Q: Endo , Stretcher, Titanium Plates PAX: Magnolia, Falcon, Bratwurst, Rockwell, Peaches, Stickers, Titanium Plates, Rooster, Cartel, Cableguy, Southern Tip – Brent, Rubbermaid, Kick Stand, Twinkle toes, Damascus, Stretcher, Endo, Anton X, Zap FNGs: 1 Zap COUNT: 19 What had happened was: Damascus is the inspiration for some of the profound thoughts delivered […]
[_bike] Granpas benediction makes for cold cuts
AO: _bike Q: Endo PAX: Hall Monitor, Cableguy, Cartel, Mustard, Titanium Plates, Magnolia, Rockwell, Hi-Hat, Kick Stand, Twinkle toes, Falcon, Peaches, Rag, Fletch,, Pinky, FNG FNGs: 2 Pinky, FNG COUNT: 17 What had happened was: https://open.spotify.com/track/0fsz7tJ7UKXT9hliLfO7aE?si=3X3zThzSTrK77mTquv8Cmw Reluctantly crouched at the starting line Engines pumping and thumping in time The green light flashes, the flags go […]