Let the sun shine.

Took a trip down to Massachusetts this weekend for a work related conference. Lucky for me, there is a rather substantial trail network nearby. My friend Marc called me as I was leaving work ( about 45 minutes after I wanted to leave) and he said he wanted to tag along. So, I met him on my way South and about 3 hours later we were checked into the hotel and I was off to my first meeting. After the meeting, we drove to the "alleged" trail head (I had never been to this area before, but a couple of friends told me the street to park on and where to look) We got the bikes out of the car, road down an access road, and right into a foot of snow cover. We cut the ride short and went home and watched Man v. Wild.

Next day, more meetings, then riding in the afternoon. We decided to try and get to the trails from a higher point, because we could see how dry the ridge was and it looked like good terrain for biking. About 2 minutes into the ride, my front brake felt really squishy, and I looked down and noticed my brake pads were popping out of the caliper. The little bolt/C-clip combo that holds the pads in on the Elixirs decided to disappear, and I had to ride DJ style. Not much of a hardship, as we couldn't find any good, bike friendly trails, and we ended up riding roads/bike paths and some walking trails.

The last day of the meetings, I was done at noon, and only had time for a quick ride. We decided to try the main trailhead again. We parked next to a former VT local, a current Framingham local, whose GF is an Amherst local, so we knew we were in the right spot. We found dry trails, lots of rocks, and had a good ride, but anything is better than pavement at this point of the year. check out the vid here: http://www.vimeo.com/21254441