This here is Manny. Manny is known for organizing thrilling mixed terrain rides that often times have a lot of this:
But this pushing always has a reward with beautiful views like this:
Often times there is camping that involves a lot of hanging out and good times such as this:
With a seven PM meetup time, I expected this to be one of the least intense Manny rides. It certainly was, but that didn't take anything away from the absolute joy it is to ride with Manny.
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| "Save Water ...Water will Save You Later" |
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| Vintage MTBs make the classiest bike camping setups. |
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| Stark contrasts in bike setups. A fat tire Pugsley nestled up against a lugged Rivendell. Class meets crass. |
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| Hoodlums at night. |
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| I had a real rough time sleeping. The tall grass set off my allergies like crazy. I woke up around sunup to snap this photo, so I guess for every negative there is a positive. |
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| Rolling hills faced East from where we were. |
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| Morning breakfast mess. |
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| "Caution: Wet Rims Require Increased Stopping Distance" |
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| "That doesn't go there" |
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| For those who want some bikenerdery here's a snippet. Surly Cross Check, Marathon Mondial 700x40 tires. Revelate packs, ground pad, sleeping pad, sleeping bag, food, tools, not much else. |
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| FAT. |
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| Used to be considered fat. The Riv predecessor. |
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| Swift Industries panniers on Tom's Ibis (so classy). Also notice the front rack bag. Apparently that was a thrift store find, what a find! |
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| One motley crew. |
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| Monument Peak. |
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| Peanuts' gang. |
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| More fat. |
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| Manny goes... |
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| While the rest of us mount up. |
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| The right attitude. |
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| If we were having a "who can carry less" contest, Tommy won. |
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| Those aren't ants, those are people. The peak was packed with people climbing up from Jose. |
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| Kurt hangs. |
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| Fat bikes make you thirsty. |
