So I thought this was a nice little gentle trail, only a couple miles long and almost in town! Surprise! After a few switchbacks that were fun, the trail connected with an old jeep road that has apparently been closed off for years. It consisted of very rocky steep (very steep) spots. I stopped to let some hikers come down one such hill and when they got to me, they asked if I had been on the trail before. When I said "nope, first time," they said "it gets steeper and rockier". So, knowing where the trail comes out, I decided to cut my losses and go back to fight the battle another day from the other end!
And some revelations from this ride:
1) I have a modified shift lever that works OK but even the stock one could also suffer from accidentally getting poked into neutral at a bad time (this trail was a 1st gear trail with a 13 tooth sprocket).
2) I like this bike but it does not have much power. I had to paddle it up a couple of spots at the very top when it ran out of poop.
3) I need to get my knobby tires mounted!
4) Install a 12v outlet and carry my little air pump so I can drop the tire pressure when hitting the trail and air back up for the pavement
And some revelations from this ride:
1) I have a modified shift lever that works OK but even the stock one could also suffer from accidentally getting poked into neutral at a bad time (this trail was a 1st gear trail with a 13 tooth sprocket).
2) I like this bike but it does not have much power. I had to paddle it up a couple of spots at the very top when it ran out of poop.
3) I need to get my knobby tires mounted!
4) Install a 12v outlet and carry my little air pump so I can drop the tire pressure when hitting the trail and air back up for the pavement