Inhaling the dust

For the first time in three weeks, Steve and I did our ride at Spring Gap in the light. We also were joined by a couple other of my friends.

I was a little worried when Justin and Paul pulled out brand new bikes from Wal-Mart that they had bought within the past 24 hours. It was even more concerned when Justin's bike was a tripped out downhill bike with a kick stand.

But the boys didn't to too bad for the ride we took them on. The Spring Gap trail isn't all that technical, but it does have a few brutal hills. The three boys who came along — the two above and another friend from church, Gabe — didn't really like the hills, but they definitely left me in the dust on the downhill. They also made the 16 miles in tact. Not bad for a few rookies.

Lesson learned: There's a reason why bikes are priced cheaper at Wal-Mart.