Sunday was a great day for biking here in Lynchburg, VA. Troy, Jimmy and I headed up to Candler’s Mountain for a little mid-afternoon riding. I made the mistake of telling my wife that I wouldn’t be gone long (to her that is about an hour), yeah so… we made it back to the car about 4 hours after our tires hit the trail (just a little longer than expected ).

We hit some trails that I had never ridden before, there were brutal climbs and fast descents. On one of the descents a rock jumped up and bit my Eggbeater C pedal.

Needless to say I can’t clip in where the spindle is bent. I’ll try and straighten it one of these days.

I will classify this ride as one of the longest and hardest rides I have done in a while. I hadn’t been riding much up to that point because of home repairs and getting ready for a baby and my quads let me know toward the end of the ride. I made it back to the truck with both of my quads cramping on me. I would do it again in a heartbeat though. It was a great training ride. I was even more amazed at all the trails my backyard has to offer. Thanks go out to Troy and Jimmy for kicking my butt!!!