by Dave
So, we have established that SC has some sick trails… well they also take their social riding to a whole new level. Our friends Troy and Hailey invited us on their wednesday night group ride. We left his house, rode across town, picked up two more guys, swung through the beer store, and loaded up our jersey pockets and camel backs with frosty cold brews, then embarked on a 45 minute, 2,500 foot, nauseating, climb to the summit of the UCSC campus. As we crested the summit, onto a big grassy meadow, we were met by about 50 other riders… all drinking beer! Laurel and I were miffed by this… we usually just drink a beer with the guys when we get back to the parking lot AFTER the ride!
The sun was getting low in the sky, and temps were dropping quick, so we hastily passed out samples of cycling salve for everyone to help heal their saddle sores and rock scrapes (gotta work, even we were playing!) We put back a cold one, and embarked on the gnarliest, most technical down hill of our lives! We both made it out, mostly unscathed, but it sure would have been nice to still be riding that plush Bionicon from last week!