Why is Pisgah so steep?

 Yep, it's about that time again.

Time to get off the ol' ass and take a spin toward Spring.  Not to mention the upcoming race season, which, dare I say, is less than FOUR WEEKS away???  Sheisse!  Quick, grab your Gatorade and let's go!!

Who cares if it's 20 degrees and they're predicting freezing rain; find some good Cane Creek folk, the omnipresent Wild Bill and is son, and head for the fire roads.

Cold out?  Don't even think about it.  Being so profoundly immersed in the off season, it may be easy to let the dropping temperature and constant uphill climb get on your (sciatic) nerves, but keep your chin up.  See, CC Chris stopped at one point to consult the map, but thankfully it assured us we had to keep going up,

which CC Paul thought was the best thing he heard all day.

Snow, ice and hundreds of feet of trail blocked by downed trees just meant tons of extra fun with all the extra hike n' biking (more hiking). 

Nothing could dampen our euphoric moods; we were just glad to be outside!

It didn't matter that we had women and children on the ride, or that "stuff" kept freezing in WB's goatee...Edge prolonged our fun as long as possible, and we eventually got to slide down the mountain back to the cars.

Tho slightly hypothermic at times, it was a great ride and we made it back before the rains came, as evidenced by Bill's dance of mountain bike joy.  Yeah!

Looking forward to a great season in 2010...see ya at the six hour maiden voyage in February!!