Not a bad week

Wasn't a bad week, got to go on two fun rides.

On Sunday, we were going to do a Montgomery County Epic on mountain bikes. Basically hitting all the singletrack that the county has. Shaeffer, Hoyles Mill, Black Hill, Little Bennett, Seneca Greenway and Seneca. I ended up bailing after the first three because of the knee (expected) and I had some chores to do at home anyway. Still got in 30 miles 95% was single track. The whole epic was a little over 60 miles.

On Wednesday night, I did my first night ride at Gambrill. Really cool place to ride in the day, even cooler at night. Todd took some pictures. I was overdressed for the 35 degree weather. I ended up finishing up my rear shock that has been leaking for a while, had to lock it out for the last 1/2 of the trip. Sent it away to PUSH to have it fixed. I think I've heard that the Specialized Triad shocks were known to be a problem... Hopefully it will be better than it was new since I was never really impressed with it.

Lastly, I went to a doctor about the knee. Figured I need a professional to help me figure out how to get over it since my plan wasn't working. Real good doc and spend the time to understand what I wanted and explained some of the stuff I didn't know. So basically, I'm on anti-inflammatory for two weeks. He basically said that I need to get the irritation below a certain threshold or it would flare up every time. I'm also staying off the bike for a while also. I'm off the week of Thanksgiving, so I'll probably test it then. Fingers crossed.