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Friday, June 13, 2014

Mountain Biking Singletrack & Riding a BMW in the NorthStar Bicycle Festival

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Taking advantage of my Monday off I traveled south of the cities and hit the single track mountain bike trails. I'm still adjusting to the larger tires and these trails are great for working the bike and the legs. As the trail winds through the woods one climbs and drops down into the lowlands. I like the roots and rocks to create a good old singletrack ride.

It took a bit of riding through the woods before I felt smooth around the winding trail. After a good 1.75 hour ride I felt a bit worked but after a nice spin on the streets, the legs felt good.  
 I liked the jumbo mushrooms on the first loop, so I had to stop and do a photo. 

 This is my go-to favorite mountain bike trail. Classic singletrack...

 Riding Motorcycle Support for the "Nature Valley Bicycle Race"
 Riding south towards the town of Cannon Falls with a friend. He on a Ducati mutistrada and me on a BMW 1200 GS. The Ducata is a monster, with 150 horses and the Beemer is no slouch either with 125 horses in the the new liquid cooled.

 Ridin' with the Troopers today. We had 2 troopers at the front of the race and 1 at the rear along with several Sheriffs all through the pack. There were over 100 women racing in the bicycle race, the top Pros from the USA.
 Many big adventure motorcycles on road with the race today.

The start of the Mens road race, moments before the start.

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