Voodoo Chile
Yesterday was Mickey and his Voodoo's coming out party. After finally finding a helmet that fit his noggin, it was off to the trails in Sta. Rosa. Mickey's never been off-road and after giving him some pointers, we pushed off. It's always cool to hit the trails with new riders - they're always positive and end up having a lot of fun (well, I have yet to encounter someone who's actually given up on mountain biking after his or her first real off-road ride...guess I'm lucky!)...
Jay, Polly and Jennie joined us for the inaugural and it was quite a combination of characters! The ride starts off with a few climbing sections (why are most rides this way? Beats me!) And we advised Mickey to just take it easy and walk up the hills if he has to, in order to conserve his energy for the singletrack and plantation rides we will be doing later on. He did clean the first two hills - seems like Mickey (who was my high school varsity team mate in football) still has a lot of grunt hehe. Once over the top we took the usual break at the Gatorade stop. We rode some more and had another break at this little store that serves home-cooked lumpia (fried rolls stuffed with vegetables) and quekquek (quail eggs coated with batter and deep-fried! nasty stuff!)...Jennie finished of 9 QQs! I just had a glass of Coca-Cola. I normally can't eat too much solid food during a ride...not sure why. I stick to fruits, a bite-sized bar of Cloud 9, or if there's nothing else, a Powerbar.
Break over, we headed into the tight singletrack. To give Mickey some confidence we lowered his saddle a bit - and he did appreciate the more control it offered in the bumpy and twisty bits. He still has to master weight distribution and shifting - but that will all come as he rides the Voodoo more. He was asking some nonsense like "isn't singlespeeding better since you don't have to shift?"...funny guy.
His bike performed flawlessly throughout the ride - and after the downhill he remarked how his rear brake got stronger - finally the Avid Juicy 5 disc brake had worn in...he also said his hands hurt - perhaps from gripping the bar too tight...he also had no gloves on...but otherwise the man was stoked, and I'm happy for him. Would be a shame to let go of that Voodoo after I helped him spec it and all hehe
Here are some pics from the Voodoo's baptism of dirt...
Jay, Polly, Mickey and Jennie:
Another shot of the group:
and here's Spanky:
Jay, Polly and Jennie joined us for the inaugural and it was quite a combination of characters! The ride starts off with a few climbing sections (why are most rides this way? Beats me!) And we advised Mickey to just take it easy and walk up the hills if he has to, in order to conserve his energy for the singletrack and plantation rides we will be doing later on. He did clean the first two hills - seems like Mickey (who was my high school varsity team mate in football) still has a lot of grunt hehe. Once over the top we took the usual break at the Gatorade stop. We rode some more and had another break at this little store that serves home-cooked lumpia (fried rolls stuffed with vegetables) and quekquek (quail eggs coated with batter and deep-fried! nasty stuff!)...Jennie finished of 9 QQs! I just had a glass of Coca-Cola. I normally can't eat too much solid food during a ride...not sure why. I stick to fruits, a bite-sized bar of Cloud 9, or if there's nothing else, a Powerbar.
Break over, we headed into the tight singletrack. To give Mickey some confidence we lowered his saddle a bit - and he did appreciate the more control it offered in the bumpy and twisty bits. He still has to master weight distribution and shifting - but that will all come as he rides the Voodoo more. He was asking some nonsense like "isn't singlespeeding better since you don't have to shift?"...funny guy.
His bike performed flawlessly throughout the ride - and after the downhill he remarked how his rear brake got stronger - finally the Avid Juicy 5 disc brake had worn in...he also said his hands hurt - perhaps from gripping the bar too tight...he also had no gloves on...but otherwise the man was stoked, and I'm happy for him. Would be a shame to let go of that Voodoo after I helped him spec it and all hehe
Here are some pics from the Voodoo's baptism of dirt...
Jay, Polly, Mickey and Jennie:
Another shot of the group:
and here's Spanky:
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