A few of us rode up Skyline Drive here in SoCal today. We are so out of shape its not even funny! The last time i rode to the top of this monster mtn was about 6-7 years ago. All 3 of us were stoked just to make it up.. even though it took us a just short of 2 hours to concur!
We started out early and had tons of cloud cover. Thank goodness for that because this trail can get extremely hot in the summer time. Many times i remember starting the ride in the dark to prevent dealing with heat.
My cousin Cory smoked us big time. I was truly impressed with his strength. He rode up the entire mountain without stopping.
A view from about 1/4 way up the mtn.
After many breaks and tons of water.. we reached the top with cramping quads and burning lungs.
James stoked for making it to the top after wanting to give up half way up! He was so glad he didn't give up and pressed on. The feeling of accomplishment took over.. he was feeling no pain!
After taking a break and eating some trail mix we headed back down. Only took 15-20 minutes for us to reach the bottom at blazing speeds. No crashes and no bike problems, we were happy. Our wrists and fingers were sore from breaking all the way down the mountain. Good times!!!!!!