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If you have to do the climb no matter what, I prefer to finish with a smile on my face. I have also hurled a couple times after rides that ended with a long slug uphill so its more of a not wreck my truck while puking thing for me.

 

Ive only puked once doing this. That was first time on the MTB and doing that 3.5 miles up. I puked halfway up then kept going lol.

 

I’m digging this NICA trail out here at wade.

ground is frozen, but this is the best berm I’ve seen in Huntsville haha

 

Cannot be a NICA trail if it has any features and includes single track. Lol

 

It’s just the name of it lol.

 

I can tell I haven’t rode enough.
It’s great weather for a ride though.

Just listening to birds and stream while resting from my climb.

edit: PSA, never forget Carmex on winter rides.

 

Not a long one, but a good one. Cold enough it’s tough to breathe but warm enough to get comfortable with the temps.





Frozen ground

 

If anyone was wondering if it is cold in Alabama.

 

Afternoon ride around the field behind the house with the hooligans

 

Also I can report, in the 30 degree temp range, I wore an athletic polyester t shirt, a handup flannel, and a handup windbreaker. Along with chamois and biking shorts, standard bike gloves, and wool socks with my 5.10s. I was plenty plenty warm. The torso combo was awesome and comfortable. Only thing that got cold was my ears during a small road segment between trails.

 

Anyone rocking a Vitus Nucleus or Sentier? I'd like to pick one up, but they've been eternally out of stock.

 

When it drops below 40 degrees Fahrenheit, I add a helmet liner to the mix to keep my ears warm. Here's what I'm rocking this year:

$12 Tough Headwear Thermal Helmet Liner Skull Cap, Hard Hat Liner, Mens Beanie, Winter Cycling Cap & Running Gear, Ski Hat Black

https://www.amazon.com/Tough-Headwear-Helmet-Beanie-Covers/dp/B019F2JWP2/

 

Oh I like that, but man would I get that so so sweaty. It was only on the road section where I got up to 15-20mph, so I wasn’t too worried about it.

 

I just stuff it into a pocket or my fanny pack when I'm not using it. Too easy.

I wouldn't even think about riding without it once temps drop below freezing. Not a chance.

 

I use a thin helmet liner or just a headband.

 

Did some new features by myself, then ran into two guys out trying to one up each other and I tagged along that’s when I attempted a lot of new features. Geez they had me killing myself to keep up when pointed up. Worth it though.

 

What new features did you play on

 

All of Boulder rock, that’s a very hard trail on a heavy bike, went faster down thunder than I ever have bc well the guys I met up with were faster so it pushed me. Boulder rock has many drops you can session picking multiple lines.

I’ve gotta get where I can bunny hop, these dudes I was with jumped a large tree branch laying over in trail that was suspended and not on ground.

 

I like to park at bottom and end with a downhill. The closest trail system to my house is about a mile away, so I try not to drive there. But I live on top of a hill, so my ride home always ends with a 350 foot climb in the last half mile.

 

Are you me? Living on a hill has its perks, but having to end your ride with a climb isn't one of them