Since I work about a mile from the Aliso Woods trail head, I went ahead and did my weekly after work ride through it. The first climb, Cholla is pretty tough that includes steep switch backs, and a rock garden. On my way up Cholla I tried to maneuver around a pot hole like thing on the trail. So I steer around it and then my front wheel washes out, goes into the hole, my front suspension dips down, my momentum goes forward, but the suspension acted like a pogo stick and bounced me back and then I couldn’t clip out in time so I end up with feet in the air, and tumble down…all this happens while another rider is behind me…aye so embarrassing!
Here’s where I fell….
I dust my self off, and I finally get to my destination, Rock-IT. I love this place! The picture doesn’t do it justice because the rock bed varies in height, angle and terrain. But I tried to flew threw this section and I had to stop a few times because all the vibration my hands were getting from the jarring rocks made them go numb.
I actually almost ate it going down Rock-IT. You know how you can only see as fast as you’re going? Well I wasn’t going so fast that everything was a blur, but because I was bouncing around from the rocks, my vision wasn’t as accurate. So I lose control on one section, I head towards a big boulder and hit it with my front wheel, luckily I was able to react quick by pushing my weight towards the back at the same time lifting the front wheel. I ended up rolling over this boulder and because of my cat like reflexes, I was mmmkay.
We’re actually heading back to this trail this Saturday, so I’m looking forward to riding Rock-IT again and seeing what other lines I can take down the trail. But while you’re waiting for our weekend Ride Report, watch this funny video that I found….
