Wow what a blast and long too! Nine riders braved the cold of late October and tested their lighting systems on a 2 hour downhill cross-coffee ride. Lights lost batteries, batteries lost charge but the smiles on the riders faces turned out to be all the light we really needed.
We eased our way up to the top of Red Mt. arriving there in freezing cold blustery weather. Lights were repaired, clothing and pads we donned, and children were rounded up. The downhill ride finally got started. Red Top was in wonderful shape, no dust and not too slippery. Then came the Coffee Run (I swear the rocks grow out there) with it's usual tests of pedaling skill but we all made it fairly gracefully. Lots of things get hidden in the dark. Now for a blast down Milky Way, lights beginning to fade, night starting to get colder. Soon we arrived at Warfield Hall, load up the trucks and head to Greener's basement for a beer. It might be our last ride for the season, there is snow in the forecast, but if it is possible to RIDE, the HOLY WOW GANG WILL RIDE.
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