A great showing of 8 riders strong (Cappy, Xteric, Green Fro, Keds, Unknown Local, No Car, Newb, & Safety First) met at the Knott with rain awaiting. Before long the rain passed and the group headed out with Xteric ride leading. Trail conditions were tacky and just perfect. The dust mites remained on the trail and the riders in the back sucked in clean fresh air. Before long, a wooden log decided it wanted to play with Xteric's right chainstay. But, the rear derailleur wasn't playing nice and got in the way of the log so the two got in a little fight. The log won big time.
wooden log: 1
Xteric's rear derailleur: 0
After some time messing with the chain length and using Newb's rear derailleur expertise, we did the best we could. I even suggested to Xteric to do what the pros do. There were at least 2 other bikes in the group that Xteric could have ridden off with. After all, he was the ride leader. We then headed off into the tall shurbs. Unknown Local must have known that the trail didn't continue as he was waiting for us a hundred yards back. Xteric's bike wasn't fixing itself so we decided to head back on the pavement by the lake. The camaraderie among FT3 riders is unparallel to anything else. Xteric got many free pushes back to the lot.
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