Snow

It's everywhere, mud everywhere else.

I did get to ride 3 hours starting pre-dawn on Sat and praying for very cold temps to keep the mud manageable.

The riding was better than not riding, and the scenery was worth it.





Climbed road up to 37, down a very snowy, but luckily not icy 40, into Granite basin, up and back Mint Wash, then hit nearly all the climbing I could find on the way out.



Riding in snow is novel, for a while, then the novelty quickly wears off. Speed are slow, slow, slow, even downhill.

The Moth is living up the the hype. I was finally able to open it up on lower 40 to see how it handles at speed for a minute or two. It is nice. Not quite as adept as the 5" Box/135 on the descent, but a more balanced climber. Until we all have Bionicons, compromise is the name of the game.

There is nothing I can't climb with it (that I can usually climb), and it excelled in the techy rock work on Mint wash.

All in all, it feels like the Milk Money with extra gears and slightly more cush. This is a good thing.

Hit the Dells tech trail today for an hour on the MM and see that I have lost power with all these other rides. Handled the tech wonderfully.