Hello all, this is yesterdays shuttle ride from Ashland Mountain Adventures. It was my 2nd shuttle from this service in 3 days where they load up your mountain bike into a trailer, take you to the top of a mountain and drop you off.
While in the shuttle, listening to the talk from the 'enduro bro's' kind of made me think about the different 'hats' that I/we wear as cyclists. I'm sure most of the people on the shuttle ride just saw me as one of the 'enduro bro's' with my full suspension mtb.
(Enduro is a type of stage race where riders race typically going downhill and there are multiple stages. The person with the lowest time wins. There is multiple events each year and the person with the most points is the winner for the year)
When I'm riding my hard tail XC bike, I'm sure people see me as a typical XC rider.
When I'm on the road bike, I'm seen as a 'roadie'.
People do not see the other cycling 'hats' that I wear and that I ride a variety of bikes and terrain. It's interesting and you don't know how diverse a cyclist is until you speak with them.
The shot below is from the top of Mt. Ashland
The ride was over 14 miles (I started my GPS late) and 600 feet of climbing.
GPS data is from a Garmin Vivoactive HR and uploded to Strava.
A shot of some wild flowers while taking a short break on the trail.
The mountain is lush with tall trees and lush ferns. My green SC Blur LTc blends in well.
I have more photos from this day, but the place where I am staying at now has a really slow internet connection. Plus a lot of people are using it. I'll have to go to a cafe tomorrow to get a decent connection.