Whiting Trail Group Ride

I have gone on a few group rides, and loved all of them.  However, tonight's ride was extra special.  What made this group ride so special?  Three things.  One Scott and I were leading the ride.  I have never led a ride, so this was a first.  The second, this was the first time back on the trails since surgery.  The third, I rode my new bike.

The ride Scott and I led was Whiting trail.  I have never been on this trail, but Scott had and he said it would be perfect.  We decided to have those in north county meet at Mad Dog Cycles and those in south county meet at the trail head.  It turns out this was a great plan, and we ended up with a large group of 16 riders for this ride!

Scott did a great job picking the trail.  It is absolutely beautiful, and there are a lot of fun things on the ride.  It has a lot of ups and downs, stairs and a lot of variety.  The trail was perfect for riding.  We had reports it might be muddy, but instead we ended up with a nice tacky trail.

For our ride Scott stayed in the front and I took the back.  It was great to be at the back, I got to talk with the riders, and I needed to be at the back.  First day back on the trail was hard on my heart and I maxed out pretty quickly-try a 183 hr, trust me this trail is not a 183 hr trail.  I actually had to stop at one point.  Little discouraged about that, but hopefully in time my heart will quit spiking to such a high heart rate and all will be good again.

The ride up the trail is mostly up with a few ups and downs, so it is not a straight up hill climb.  There is nothing too difficult, but there was a couple of tight turns that led to some steep ups.  Why are there always steep ups in percarious places???  The downhill was a blast.  Nice curvy turns, with quick up and downs.  You could really pick up some speed and go really fast down this trail. 

About half way on the down Scott traded me places, and I got to let my bike go.  Sooooo much fun.  It rode great.  It felt so good to go fast.  Thanks Scott for trading me.

I didn't get any pictures of the trail, but I did get pictures of a few of the riders riding down the trail.  If you look closely you can see how pretty the  trail is. 
Scott leading the ride on the down.

I think Dave needs water.

Carson - our sheep dogger for the night.

Group Ride Invite

Mad Dog Race Team sponsors group rides almost every Thursday.  The rides are for you, your friends, family and anyone who might like to ride a bike.  All of the rides are led by some of the Mad Dog Team Riders.  Tomorrow I get to lead on of those rides with Scott Billings!

We are going to ride Whiting Trail, which is in the Springville area.  I haven't ridden the trail, but according to Scott it is a pretty nice trail.  Everyone is invited to come.  It is a no drop ride--since this is my first mountain bike ride since surgery you definitely do not need to worry about being dropped.

We are meeting at Mad Dog Cycle in Orem at 5:30 pm  and the trail at 6:15 pm.  Here are directions:

From Interstate 15, exit at Springville (Exit 260). Head East 2 miles to intersection of Main Street and 400 South. Turn right (South) on Main Street, staying in the right lane toward Highway 89/Price. Continue approx. 2.3 miles to Maple Street. Turn left (East) on Maple/State Hwy 147 for approx. .9 mile to Main Street in Mapleton. Turn left (North) on Main Street. Turn right (East) on 400 North. Drive East on 400 North for approx 2.7 miles until you reach Whiting Campground.

See ya' tomorrow.