I was flummoxed about my creaking derailleur so I fear I wasn't entirely present in the moment.
He said flummoxed...I will meet your flummox and raise you a superfluous.
As in: Yesterday was such a beautiful day that there was a superfluity of reports. I enjoyed reading them all.
So I was poking around to see at the end of the day Strava Stats. Death by Luge is my favorite Luge Segment.
And I saw this ... it made me smile... 22o folks strava'd the Luge yesterday (and I am sure there where many that did not) . I as not one.
Just as reference Death By Luge
https://www.strava.com/segments/4264992?filter=overall
And my ride....
I went from Obiwan to Padiwan. Saturday to Sunday.
On Saturday I road Maple Motorway again (I know, but I had a Brit friend out that likes that ride). Saturday I was the man, helped corral a group of hikers that got separated, helped my friend with is dropper post sticking, and the PR'd Motorway again including navigating a little boxxer that could not decide if he was afraid or wanted to eat me. The Motorway may have been the best I have ridden, my friend also PR'd and knocked a ton off his time. The dirt was so awesome I just stuck to the off cambers and the spines.
Then Sunday I went for an afternoon ride, just a short loop through LCWP my normal short loop. Funny guess I was tired, first thing LCWP seem to have taken the rain for the most part very well. Some black snot on Lizards and once place at the top of Willow that was a rut fest but otherwise good.
BUT there has been some changes ... I think for the good for the tech. Lizard, the rocky section some of the dirt is washed away, so you need to pick the rocks or the dirt I would not try to transition between the two.
I wasn't real fast.
And Camarillo, "The" rock turn is about the same but that next rocky section / straightaway now has some teeth or more correctly Molars... as in the dirt is washed away between the big rocks ... new choices to be made... Of course I didn't make one and DOH-dabbed as I was staring at the rocks and not down trail.
I dabbed all over the place didn't have much rhythm, then on the last little tech climb on stagecoach up and thought that gate, I like to Wheelie / clean through the gate of course I dabbed right before then tried to wheelie and smashed my pinkie against the post AND put a hole in the brand new glove. Then to kick it off.. willow seemed like I was climbing Maple it was endless!
All that said anyways riding is better than not, it was a gorgeous afternoon.
Ohh and I heard Toads in LCWP .. yeah baby!