It is currently 72° here in North Carolina.

I took full advantage of the unusually warm weather and hit the trails early this morning. It’s probably packed now but this morning at my local park (1,000+ acres) ,which I can ride to in minutes, I was the only one out there. I love having the trails to myself....especially when I’m on a hard tail and don’t feel like flying through the root and rock filled sections of the trail.

I cannot begin to tell you how good it feels to get outside in shorts and a t-shirt and ride the trails. It’s just not the same when you’re all bundled up because of the cold.

That Gixxer I’ve been listing over for so long is beginning to be replaced by another type of two wheeled creation....and it rymes with bannondale

And no watch was harmed.

Nice!

I recently got a set of off road wheels/tires for my hybrid and have been riding some trails around the house where people ride their quads on the weekends. Nice to get some air under the bike.

When I feel like riding on the street, I just swap out the wheels/tires and I'm ready to go.

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Originally posted by 6guns:
And no watch was harmed.

Yes sir! After wrecking a minty Seiko Samurai diver and coming waaaaaaaay too close to destroying a Ball Stormchaser chronograph I no longer ride with an automatic watch on my wrist. I still don’t know how that Ball watch came out of that crash more or less unscathed (the leather band picked up a new scuff or two) when I could barely walk the next day.

I learned my lesson and have two dedicated “riding watches” now. A Suunto core with Jays & Kay’s lugs added and one of Seiko’s super comfy silicon bands and the ever dependable and nearly indestructible G-Shock. If you’re gonna wear a soulless quartz watch it might as well have some cool functions.

Nice! Where is that? I had the same thought as you this morning, but alas, my local trails here in South Carolina are closed still from all of the rain.

Yeah man! Taking advantage of this February Spring and breaking in the new (to me) bike on some trails a mile from where we live downtown. Could not be more stoked with this ibis mojo!
And Stickman, I hear ya regarding the gsxr, sometimes being in the woods a bit slower is better... I’ve ridden my share of harleys, some faster than I needed, and a Yamaha fzr600 back in the day that just about ended my life (another story for another day), but in the woods on a day like today - early enough for no one else to be on the trails, I was loving life!

Hell yeah man! That new bike looks like a blast!

What year is your Jeep? I couldn’t help but notice it looks similar to the model my grandfather had. I learned to drive a stick in one of these. I wish my grandfather hadn’t basically sold it for scrap, it was an excellent candidate for a restoration.

Lots of people love the Wrangler the most (I like it quite a bit myself) but this body style Jeep will always be my favorite because of the priceless memories.

The Jeep is a 1984 Grand Wagoneer. First year offered with a wood grain paneling ‘delete’ option. Original 360 amc v8, rebuilt with the tranny a couple years ago. Fun driver for sure and definitely turns heads in town. Your grandfather had great taste!