Vols :-)

MTB, MTB, MTB.

Millores :-)

MTB, MTB, MTB.

En primer terme :-)

Passar-ho molt bé.

No sempre va així, o sí, o sí :-)

Però dia darrera dia aquesta és la intenció.

MTB, MTB, MTB. 

Colors de tardor :-)

Dins dels Vols, oi?

MTB, MTB, MTB.

Colorado ... Boulder, Day 2

Sunday morning,

Boulder is just the perfect city I will have no problem to retire...if it was not so expensive :(

The city is 30 minutes from Denver and all the amenities there, 40 minutes to an international airport with connections to all the big hubs in USA and Europe. University of Colorado campus is in the city limits, and the atmosphere of young people, start ups, cycling and mountain lovers creates an spirit I've seen in very few cities.

So as explained on my previous entry, we decided to have our first ride here in Boulder before to drive to Crested Butte. It was a hot day, Luis rented a Pivot Firebird, and I had a Santa Cruz Tall Boy Carbon. Both bikes were top line, but the weather was way hotter than expected, so instead of hitting the local trails from downtown, we drove some miles up the valley trying to fins some cooler air.

The guys from University Bikes recommended us an area just 15 minutes from town, with enough elevation but without having to drive so far away, and we followed their advice.

Just the driving was perfect, Colorado is such a beautiful estate, that at some point you will not even think about riding the bikes ... but we came for the MTB, so we drove to the trail area. just arriving there there was plenty of cars with bikes or bike hangers, no way to be lost looking for the area.

We started really slow, it was so hot and dry, that we needed to adjust ourselves to the high and dry air. It was amazing the feeling, first ride in Colorado ... but at some point, it turned more in "first ride in high elevation since La Cerdanya" ... and you know how difficult is to adjust.

Now I just attach here some pics, they speak more that I can do with words.

My Tall Boy on the trail head ready to roll

Lluis on the Pivot, such an amazing bike !

Both bikes ready for the pic :)

Tall Boy details 

Loving the trails, it was dry and dusty.

Team pic, first important ride for my Rapha CC gear :)

Pivot Fire Bird ... what an amazing bike

First trails

Loving it

Pivot 

Rapha CC ... nothing to add :)

From Greenville SC, Javi Paricio

Hirzl :-)

La darrera parella d'estiu per la Reina :-)

MTB, MTB, MTB. 

Llum, més llum :-)

MTB, MTB, MTB.

Colorado ... Boulder, Day 1 !

Colorado, Day 1 ... Boulder.

Saturday morning, baggage ready, cycling apparel packed, happy as in a few hours I will be back on the Colorado state, cradle of the most iconic MTB.

First flight from Greenville - Spartanburg (GSP) to Atlanta, where I met my friend Lluis arriving from BCN. It was a tight connection from him, but he made it on time for the Atlanta - Denver flight. Long weekend ahead of us, Denver, Boulder and finally Crested Butte.

As soon as we landed in Denver, we went to the car rental station and then headed to Boulder for dinner. Boulder is the perfect medium city for the mountain lovers, MTB, hiking, rafting, ... all you can imagine in sports adventure is there. Is also home of the University of Colorado, and one of the top places for start ups in North America. You can feel this environment driving around, especially on a Saturday night.

Partners in crime :)

Sunday morning we started really early, target was the main bike shops in town plus a ride with our rental bikes (mine a Santa Cruz Tall Boy) ... but this will come tomorrow. 

Regarding the shops, we visited the main ones, and I want to pay especial attention to the Rapha CC Boulder Club and University Bikes. 

Rapha CC pictures are attached, I have already some Rapha gear, but have to say, visit the shop, with the coffee area and the quality of the materials, just blowed my mind. If I had enough money I will bring all the shop with me back to Greenville SC.

Rapha CC, just the best apparel you can find ... 

View of the Rapha CC Club area, coffee is free if you pay the Club cost.

Cloth quality is for me the best I've seen in my life 

University Bikes is just a different history, more on the traditional way of a bike shop, but with endless options in brands, bikes, apparel and accessories ... we spent some hours there while they prepared our rental bikes. 

University Bikes ... most amazing bike shop I've ever seen

Fat Bike section ... paradise

Garage section :)

Bike rental area ... just amazing how professional and fast they were !

All kind of high level brands and bikes.

More to come, first ride in Boulder ... from Greenville SC.

Javi Paricio

Beurem, beurem :-)

MTB, MTB, MTB.

Per poc :-)

No en tenim dues de blanques, single speed, i amb l'opció per Belt Drive :-)

MTB, MTB, MTB.

V :-)

Tampoc n'havia vist cap en viu :-)

MTB, MTB, MTB.

Quoc

No les havia vist mai, ara ja no ho podré dir :-)

MTB, MTB, MTB.

Niça :-)

MTB, MTB, MTB.

Colorado ... a dream come true :)

Dear friends,

I think I have Colorado, and especially Crested Butte on my bucket list since I was a kid reading "Solo Bici". At that time, I remember myself wondering through the pages, but especially falling in love with  the monthly article from Xavi Fane, called "from Crested Butte".

So I have to say, it was a pleasure to finally visit the place, and ride some of the most iconic trails on earth, like the 401 Trail and Teocali Ridge ... attached one of the pics, more to come ... a dream come true :)

From Greenville SC, Javi Paricio

100 db :-)

MTB, MTB, MTB.

I no hi són tots :-)

Falten els equips específics de pluja intensa, i a on demà part d'aquest equipament concretament les dues jaquetes per pluja de Gore i 7Mesh hauran de fer Vol amb l'equipament d'hivern que triem entre les diferents opcions que proposa la imatge, més l'opció de calçat d'hivern que tampoc surt a la imatge.

Descartades les Shimano XC70, les Mavic Ultimate, les dues d'estiu, i sembla que ni les Giro Privateer ni les Five Ten Kestrel vindran demà, veurem, veurem :-)

Tindrem temps per passar fred, per passar calor no si el pronòstic per demà es manté, i de ser aquest darrer també tindrem temps pe mullar-nos durant el darrer tram d'un total un xic per sobre dels 100 Km. del total del Vol.

MTB, MTB, MTB.

Monza :-)

MTB, MTB, MTB.

Bell :-)

https://www.spurcycle.com/products/better-bicycle-bell

Un, millor dit dos, aquests o similars vindran cap a casa :-)

MTB, MTB, MTB.

Pinta bé :-)

Oi? :-)

MTB, MTB, MTB.

Preparatius?

Yes, yes, yes :-)

MTB, MTB, MTB.

Silicone :-)

Els darrers detalls per protegir els GPS.

MTB, MTB, MTB.

Anys seguint :-)

Les seves propostes, i posposant sempre l'entrada al Mirador :-)

MTB, MTB, MTB.

Un to neutre :-)

Pot definir el moment actual del Mirador dels Dracs :-)

MTB, MTB, MTB. 

Una flor :-)

Al Mirador pot fer-nos entrar a tram d'estiu :-)

MTB, MTB, MTB. 

Primera :-)

De moltes, ha sigut relativament senzill, o no, i l'etapa a on som sembla senzilla perquè veníem del tram Suunto, Polar, Cateye que va ser força revirat, i tant :-)

Avui hem descarregat la ruta feta, està prou bé, i també hem descarregat el track de la propera l'aventura, a veure si l'autonomia de l'Edge 1000 aconsegueix assolir tota la ruta, veurem perquè no sé quan tardarem a fer una distància superior als 100 Km. i un desnivell rondant els 3.000 m. positius, el pronòstic no ajudarà perquè aquest indica pluges i baixes, molt baixes temperatures, nosaltres hem de ser-hi perquè el fred ens ha de ser amic als propers mesos, i tant, i tant :-)

MTB, MTB, MTB.

Edge1000x2

Doncs això, ja són a casa, ara què fem?

Un descans, s'han de carregar, de mentre jo podré relaxar-me, crec :-)

MTB, MTB, MTB.