Anticipation...

[corey@nsmb.com]

Friday is upon us. I am sitting at work grinding my way through what will likely be a long day. As I plug away, I think about the weekend and what I plan to ride.

Week by week, we go to work and put in our time. Emails begin Monday, chuckling about the previous weekends rides, who crashed, who got rocked by mechanicals, and of course the usual trash talk.. By Tuesday the themes switch to what is slated for the weekend, and if anyone is riding in the evening.

This always sparks a new round of trash talk and laughs as one by one the guys (and girls) in the bike crew either commit, or begin the excuses about kids, wives and bikes in the shop. Good fun.

By Friday, the ride is hammered out. Be at the base at 9:00am, we'll see you there.

What the hell am I talking about?

I don't know really. I guess I just got thinking about how much I love riding bikes and hanging out with the guys in the crew. The rituals we have always leave something to look forward to. The chime of "new mail" from Outlook never fails to bring a hectic day and all its stress, worries and deadlines to a complete stop: time for a laugh, to poke fun at one of the guys, and to get ready for the next ride. Then, back to it.

The basics of co-ordinating rides and the people you get to meet never fail to bring excitement and a smile, and something to look forward to each week. Time on the hill away from everything, and a 100% focus on the ride and the friends, and all the gear talk and laughs are something little else compares to.

Its kinda wierd. I am sure a lot of you can relate to this kind of thing with ease. Of course you do, cause you ride too. It ammuses me when you see friends on a Saturday night (who don't ride) and talk about whats new and what you did today. Explaining how you were up at 8 and on the bike at 9 in the pouring rain for a good ride makes no sense at all....by noon that day you likely got to see more trees, forest and trail than they have likely seen in years, maybe ever. The things we get to enjoy and the feeling of challenging yourself, scaring yourself, and conquering your demons as you roll through the forest brings us something that few even know exists.

Really, I am just babbling...Its 10:32 right now and all I can think about is riding. Tomorrow at this time I will be in the saddle, smiling, and loving every minute of it. Today, I gotta keep pluggin waiting until 5 to go home and work on the bike to get ready for tomorrow. Can't wait.

Happy trails,
Corey

:)

[Putty]

me an you both! work sucks but it pays the bills.

i hooked up with a really good crew last night for a ride. good guys, good pace, and beers after (had to miss beers due to cat pissing on bed...cleanup detail). to me that is what the whole scene is about. no bs, just riding. make all the other shit (like work) berable. having been off the bike for a while i can certainly appreciate the therapudic powers of the ride.

all hail the mighty shore and it's lack of gheyness (right diggler?)

[stuart@nsmb.com]

You rock, Mulletron. That's such a great summary of the anticipation most of us feel, just waiting for an opportunity to get out and ride.

Life has been working me lately, but I've decided that it will just have to wait - if only for a couple of hours - on Sunday. I need to get out, to sweat, and feel the wheels turning underneath me.

Way to capture that longing.

S / p

[Putty]

seems like life is working most peeps these days...so much tension everywhere...except the trails.

[synchro]

Somebody got laid this morning.

[Chump]

Damn sounds awesome Corey,

I am about to go for a ride I wish I had people to ride with here :(

Steve

[m33p]

Great little rant Mullet. And so true, who doesn't talk the shit with there friends before a ride. It makes the ride that much more enjoyable.



Who's riding sunday? I might just be able to sneak in a rip before my endless work schedual.

[corey@nsmb.com]

Originally posted by synchro
Somebody got laid this morning.

:lol: I wish....

[bullit_kid]

no school today :)

11:09 and just woke up :)

[Putty]

Originally posted by bullit_kid
no school today :)

11:09 and just woke up :)

bastard(o)! i do most of my sleeping in at work.

[Lady Gravity]

corey - you hit that one bang on. that's EXACTLY how i feel. my non-riding friends can't understand it. the weeks that i can't ride, hearing about everybody else that is, is just torture :(

planning rides on the weekend (and getting in little rides during the evening) are sometimes the only thing that holds me together. good thing i don't have a partner, he'd never see me :lol:

[Putty]

Originally posted by Lady Gravity
good thing i don't have a partner, he'd never see me :lol:

hey, doesn't the life size Jar-Jar Binks doll count?

[DangerousDean]

Originally posted by Chump

I wish I had people to ride with here :(

Steve

me too :(
going to edmotnon this weekend so i can actually ride with people :( :)

[J dot]

bikes ?

[Req]

Well said. Its lunch time, you're halfway there. Have a great day of riding tomorrow!

[TokSik]

I wish I still had that feeling.
:(

[freerider guy]

Originally posted by bullit_kid
no school today :)

11:09 and just woke up :)


werd to that. But I beat u by 23 mins. I got up just after 11:30 and am eating breakfast and it is noon. I think I am going to go riding now. MAbe a little dirt jumping? Yes that sounds good. For me the weekend has already begun. Giddy up.

[Lady Gravity]

Originally posted by putty
hey, doesn't the life size Jar-Jar Binks doll count?

hell no, toys don't give me grief :lol:

[parts]

good thread. for the last hour or so I've basically tuned out and instead thinking about what has to get done so I can blast outta here & make it home in time to hit the fromme after work tonight- many times that's more important than the deadlines @ work.

Work is necessary, riding is reality.

[bruiser d]

great rant mulletron.most of us feel the same way{except toksik:P }ya got me really stoked for a rip this weekend.how about fromme on sunday m33p?


feelin' the vibe to ride bigtime:thepimp:

dave

[ReCkLeSs RiDeR]

I'm in school it's almost over :thepimp:

[seand]

spot on corey!

one of the most memorable rides was the weekend i spent riding with rich (couch), cam and pete. super fun times, friendly trash talking afterwards, and a nice round of pints to make the days worth it. my years are blueprinted exactly how you stated. if its not biking, then its skiing..but no matter the sport, the weekly drudge of the workweek is the same.


OH...and...

Originally posted by Lady Gravity
hell no, toys don't give me grief :lol:


..even when the batteries run out? :lol:

[Lady Gravity]

Originally posted by tito jackson
..even when the batteries run out? :lol:

hey a girl can never have too many batteries stockpiled! :lol:

[c2skyrida]

You captured the feeling bro - non-riders are missing something that is soul deep. No matter whether you love leg-burning climbs, cross country epics, or pure DH, the feeling is something unique to riding, skiiing, snowboarding - sports that blend individualism and friendship with competitevness, lifestyle, art (pushing new limits in trail designs, tricks, etc.). Pure.

[243_ht]

yeah i know what you mean. Except as of right now its a bit more long term right now, being injured makes you not take your health for granted anymore. :mad:

[v 10 rider]

friday is nice, but i work week ends
will all be worth while when i build up my bike in the spring

[dirty deeds]

You got me pegged.

Me and the boys have the standing never fail Cypress Thursday evening ride, followed by beers and bull shit at the Cactus Club. It's the high light of the week.

Friday is spent slumped at work reliving the joys and thinking about the weekend rides.

I don't go to non biker parties any more, because I can no longer relate to normal people.