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Does anyone ride here? I used to ride about 40 miles a day years ago,but then I got into motocross and I put on about 15 pounds over the years. So Im going back on the wagon and riding again,boy am I out of shape. Its going to take a couple of months just to get back to feeling ok after I ride. Does anyone know some good places to ride around Washington DC? I have some great spots in Southern Maryland, but im always looking for a change.I love downhill and have a GT IDrive 3.0 with full suspension.

I used to ride more as well, seem to go for a run more now, as I find it difficult to get out to the trails in Kananaskis country. If you are ever up this way I would highly reccommend a ride in K-country. I rode to work for 7 years until I changed jobs and started working evenings. I now come home from work at 2:00AM and would be going through a field with coyotes in it, so I don't ride to work anymore.

I have never owned a bike as nice as yours. I just bought a new Kona Blast to replace an 11 year old GT Tequesta. It was cheaper to get a new bike than upgrade the old one. My 7 year old son now has a Kona (B-day present today)and I am hoping he will come out/ask for some trail rides with me. I am pretty sure he will at least ride his new bike beside me while I run, should make for a good summer.

Well had my first good spill and broke my toe and a little road rash. I'll just have to limp around a bit, thats not getting in the way of riding.

I know the pain......Broken my toes a few times myself, glad to hear you are not letting it stop you.

My last good spill I ended up on the handle bars and broke a couple of ribs, wrecked the front rim and had to run(late for a camping trip) the 2 miles home(I was goofing around in the field on my way home from work one day). I still feel the ribs once in awhile and that was 7 years ago.

My one mountain biking accident happened on the first day of summer after my freshman year of high school and was caused by a deep rut at the bottom of a relatively short but steep hill. I was trying to impress my riding buddy by not using my brakes on the way down. I hit the rut and that's about the last thing I remember before waking up with a concussion about 30 seconds later. Upon hitting the rut, the handlebars ripped from my hands and turned 90 degrees. My head/helmet smashed into one side of the handlebars, and my collarbone hit the column, causing a hairline fracture. My friend said I was totally out of it and was babbling nonsense as we walked the biked back the mile or so to my house.

I'm really glad I was wearing a helmet.

One time when I was a kid, one of the playing cards I put in my spokes came loose.

I had to pull over and reattach it.

Sometimes I still wake up in the middle of the night, sit bolt upright drenched in sweat, realizing that my bike took on the tone of a YZ250 instead of an RM250.

To this day, I don't put cards in my spokes.


Shudder.

Future Honda riders don't put cards in their spokes.

Bren R.

Maybe I should get a helmet for my bike,I always wear one with my YZ250.