I
invited myself to go ride with Kevin. We tossed around ideas on where
to go, and since I had only been up hwy 151 in my life, and it happened
to be 3 days ago, we decided that would be a good place to go.
I
felt pretty good starting off, my legs feeling a little heavy from the
past week of riding, but I figured that if I was still turning the
pedals, and keeping pace with Kevin, I was not getting weaker. These
days I get on the bike when I have a chance because the summer only gets
busier.
We
went out through West Asheville and into Enka, entering the farm lands
and steep rollers. It takes a lot of work simply to get to the base of
151, but once there the road continues to rise. Pretty quickly, the
pavement takes us up out of the valley that today was filled with
stifling heat and humidity.
Higher
up into the woody forest with the bright green of the trees and
understory. With every switchback, we felt a little cooler breeze
greeting us. We stopped briefly at the little waterfall for a breather
and to drink. The water was cold and clear and we both drank too much,
leaving us a little sloshy for the rest of the climb.
Topping
out at the parkway, Mt Pisgah beckoned but we both has things to do so
we headed north, towards Asheville. Then my legs decided they had
enough and it was all I could do to keep up with Kevin on the long
downhill grades.
The
Foundry Ratchet smoothed out the corners and the DT Swiss wheel set had
me gliding down the mountain faster than I have gone before. Smooth
and fast....
Once down to the French Broad river, we re grouped and took a mellow pace back into civilization.
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