I was like....mr local today.

Yeah so i roll up to the local trail parking lot (Skeggs) and the lot is full with tents from Rocky Mountain, Specialized and Cannondale as well as Mikes Bikes from Palo Alto, turns out there is some demo day going on. Joe and I were on a mission to ride so we blew off the the demos and set off on a tempo for the next 2 and a half hours that was just below race pace.

Towards the end of the ride i see this kid in distress, hes on a brand new specialized bling bling XTR you name it demo bike but manged to break the chain, its a good thing I ran into him cause it would of been a long ride out. He was amazed that i had him up and running in 30 seconds. I had a power link in my saddle bag and it turns out when i looked at the chain that he must of broke the his power link because i didn't need a chain tool to remove an old link. Before he could even comprehend that his bike was fixed, joe and I were on our way.

We got a good 20 miles of single track in before we headed back to the car, where E was waiting in the toaster for our ride. She's getting better every week and we rolled out for another two hours of riding.

As we were about to head back to the lot, I saw the Cannondale crew looking at the Map trying to figure out where to ride, I tried to explain where to go to get to the good stuff, but after a few looks of huh...I told E to hang out while i gave these guys a quick guide to the beginning of the trail with some follow on directions.

When we got there, they were totally stoked and really excited that some stranger gave them a quick tour. I felt pretty good about it, Its hot and cold out here on the trails with the locals and i felt like a mountain embassador. When I left I thought, i should have thrown the car Keys to E and given these guys the grand tour.... oh well, Ill remember to do that next time.