Bike Club, New Stuff, and Rensselear

      Bike club on Friday was great.  I rode a "Folley" trail (named after the incredible Mr. Folley who created the rediculous trail...) for the first time, and it was nuts.  We had a really small group because it was Halloween and lots of kids bagged out on us; that was fine by me.  We got home pretty early and then we did some more loops around the school until my parents came.  After I showered and ate, I spent Halloween at my friend's house playing Fallout 3 and watching Silence of the Lambs.

      I finally got some new stuff at the bike shop in Southbridge with my certificate.  I ended up spending about $100 on a specialized hand pump, specialized multi-tool (with chain breaker...an extra $15), a tube, and a pretty big saddle bag.  The certificate covered $50, and I had $20 from other birthday funds, so it wasn't too expensive.  I really want to get a breakdown in the woods sometime soon now, because I'm soooo ready.

      On Saturday my Dad and I went up to Rensselear Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York, and we absolutely loved it there.  It's a great school, and they even have a bike club!  The woman in charge of student activities told us that, "one day I was outside and I saw these kids going off of a 12 foot jump, then I realized that we actually have a bike club here."  My eyes lit up when she said this and I knew I really wanted to come to this school.  RPI's also pretty close to some great mountains for skiing and biking.  I even got to drive on the highway for my first time.

      I have some pix of my new mountain biking accesories and our trip to RPI, so hopefully I'll find some time to upload them soon.

Ride hard, and don't get caught by the fuzz like I did!!

      -At0m