Back on the bike

I rode into work this morning, the boring way.  It was a pleasant ride and a nice temperature.  I had pretty constant pain in my calf, but nothing I couldn't live with.  It never got any worse for the 40 km ride.  Claire and I went mountain biking Thursday evening.  Our Cannondale rep gave me a  Rize 1 to ride.  That is one of their new carbon/aluminum models.  It is all made in Bedford, PA.   I haven't been on a mountain bike with more than one gear in years, and it has been even longer since I have ridden full suspension.  It was a blast.  You don't have to worry about steering around all those rocks, and you can really power through the bumpy sections on the climbs.  The carbon Lefty fork on the bike didn't take any getting used to, and tracked great.  It is stiffer than any other suspension fork I have ever ridden.  The bike goes for $5500, so I don't think I will be getting one, but it was lots of fun.  The bike weighed less that 24 pounds.