One Bike, One Purpose

Cruising up the 101-N, for some reason I decided not to get off at Las Virgenes and take Malibu Canyon Rd to PCH, as I normally do to get to Pt. Mugu, more on that later.

I take a scenic drive through Oxnard, get to the trailhead-after finding sweet, oceanside parking-and set off on the Sycamore trail. I stopped at every picnic table rest area, not out of exhaustion mind you, I always stop at rest areas when I’m out riding, I like taking in the scenery, not just blowing by and not even looking. I like to mix it up when I ride, so I decide to hit some techy ST and hit Two Foxes. Two Foxes is short, but an e-ticket ride nonetheless, and I’m amped when I finish it up and stop for a rest. I decide to go back to the fork, but this time go straight, and continue on to the old gas station.

I was going to turn around and go back the way I came, but three guys coming up behind me for some reason made me continue on to the asphalt FR climb. The climb wasn’t bad, it was just hotter than I thought it would be, made it up in one shot though. Took the Waterman FR back down, then finished up by going back on Two Foxes in reverse, then hitting the Sycamore Trail back to the beach, and my car. I rested on the beach for a while before leaving, just taking in the scenery. It was truelly beautifull today in Southern California, dare I say it, a perfect day to be outdoors.

I started home down the PCH, then realized why I instinctively took the 101-N instead of the PCH. Roadcrews bottlenecked a section of the PCH, and traffic was BACKED UP. Baja Fresh topped off one of my Top-5 rides.

Oh yeah I almost forgot, No mechanicals today, no mis-shifts, no flats, no chain issues, nothing, just a sweet-shifting, point and shoot XC Steed. Which is good because I forgot my multi-tool and my phone battery died about 30-minutes in.