Sunset from the Swamp

As the sun was setting, my heart rate was racing. As fast as I could pedal, I descended in the dust of the four riders ahead of me, while railing all the right lines with only a couple of near misses causing me to scrub a little speed here and there. At the bottom of the hill is this lovely swampy, marshy area.  Going no where fast, the swamp is thriving habitat for many insects, animals and aquatic life, not to mention how scenic and serene it looks.  Last night, the mosquito's were voracious.  At one point near this spot, I must have counted (until my eyes crossed) 15-20 Dragon Flies, (I am sure there were more) they were all flying quickly around eating up the skeeters by the hundreds, which made me happy!  Summer life, bugs feasting, frogs swimming, the fox hunting, the deer grazing and the riders riding, with night time fast approaching. Stopping here to breathe a breath of life and enjoy a still moment, adds peace and harmony to ones mind, it's why I ride!

Why do you ride? 

Our Charge station for the 24 Hours of Great Glen.

Some people ride to race, speaking of racing, we are headed to the 15th annual 24 Hours of Great Glen next week.  We're getting our stuff in order to attend the event and support riders who need charging for their lights and racers who have taken us up on our rental / demo program.  There are still a few lights available for rent, so get in touch with us through our website.

One important component to our success in staying up for over 36 hours in a row will surely be our Coffee Press. Since we're camping, we would normally bring our little camping style titanium press, but I think we will go "full on-caffeine mode" and include the 12 cup stainless press. Stop by for some coffee!


See you there!
Steve