Shakedown rides have begun...

doubleTROUBLE is back in action with the R7 sporting new uppers, the brakes bled, new sintered pads, and all linkages refurbished or overhauled. Saturday afternoon El Jeffe joined up with dB for a review of his Shenandoah 100 video (we'll be duo-teaming in September) and then a walking tour of the Briar Patch Trail Labrynthe.

After the girls got their ride in, babysitting duties were transferred and the 1st pre-Cali Shakedown Ride commenced.

The shakedown was a success, with doubleTROUBLE dialed in on the Gap trails, a clean climb of Beauty, and a fast descent of Old Farm with a returning climb. Sidewinder was also swept and the day's effort accumulated an easy 16.75 miles, with an avg. of 7.5, a top speed recorded of 28 on Speedracer, 29 on the ridge.

The Bad MOFO wallet is securely in doubleB's possession. Chenger is eyeing an attack on Tuesday somewhere in the Carvin's Cove system during pre-Cali Shakedown Ride Number Two on Tuesday afternoon. It is antipipated a heated battle will take place on the 1,000' climb (where the Bad MOFO wallet was conceived) OR descending Hi-dee-Ho where El Jeffe's local trail knowledge and prowess is rarely challenged.

A little more about the Bad MOFO wallet... the lay Tour day France as its mellow Johnny, the Giro it's pink jersey, the Indianapolis 500 has a bottle of milk, the 24 Hours of Daytona has it's Rolex... and thus the Toejam has the Bad MOFO wallet... if you want to carry it you have to be worthy, being worthy can be shortlived, because it is ALWAYS up for grabs - to keep it you have to be on your game. Gap someone on a descent - there are NO excuses, clean a nasty rockstudded climb where the other guy dabs out. You wanna see what's inside the wallet? You gotta be a Bad MoFo to find out. You wanna put something in it? You gotta earn it.

Now, who is gonna carry it to Cali, who is gonna pack it through the Sierras????

Wanna see what's inside?