Megan's Birthdaypalooza 07'

Megan Tearing The Trail Up!

At The Top After A Long Climb

The Brown family had a serious week of celebration for Megan's 27th birthday. We kicked it off with a surprise party last Wednesday and carried it through the weekend. My parents were in town over the weekend so we had free babysitting so it was time to hit the trials. Now that it is not 150 degrees out side you can ride in the middle of the day. We woke up late (7:30 that's how lame we are) and hung out on Saturday till we felt awake enough to ride. By about 10 we decided to head out to Cotton Wood and hit it. So knowing that my wife is not happy with a ride unless she climbs for over an hour I knew just the trail. So up the mountain we went until we reached the top. It was so much fun to get out and ride together again. We finished off the ride with a killer downhill and a few bumps and scratches. So with a good ride under our belts we loaded up chips and Diet Coke and headed for home. Happy B-day Megan!

Frampton, Snow, Blue Diamond=Blown Rear Shock

Peter Frampton Singing "Do you feel like I do?"

Blue Diamond, NV


Blown Romic Rear Shock

So, by the title you may wonder how all these things come together. Here it is------after a week of looking forward to going back up to Brian Head to ride with Ben and Anthony I found out that it was going to snow. Snow and bikes do not go hand and hand and besides there is nothing cool about being cold (mock me, I can take it). So bummed out beyond belief I decided to stay at home and just kick it. I decided around 3 on Saturday I would head out to Blue Diamond and do a ride (Blue Diamond sites about 20 min. from Vegas and has a trial system of about 200+ miles). As I drove out there I decided to enjoy Peter Framton's rock masterpiece "Framton Comes Alive". As I rolled up to the parking lot at Blue Diamond I was fully rocking out to "Do you feel like I do" (12 min and 53 seconds of 70's rock pleasure). With lifted spirits I got on the KHS and began to ride. As I climbed I could tell something was wrong with the bike. As a reached the second hill I looked down and noticed I had oil from the shock all over my legs and shoes. At that moment I realized the ride was over and the rear shock was blown. I must say at first I was really mad, then it came to me. No matter how bad things ever get at least Peter Frampton "Feels Like I do".