The Purple Pig

When I moved to Flagstaff, I discovered that there are TONS of trails to be ridden around here. I can literally leave my house and be on a kick-ass trail in 2 minutes! I found a guy on Craigslist who was looking to trade his mountain bike for an acoustic guitar. Perfect! I can only play 3 chords on the guitar (and rarely do) and I have a cycling dependency. The MTB is a GT something or other and is a lovely light purple. The frame is aluminum but heavy. Since this is such a heavy bike (a pig), it has earned the name The Purple Pig.

Cyclists are, by nature, very weight conscious. How many grams do my tubes weigh? If I use this seat post rather than that one, I can shave valuable seconds. My attitude is "who cares". At least for this bike. My road bike & fixit are light. I can haul ass on them (at least I used to). My thought process behind the pig is that if I push a heavier bike on the trails, the road riding when it warms up, should be a breeze. I'm notout to win any races on The Pig, just have some fun.

I have refallen in love with mountain biking riding this thing. Being out on the trails reminds me of when one of my best friends & I used to ride the canyons in Southern California. The riding up here is different than So. Cal, not so much brush to ride through, but lots of trees and hills to climb. I haven't explored all of the trails around here; but when the weather warms a little, I will be out there riding like I used to. I can't wait to explore all of the trails that Flagstaff has to offer.