Pontiac Lake Recreation Area<\/a> to ride the trails by myself. While I’ve been there a few times before with people showing me around, something about the trails there had yet to click with me and I wasn’t sure if I liked them or not. After riding two laps today I was finally recognizing most of the route, and I even had a feel for what was coming up after some parts. With a bit more experience there I’ll be able to do a better job carrying momentum into more climbs and then it’ll likely end up being even more fun.<\/p>\nToday I ended up riding two laps without stepping off the bike, with a parking lot to parking lot time of 1:49:22. This includes all of the optional Hard<\/cite> segments that I know of: the switchbacks about half-way in and the tight \/ rooty area near the end. Even though I didn’t really feel warmed up until after the triple puke climb on lap two, this ride was really enjoyable. The weather was absolutely perfect, everyone I encountered on the trail was friendly, and it fit in nicely as a good after work ride. I need to head out there more often.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"This afternoon after work I finally headed out to Pontiac Lake Recreation Area to ride the trails by myself. While I’ve been there a few…<\/p>\n
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