week 2: two faster people showed up

Leb classic practice

first Greens ski in two years

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oak social night

To the summit of East Mountain in East Haven, home of a Cold War-era radar base. Definitely the most bizarre place I've been to on a bike. Ride also included something like 50 miles of dirt. 



The road was rideable on a road bike, though just barely. From Victory to the Y it was mostly fine dirt, as long as you stayed in the packed tracks. From the Y to the lower abandoned village the road was far from great. The dirt was pretty loose and filled with washboard and washouts. After getting off and going around a barricade at the lower village, the pavement to the top was something else. 60-year-old pavement is better than a lot of our five-year-old pavement. With that said, the road was wet and covered with pine needles, making it extremely slippery and impossible to stand. The top few miles are on par with Ascutney. Probably would've prefered cross bike, though the Addict with 25c Vittorias performed admirably. The radar base and lower village are fascinating. 



Jack Greene is also cursed. 

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