There is Levels to this....

Trek Marlin 5

So I sold my Focus Bike... Focus doesn't have the name recognition state side that brands like Trek, and Specialized have, but they make a damn good bike. However, I was rolling 26 and 29 is where I needed to be. I was happy with the Focus, and wasn't in a rush to sell it, so I put it on Craigslist for $450. Long story short, Some one bought it, and I had bike money burning a hole in my pocket. 

I was at work, sold the bike at 3pm, and was at the Trek store by 3:15... Keep in mind the Trek store is across the street from my work. The trek Marlin 5 the best bike I could get for my money. The old boy at the register gave me a discount and I was on my way.  

New Trek Bike in hand I had Plans.. I had watched enough Red Bull YouTube videos to have an Idea of what to do... See Exhibit B. I was going to settle for no less than extreme Mountain Biking down the most severe of descents formed by tectonic plates smashing together and raising the most glorious ranges of rock. The picture to the left shows exactly what I had in mind when I set out...








With all that being said, I went to the local "Crab Tree Lake" trails here in the Raleigh area.  I absolutely intended on having an extreme sporting session. I even rode on the trails that were marked with black diamonds. Keep in mind, I have my new entry level Trek "mountain" bike, so I felt invincible, unstoppable and unbreakable. I came to a jump about 4 feet off the ground and it hops over a little creek bed... All the Fox logos on my helmet, on my shorts and on my gloves did not keep me from face planting in the dirt. The picture shows me "dismounting" right before the moment of impact. The sales man at the Trek store forget to tell me there are levels to this game, and $500 dollar bike doesn't mean your ready to make GoPro videos...

The moral of" this story is this: If your old, over weight, underpaid, in a long term relationship and not getting "any," addicted to soda, need to quit smoking, need stress relief, hate your boss, love jesus, dog begs at the table, lazy, tired of internet porn, live in a city, live in the country, if your just barley living to get by, all these things and more can be cured by getting a bike and riding it... Doesnt matter if it is a steel beast from walmart, or an Aluminum Stalion from the trek store, or a carbon fiber sex pistol.... Ride it, and keep riding it and you will find some joy again....