Yesterday I joined several riders from the IE on a special 80th Birthday Ride. The birthday boy is Victor Vincente of America, author, poet and founder of mountain biking. It was great seeing an eclectic blend of cyclist and bicycles; some young, some old and others in-between. There were cool mountain bikes from the 1970's, 80's and 90's. E-Bikes and gravel bikes joined in the mix as well. We climbed over 4,000 ft in 24 miles. Monte Smetherman kept saying, "just wait, it gets worse!" It was a super fun day spent on the the dirt in celebration of a mountain biker icon, VVA.
