Happy New Year!

Since we had a day off to celebrate 2008, we decided to organize a group ride with some of our best riding buddies. Scott and Jen Finch of RPM Cyclery, along with their two sons, Alex and Evan drove all the way out from Temecula, Ca to hit the Fullerton Loop. We were also graced by the presence of the other Finch Family on the ride. Tony, Kim and their son Tim was out there to enjoy the new year with us. My new riding buddy Robert came out to rock the big wheels on his 29er X-Cal.

Here’s the fellas…Tim, Tony,Scott, Alex, Evan and Moe.

The ladies; Kim, Priscilla and Jen.

Since my fork on my regular mountain bike had some issues, I decided to take out the Ibex/Xtracycle. Normally this is my grocery getter, but its built tough so it can handle the trails. I basically rode this thing as if it was a normal sized bike.

I spent most of the morning shooting some video of the ride. Keep an eye out on Tim…he’s the fella wearing fancy red pants. This guy can ride! Plus seeing the smaller Finch kids ride was really fun. I can imagine them in a few years dominating some of the local races. Alex, 13 will be racing the downhill course at Southridge, Fontana in the next two weeks!

I’m not sure what it is, but it must be in the Finch blood because all of them are great riders. From the oldest…that’s Tony, to the youngest, Evan… and everyone in between, they all have great biking skills. Dang, I wonder if they adopt me…would their skills be automatically bestowed upon me…wishful thinking…

Check out the video to see what I’m talking about.