Dr. Flint Medicine Man

The time came to push the envelope a little bit for Chris. His goal: break the 30 mile barrier? Do it under two hours with breaks? Done, and Done. Giddyup! We left from my place and decided to head in the general direction of East Bend, by way of one of my favorite local roads; Flint Hill.

For those readers that aren't local, Flint Hill Road is a beautiful, smooth road lined by farms and even a vineyard. Aside from the Dodge Rams and SUVs that pass, one might think they landed somewhere in the French countryside. We passed quite a few cyclists on the way out, and when we turned around, the goal was to catch them. We were moving along pretty good on the way back, but weren't able to catch the other crew.

Once we got back into Forsyth County, there was a decision to be made. Take the roads that are relatively flat back to my place, or take the roads that loop back towards the Yadkin, and thus have some pretty big hills. As far as I was concerned, the decision was made, and Chris agreed...hilly-ness was to be had!

I got this shot of Chris muscling over a little riser on Beroth Road, with Pilot way off in the distance (probably about 12 miles or so as the crow flies). We made it back to my place without too much suffering. Another good day on the bike!


Chris' CAAD9 post ride:


My bike donning the Eastons post ride: