Solo Superior Loop

Leaving in the morning for Duluth.  Then one night stay in Canada on the way around to the campground we stayed at before near Sault Ste Marie MI,  remember standing in the lake up to our chests?  Then Copper Harbor.  Then down to CADVR 2019 for three full days of dirtier riding than I am used to.

The last two years that I have gone it has been very hot.  Very hot on the sometimes slow speed trails.  Very hot when stopping to pick your bike up again because your melting brain did not calculate the singletrack curve correctly.  Very hot running-push-starting your bud's bike in Aerostich.  I run hot anyway

Last year at the campground I entered the raffle to support the cause like everyone else,  and I won second place (first was a large enclosed pro-shelf car trailer doh) and got a full-on off-road helmet, jersey, pants, gloves,  so I bought knee and arm and back pads to go with it,  tested on hot MPLS days, way better.  Huge helmet breathing flow.  Air flowing through body pads.

I had to purchase a larger top bag to fit the new gear plus the usual gear.  Packed it up,  strapped the helmet to the back.  Solid,  tight,  ready to ride, manageable but huge.  In the morning I tore it all off,  packed it in a box and shipped it to the event.  Haul it home on the bike.  Best 25 bucks I have ever spent. Fuck you! Vacation starts now!