Well it happened, my bike had a few problems that required a skilled hand to fix, so I loaded my bike up and drove 80+ miles to the nearest bike shop in Enid Oklahoma to get things right! 12 years ago when I first landed in this area I had a stick kick up and grab my rear derailleur forcing it into my spokes and eating a few in the process. I had to make the same trip to The Bike Shop in Enid Oklahoma to fix my problem, I left the bike there for a week and picked it up fixed and ready to roll a week later.

So 12 years later I show up with my bike to see if I could get work done, they were in a different location but right around the corner and same shop same friendly faces. Mika she shop owner took control and got me in and as I was getting ready to leave invited me on a night ride in Stillwater at Lake McMurtry with his group, if you know me I could not turn down his offer to roll!

The ride wasn’t till the next day but I drove back to Woodward and got my lights charging, I was trying to imagine what the ride would be like in my mind and for all I could imagine I would have never guessed it right! So the next day around 4:00 pm I loaded up my lights and gear and headed back to Enid to meet up with my bike and the group heading over to Stillwater for the night ride, most seemed like road riders at first but you could tell they we loving the trails and would  be great company.

So we get there shake hands with another group that was local and light up and rolled down what I was told is the Red Trail, right away I knew this was going to be something special! This trail was packed full of climbs, drops and trees and to top it off I was with a great group of riders. This trail is only 7 miles long but packs one hell of a mix for all levels of rider, this is by far the best trail I have done since I have been in Oklahoma and I highly recommend you buzz this trail at least one time in your life!

If you would like to look at my stats on this ride click the link below.
http://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/62138438