Givin' up MTB'ing for...

So I went riding quads with a friend on Saturday at Hollister SVRA. I have to admit, it was a LOT OF FUN. Let's see, no lung/quad busting climbs, swoopy trail riding, sliding around turns, climbing steep a$$ hills with little effort, and high speeds. All on the dirt. The draw is strong... I actually felt guilty afterwards - normally after three hours of riding a MTB, I'm pretty worked. Not so with the quad.

Strange though - definitely a different culture out there. And as my friend said, "You'll see a lot of overweight people out here." And it is so noisy everywhere you ride. I swear I kept hearing someone riding right on my a$$ - but everytime I looked back there was no one. Turns out is was my tires making all that noise.

It was definitely different picking lines - normally you see one line, and go for it. Not so easy with a quad since you had the two tires in the front. You needed to find two good lines to get through tough sections. There were areas that I wish I was on my MTB because I could've gotten through much easier and faster. I think a motorcycle would be an easier transition. And what's up with the 5psi pressure in the tires? What a crack up.

The guys I rode with said I was a natural. I was able to keep up pretty good with them, and I was on a 250 semi-entry level quad. They all were on 450's. The last time I rode a quad was at least 20 years ago. I nearly killed myself then when I flipped it over on me. The impact was so hard that I crushed an aerosol can of flat repair between me and the pavement (it was in a fanny pack). Next time I'm trying one of the big bad quads.

But there is no way I can ever leave the MTB... so much more pure.