The most noteworthy rides that I’d done this month were already captured in their own posts, so this might be brief.
I started the month by impulse-buying a frame from a friend who needed to sell their newly purchased Crust Evasion to fund unexpected costs. It is my favourite colorway, and maybe a size too small. I wasted no time ordering up what I needed to build it, and by mid-month I was riding the new rig. I sold the Wombat to make space for it, though it hardly put a dent in the expenditure..
On the 2nd I went for a Seymour valley loop. I noticed some people huddled off in the moss as I rode up Fishermans, and then started looking around the moss to figure out what they were up to when I noticed a good deal of mushrooms. Right! It’s mushroom season! This turned into a mushroom ride after that, where I sought out as many different types as I could.
I also picked up a new toolbox, and underestimated its size when I chose to pick it up by bike! Got it home though thanks to the Irish strap. I actually thought I could fit it in my pannier, and as you can see in the photos below, it wasn’t even close.
I got the toolbox packed with my bike tools and it got its use building the Evasion up.. progress one week later:
The next weekend I went for a ride up to Cleveland dam on the Bombadil, with stops at a few other natural areas to appreciate the state of autumn here and just the slow pace of the forest.
On the 11th I got the Evasion to a rideable state and went for a two-bridge North Van loop as its shakedown ride. This week also included: heckin’ lots of rain, walking the neighbour’s dog, and appreciating the huge leaves on our Thai Constellation monstera these days. I bought this monstera as a tiny 2″ tall baby for $40 in 2017 or 2018!
The next weekend was the second ride on the Evasion and first with full fenders installed – out to Port Moody to see if a trail parallel Gatensbury Rd that descended over 100m from upper Coquitlam to Port Moody.
The next morning I rode to Olympic village to drop off a Marketplace item, and took the opportunity to have coffee on Beer Island and watch the variety of boats in False Creek:
On the 22nd I got out for a ride up to Rice Lake, but before that, I took the girls on a two hour walk out to Rice Lake – where we all got soaked to the bone but really enjoyed the traquility (and duck watching!).
The next day I ventured out to Burnaby Mountain to try to find a hut that I saw online – it took some perseverance, as it was a pretty technical hike to get to and I got lost the first try, but it was all the sweeter when I did find it.
The final weekend of November I got out both days, with another Burnaby Mountain loop on Saturday and then a hardtail ride on Seymour with a group on Sunday.
November ended with 14 active days on the bike and 451 km, which certainly included some very hard-fought kilometres!
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