Saturday Ride: Fro and To

Rode the Redline 1x9 counterclockwise, flying the Jeep-road whoopses down to the mailboxes, then--what the heck?--rode back up to complete the trail clockwise. Had the semi-slick Vulpines on, so I wasn't surprised to log a halfway-decent 7:45 to the mailboxes in spite of ongoing upper-respiratory torments. Also not surprised to get a flat from an itsy-bitsy thorn that wouldn't have drawn blood if I'd stepped on it barefoot. You make tires lighter by leaving out rubber, after all.