Raine Rides again!

I got a pretty good bit of riding in this weekend, really had a good time. It started Sat. morning at the Sugar Cycles shop ride, wheels rolling at 0735. After a flat(Shaun), a wreck(Dent), and riding at the back of the B group taking care of a rider, we finally made it back to the shop 31 miles later. I had to swap the stuff off Kyle's C29ssmaxes I'd been riding back onto my wheels, grab the demo bike for Raine, and then we were supposed to be up and outta there to head to the house for our MTB ride. Well that devolved into taking forever after Kyle offered up a bike that Dent was thinking of buying for him to take out and demo. We had to swap some components, which took forever, so we were over an hour late getting where we needed to be to meet up for the ride. But it all worked out, and we hit the road for Warda, TX to ride at Bluff Creek Ranch.
We all rode a lap together, with Raine back on the dirt for the first time in quite a while. I was really proud of her, she rode very well and impressed the heck outta Dent and I. She really liked the Safire FSR Expert Demo that Kyle let her borrow, she'd never ridden a full-suspension before and said it was way better than her hardtail. After we finished, Dent and I rode a fast lap and really had a blast. They have added a new little section to the trail that involves a new climb and reverses some old stuff, really spices it up a bit. I continue to love my new FSR 29er more and more. The ride is super smooth and the handling and traction are sweet!
Sunday we went out to Memorial Park to do a trail/urban ride. Raine and I met Dent, Katie, and Lisa. The trails were in much better shape than we expected, and we wound up riding just trails. Again, Raine had a great time and did great. Hopefully we can keep her riding regularly and she'll keep improving. She's been pretty focused lately on getting in shape to ride, and has even been sitting on the trainer at night! Hoping to take her to Huntsville this weekend for some more dirt.
Here you can see my bike and Raine's demo side by side. Kinda his and hers. Mine is obviously much larger and rolls on the bigger wheels, but their design and component spec is very similar. It's cool that Specialized puts good effort into their women specific bikes to match the caliber of the rest of their models.