Oregon business owner, David Gasporra made a recent trip to socal to visit family and friends with his wife Susie. David and Susie are the owners of “About Face and More”, a Portland Oregon based day spa offering skin treatments and massage therapy.
David was interested in a mountain bike ride and contacted Mark Sedgwick, owner of Sedgwick Travel. Mark organized the ride and acted as the guide for the ride. David’s brother, Damon Gasporra also signed up for the ride. Damon works and lives in Orange County.
Mark was able to obtain a demo bike from Casino Bikes in Hemet. Casino Bikes is a full service bike shop carrying Trek, GT, and Cannondale mountain bikes, along with several other models and brands. Casino Bikes owner, Matt Madore is a long time Hemet resident that believes in the community and is involved with the local rider community. Casino Bikes is also a sponsor of the local high school mountain bike teams at Hemet High School and San Jacinto High School.
David’s demo bike was a Trek Top Fuel 8, 29inch wheel, full suspension mountain bike. The Top Fuel 8 was nicely appointed with a high end components, with Fox providing the suspension front and rear. This was quite an upgrade to David’s bike back home and this was David’s first time on a full suspension/29inch wheel bike.
The ride started out through the local citrus groves to a steady uphill grade leading into the open hills above the citrus groves on a perfect single track with a steady climb to an amazing overlook. The trail heads back down through the groves to another quick single track. After another short ride through some citrus groves the ride continued up a single track trail into a serene canyon that climbed slightly up the trail with an E-ticket ride back down the trail. The ride ended after traveling the paved road back through the groves to the original starting point. The ride covered 15.5 miles. Both of the brothers conquered the ride and enjoyed a cold beer along the way.
David was amazed at the riding comfort of the 29inch/full suspension Trek, and would consider owning one in the future.
Contact Casino Bikes at 43906 Florida Ave. in Hemet or via the Web at casinobikes.com if you are interested in purchasing a bike. Casino does offer demo rides for those interested in purchasing a bike. Sedgwick Travel offers free trail ride information and can be contacted via this site or sedgwicktravel.agentstudio.com.
