So after work this afternoon, I decided to go back to the scene of my wreck (Parmalee Gulch) and conquer that "beast". Pleasant ride, completely uneventful. Completely stupid of me to hit the brake like I did that day, but whatever. Went through it fine this time, and working on not making the same mistake ever again.

That demon is dead, albeit along with my previous bike. But all's well that end well...I got a killer upgrade out of the whole debacle. =)

Now to re-acquire the gear that I want and get out of this old stuff again.