V and I did the top part; sometime I want to get back and ride the whole thing.
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It's one of my favorite rides, but you have to admit, losing a few miles of that double track would make it betterer.
I dunno - the thing about TWE is that *every* section is a hoot, and such different character. I just *love* riding that doubletrack and all its fun chunk at mach schnell. IMO, the best (most fun) lines are almost always NOT the main line on that doubletrack.
I gotta say, though - there are some real TIRE-EATER lines on that doubletrack. I remember one trip that I got two flats in the first quarter mile past the lunch rock on Porc Rim.
They were Nevegals, of course.
They were Nevegals, of course.
Oh yea!
Where the fuck did he crash on that one?
You should go easy on @rideit out there... he seems rather... crashy as of late.
I remember after moving to socal and starting to ride there, the sheer amount of exposure was... unnerving, after growing up riding on the east coast in the woods. I remember having some real "oh shit" moments at places like Mammoth and SJT
Srsly - coming over a small rise at ludicrous-speed into a surprise section of ledges and square-edged rocks is one of the great joys in life.
mmmmm....mach looney chunk. i need to get out west to ride.
we get dat fast chunk in some places in the hills around here. and not rock exposure, but definitely some fast downhill sidehill sections on slopes with super steep grades where you don't wanna get tossed off line for sure.
we get dat fast chunk in some places in the hills around here. and not rock exposure, but definitely some fast downhill sidehill sections on slopes with super steep grades where you don't wanna get tossed off line for sure.
I totally forgot about that.
I think about halfway down. We were hauling ass and I had a weird hit that threw me forward and then my hand popped off on the next hit. Tumble at full speed. Wasn't fun.
I don't know what you're talking about.
I totally forgot about SJT. That's one of those trails I grew up riding on a rigid bike with canti's.
Also some of the stuff dropping into Laguna Canyon is fucking gnarly.
i remember trying to chase bobby root down SJT a few times and to this day i'm not sure how i survived
I got invited to a couple of Laguna Rads rides waaay back in the day. They were unforgiving monsters. I got schooled (but invited back).
Fond memories of truly gnarly shit, bruh.
Fond memories of truly gnarly shit, bruh.
you ever ride lake elsinore?
I don’t think so. Most of what we rode was right near town. But we are talking ‘89 or so.
ah gotcha. i lived in socal almost 2 decades later.
I don’t like to venture far from home. Too much driving.Dude.
Do you even ride, bro?
Oh, wait. Most of this shit you *can't* ride.
Re kokopelli: might be legal! Not sure if the managers ever put out the guidance as directed.
Electric-powered bikes are now allowed on BLM and National Park trails -- and not everyone is happy about it
The new rule issued by Interior Secretary aims to ease management and clarify conflicting rules by allowing e-bikes access to all bike trails. But trailbuilding and wilderness groups lament the lack of public involvement in the decision.
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too far from a charging station?I don’t like to venture far from home. Too much driving.
Re kokopelli: might be legal! Not sure if the managers ever put out the guidance as directed.
Electric-powered bikes are now allowed on BLM and National Park trails -- and not everyone is happy about it
The new rule issued by Interior Secretary aims to ease management and clarify conflicting rules by allowing e-bikes access to all bike trails. But trailbuilding and wilderness groups lament the lack of public involvement in the decision.
I don’t know if I would qualify the HT drop in ‘fun’.
I guess it might be if I could clean it...
FTS. I don't even try...
I have sincerely ‘tried’ twice.
that was one too many times.
that was one too many times.
i wish i had trails around here that scared me
These days I get anxious before rides. That all goes away once I get on the bike though. I am typically pretty cautious, conservative and deliberate on a new trail. Then once I clean everything am as cautious as a drunk frat boy on spring break. It's all shits, giggles, and E.R. visits.
There are a few trails that I have been trying to avoid lately because I want to keep this pre-corpse functional for a few more years.
So uh... When you coming to CO to ride? @Full Trucker knows some places you should go to. I'll make sure to ride mid-pack, because taking point never ends well for me.
In a post-COVID, Toshi-able-to-travel-when-kids-not-such-a-pain
era I will head out there with you guys, and we all can session that section until helmets are cracked or it's cleaned.
the "hard" stuff in my immediate vicinity (about an hour any direction) is really just pedally xc sufferfest type stuff. there's a handful of sections that are technically challenging but none of them really last more than a minute, tops (edit: and still aren't scary).
post lawsuit / once kids are older?
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I used to say that “the best single track in Moab...is in Fruita!”
I just call going there a ‘trip to Fruab’ now...
I just call going there a ‘trip to Fruab’ now...
Do you still have an acoustic bike? You'll need one of those...In a post-COVID, Toshi-able-to-travel-when-kids-not-such-a-pain
Try riding them on a cross bike (or gravel bike as the kids call them these days). Makes boring trails interesting again. Bonus is that it is a pretty good training.
i do see some cross bikes on a few of the trails, but unfortunately due to a past back injury i can't ride rigid/hardtail bikes on trails.