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Any ‘big’ ride plans for 2019?

Sorgie

Monkey
May 20, 2005
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Rochester
What part?
We rent a house in Ocean Park every year. Literally the most relaxing vacation I have ever been on. It is small town Americana. Spend the day at the beach, go to the Soda Fountain, if you do want to do touristy stuff that is a close drive, but the town is isolated from all the crowds and whatnot. Highly recommend. Also bypassing the Mass turnpike and driving through Vermont only adds to the relaxation which says something being in the car for 9 hours each way.
 

jonKranked

Detective Dookie
Nov 10, 2005
85,573
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media blackout
We rent a house in Ocean Park every year. Literally the most relaxing vacation I have ever been on. It is small town Americana. Spend the day at the beach, go to the Soda Fountain, if you do want to do touristy stuff that is a close drive, but the town is isolated from all the crowds and whatnot. Highly recommend. Also bypassing the Mass turnpike and driving through Vermont only adds to the relaxation which says something being in the car for 9 hours each way.
Gotcha. Agreed Portland is a cool town too. I have family in Maine but much farther north.
 

6thElement

Schrodinger's Immigrant
Jul 29, 2008
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White Rim in April, for sure. Campsites are booked, need to assemble a crew.

Considering (very much considering) bikepacking the Green Mountain Gravel Growler route as well.

Beyond that, hoping some other cool big rides “just happen”.
Overnighting at Peter Estin hut from Eagle was a good fun route for a simple bikepacking trip.

I'd like to do the Alpine Loop this summer, or just ride down in the SW corner in general, http://www.bikepacking.com/routes/the-alpine-loop/
I've also got a ~400 mile loop which starts here, up through Red Feather Lakes, Walden, Fraser/WP and over Corona Pass back to here.
 

6thElement

Schrodinger's Immigrant
Jul 29, 2008
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How much is It? I didn’t want to drill down too deep into the registration form to find out...
$225 I think, price went up a week ago so not sure what the earlier price was. I think I've only ever paid more for the BC Bike Race...
 

TN

Hey baby, want a hot dog?
Jul 9, 2002
14,301
1,353
Jimtown, CO
Now that I have my bike sorta dialed, my plans are to seek & destroy all the trails out my back door.
 

jdcamb

Tool Time!
Feb 17, 2002
19,800
8,384
Nowhere Man!
My brother is pretty convinced that the YouTube video of white face somehow matches his ability. I can assure it doesn't.
 

Heidi

Der hund ist laut und braun
Aug 22, 2001
10,184
797
Bend, Oregon
Someday we'll decide if we're gonna focus on riding Colorado or Tahoe and Mammoth area this summer.
 

jdcamb

Tool Time!
Feb 17, 2002
19,800
8,384
Nowhere Man!
If the Jim Thorpe Festival is on my Brother and I will be attending. Monkeyfest should be at Ontario County Park this year...
 

Leroy11

Chimp
Mar 1, 2019
3
2
NV
My goal is to make a tour across Neuchâtel canton in Switzerland this summer. This is a picturesque place.
 

CBJ

year old fart
Mar 19, 2002
12,864
4,164
Copenhagen, Denmark
My goal is to make a tour across Neuchâtel canton in Switzerland this summer. This is a picturesque place.
I was in Switzerland last week. What a beautiful place. You need to take pictures and share. My next big ride will be 150km gravel ride on my birthday on the 23 in Sweden. I think it will be a good way to celebrate.
 

OGRipper

back alley ripper
Feb 3, 2004
10,647
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NORCAL is the hizzle
I find butcher ranch way too pedestrian. I prefer going over to Pauley creek via gold lake down Pauley then up Big Boulder fire road to the top and drop down Big Boulder singletrack to the summit of second and third divide. from there decide which one i feel like taking down to First Divide. That's 22 mile run. then go back up on the shuttle and drop down butcher and take which ever of third or second divide I did not take the first time and try not to die Its about a 40 mile day with 10000 feet of descending and 2000 of climbing. Its one of the reasons I am hammering on the road bike all winter.If i can do 75 mile road rides with ease I can survive doing two runs at Downiville in a day
I prefer the new-in-2017 Gold Valley Rim trail over to babyheads, which is actually a little tougher but has more singletrack, but yeah that's a good Saturday for sure. Then go ride Mt. Elwell from Graeagle up through the Lakes Basin on Sunday. :headbang: (Although this year it looks like we won't be able to ride in the high country until July.)

Aside from the usual awesomeness, planning to finally get back to Moab later in the summer.