http://bikemag.com/features/onlineexclusive/021306_best/
and is that BAH photo? you know...the green one.
and is that BAH photo? you know...the green one.
America's 10 Best Trails...repost?
- Thread starter -dustin
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Someone needs to give me $5000 so I can go ride all those trails. Thanks.
The Edge Loop made the top 10? 
Tsali in the top 10?
No.
No.
I'm starting to think this Top 10 list is a sandbag. 
I only been on one of those trails........but thought it sucked
douglas said:
I thought it was great, it owned me though.
There is a seriously distrubing ad on that linked page. 
I would say that there are 10 trails in Colorado better than Tsali. Hell, probably in UT, WA, OR and CA too.
I Are Baboon said:There is a seriously distrubing ad on that linked page.
I'd hit it [/Stosh]
Interesting i had plans on riding 3 of those trails this year, McKenzie, Porcupine, and Fromme....
I've hiked letchworth a bunch, never ridden there though because I would die having to do all of those climbs one after another.
It makes my heart warm that Letchworth was picked to be in the top 10. I (and many others) pitched in hundreds of hours working on the trail there. It makes me feel even better riding it. A down and back is truly an amazing effort and I am proud to have down 2-3 a year for the last 6 years. It is a soul enriching experience.
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ya'll say tsali sucks cause it aint your type of riding. me personally i like going tou to tsali and hammerin out mile after mile of rippin fast single track. a lot of times i like it better than riding/pushing up miles of dirt roads eating the dust from trucks and tourists driving by just to get to a section of single track in pisgah. i mean sure technical tsali may not be, but it sure is fun.
There are absolutely NO epic rides in Idaho or Wyoming.
Just sayin'.
Just sayin'.
"America's 10 Best Trails"
North Van? Did we invade Canada when I wasn't looking?
North Van? Did we invade Canada when I wasn't looking?
America is a continent foo'. Three of them to be precise.jimmydean said:
Maybe you were thinking of M'erka?
Three?!BuddhaRoadkill said:America is a continent foo'. Three of them to be precise.
Maybe you were thinking of M'erka?
I'm not sure the McKenzie would be up to your standards. Beautiful lake, springs, waterfalls, river crossings, big blue pool, lava, trees and all that, but it's more of a long stroll with no real technical features [other than the lava.] It includes paved sections, gravel roads, and a half-mile of highway roadside riding. It does, however, end at hotsprings!Skookum said:
Any day on a bike is a good day, just don't expect too much is all I'm saying. The hype has gotten a little out of hand. Fun trail nonetheless.
My geography may be rusty. Did one them [North, Central, South] float back to Africa?SilentJ said:Three?!
Every trail is my kinda trail.BuddhaRoadkill said:I'm not sure the McKenzie would be up to your standards. Beautiful lake, springs, waterfalls, river crossings, big blue pool, lava, trees and all that, but it's more of a long stroll with no real technical features [other than the lava.] It includes paved sections, gravel roads, and a half-mile of highway roadside riding. It does, however, end at hotsprings!
Any day on a bike is a good day, just don't expect too much is all I'm saying. The hype has gotten a little out of hand. Fun trail nonetheless.
Seriously i imagine it's a super long version of a trail in the Olympics called Lower Big Quilcene. It's only 12 miles as an out and back, but would be more if a Wilderness boundary didn't cut it short. i want to ride "Trail X" North Umpqua, Falls City, Post Canyon, and i have to get even with Timberline for breaking my leg too.
Oh and i might swing by Bend if certain people invite me.
Central America isn't considered a continent as far as I know, just a region. The countries Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador ,Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama are on the NA continent, but as a whole are considered Central America. I think some people consider parts or all of Mexico in there as well.BuddhaRoadkill said:
Yeah, I have never not had a blast at Tsali. Then again, I love fast singletrack. Tsali would suck if you took some slow bit hit type bike up there and tried to haul it around. But on a hardtail or a low travel FS rig, its fun. But I used to ride that place all the time years ago.biggins said:
Like in '96. I have heard it is more superhighway like now.
We rode there in October and it was awesome. Wicked fast and flowy as hell. Tearing ass down County line was cool as sh!t. Though I'm surprised they listed them separately. Who would ride left without right.....Jeremy R said:
Not Derek Zoolander that's for sure.DRB said:
I used to ride the right loop and then go all the way back to the parking lot, and do the left. Instead of just going straight across from the right to the left. I like the left loop better that way.
I miss trailriding, this bikeless stuff is for the birds.
Well, when you phrase it as "America", one would think "United States of..." (rather than North, South, Central).BuddhaRoadkill said:America is a continent foo'. Three of them to be precise.
Maybe you were thinking of M'erka?
I can think of at least 10 trails in North Van that would damn near top the list above most any trail in M'erka
Why stop at one?
Yeah that's definitely the best way to hit them. Left loop counterclockwise, right loop clockwise. It's hella cool brah.Jeremy R said:Not Derek Zoolander that's for sure.
I used to ride the right loop and then go all the way back to the parking lot, and do the left. Instead of just going straight across from the right to the left. I like the left loop better that way.
I miss trailriding, this bikeless stuff is for the birds.
Dude, let us know when you plan on hitting McKenzine. We are planning a trip down to OR. also.Skookum said:
Bingo. Well that's not smart. How'd you get bikeless?Jeremy R said:Not Derek Zoolander that's for sure.
I used to ride the right loop and then go all the way back to the parking lot, and do the left. Instead of just going straight across from the right to the left. I like the left loop better that way.
I miss trailriding, this bikeless stuff is for the birds.
Sold bikes, now waiting on the bike industry to get me parts.DRB said:
That always works out swell.:mumble:
I used to ride my rigid steel gt at tsali and it was definitely not unfun.
About a year or two later I discovered pisgah (and suspension)..........wait........what's tsali?
The end of that mousy trail is fun......I think there's a root or something there. Berms are good.
edit: I've ridden 5 trails on that list........... yay
Skooks: mckenzie rules. realy purty
About a year or two later I discovered pisgah (and suspension)..........wait........what's tsali?
The end of that mousy trail is fun......I think there's a root or something there. Berms are good.
edit: I've ridden 5 trails on that list........... yay
Skooks: mckenzie rules. realy purty