[6thElement]

Full film is available to watch, deserves its own thread.

I have many nuts rides planned that I may never get to. But I wouldn't want to try this even if I had the skills required for some of the crux moves.

 

[stoney]

That trail is hard to clean going down. Up? Jesus. Wifey just went to sleep so I'm pausing at 45min, but I haven't been pulled into any movie like this in ages.

 

[jdcamb]

I still cannot ride any sort of wheelie. Just cannot.

 

[Adventurous]

Full film is available to watch, deserves its own thread.

I have many nuts rides planned that I may never get to. But I wouldn't want to try this even if I had the skills required for some of the crux moves.

Been following him for a few years. Nutso climbing skills. I can't even imagine climbing TWE.

I mean, I can, but not having the legs, time, or physical proximity is quite limiting.

 

[Nick]

watched it this morning. I can't even.

 

[SkaredShtles]

First time I did Porc Rim we climbed up it. Do not recommend.

 

[jonKranked]

I haven't been pulled into any movie like this in ages.

i now have a better understanding of why you're selling a bike without having ridden it.

 

[boostindoubles]

Thats an impossible feat no doubt but homie loses cred for not riding it as an out n back.

 

[Pesqueeb]

Thats an impossible feat no doubt but homie loses cred for not riding it as an out n back.

A gentleman, does not shuttle.

 

[6thElement]

A gentleman, does not shuttle.

I've done many good (long) rides as a result of that philosophy.

One of the dumb rides planned that I would like to ride is TWE as a loop. Mag7ish also has a loop ride planned. I've sort of done that before though years ago when it was just the blue dot original.

 

[SkaredShtles]

One of the dumb rides planned that I would like to ride is TWE as a loop.

Would it blow your mind if I were to tell you that it's technically not the "Whole" Enchilada *unless* it's done as a loop?

 

[Nick]

I know people who climb up the shuttle route, then descend. That's totally acceptable compared to this. And imo. fucking nuts.

I like climbing to porc rim from the sand flats rd. trailhead, that's sort of fun tbh.

 

[Changleen]

A gentleman, does not shuttle.

A gentleman should be open and able to deal with any experience.

 

[Jm_]

Would it blow your mind if I were to tell you that it's technically not the "Whole" Enchilada *unless* it's done as a loop?

Does that make it more of a chimichanga?

 

[johnbryanpeters]

I know people who climb up the shuttle route, then descend. That's totally acceptable compared to this. And imo. fucking nuts.

I like climbing to porc rim from the sand flats rd. trailhead, that's sort of fun tbh.

I want to ride the whole thing someday, and my general fantasy would be to ride up the shuttle route to warm up.

 

[Nick]

I want to ride the whole thing someday, and my general fantasy would be to ride up the shuttle route to warm up.

Not for this guy, that would make a LONG day. That said, come out next September and let's ride it.

https://www.trailforks.com/route/twe-shuttle-yourself/

 

[AngryMetalsmith]

Not for this guy, that would make a LONG day. That said, come out next September and let's ride it.

https://www.trailforks.com/route/twe-shuttle-yourself/

60 miles…so you’ll need to take a sammich and a flashlight.

 

[Nick]

60 miles…so you’ll need to take a sammich and a flashlight.

make no mistake ... I'M not climbing that approach. but I'll shuttle with JBP if he's not ridden it yet!

 

[johnbryanpeters]

Vero and I rode it down to the Sand Flats at the end of the last leg of our Kokopelli ride, ran out of daylight, so took the road down from there.

 

[6thElement]

I'm going to want my hardtail for the first 26 miles and 8000ft of climbing, then I'd like my Smash for the next 26 heading back down, before having my hardtail again for the ride back into town.

4 hours going up instead of the hour in the van...

 

[johnbryanpeters]

 

[Nick]

^^ mind the gap !

 

[johnbryanpeters]

^^ mind the gap !

Yeah, I found that more than intimidating.

 

[Nick]

for the ride back into town

One year 3 of us rode TWE, and the ride back to south Moab would have killed me if not for some peach stand ladies giving us a bunch of Palisade peaches for free while they closed up their roadside stand. I was famished and we had a head wind in every direction. Bless you, random peach lady.

 

[6thElement]

One year 3 of us rode TWE, and the ride back to south Moab would have killed me if not for some peach stand ladies giving us a bunch of Palisade peaches for free while they closed up their roadside stand. I was famished and we had a head wind in every direction. Bless you, random peach lady.

 

[StiHacka]

if not for some peach stand ladies giving us a bunch of peaches for free

 

[6thElement]

I've pondered riding the full loop since I saw some people doing it in 2014. We drove past a couple of guys pedaling up Geyser Pass Rd as the shuttle carried us past them.

Just told the wife we might have to give it a try in September next year. Problem is I've already got some big rides planned for two of the early September weekends. Will need to cross fingers for mild weather late that month into October.

I figure 3 1/2 to 4 hours going up from town at a casualish pace, then 5 1/2ish coming back down. 9 hours, 60 miles 8200ish ft of vert. I've definitely ridden plenty more miles and vert in a day on my mountain bike before.

 

[chuffer]

I enjoyed that A LOT more than I expected to!

Lots of great memories from Moab. Back in what seems like a previous life time we used to ride Porc Rim as a loop from town. Used to do it on my steel Paramount with rigid forks. Come to think of it, I’ve never ridden Moab on a full suspension bike! All that shit seems unthinkable to me now!

 

[rideit]

My first Porc rim loop from town was in ‘87, on a piece o’ shit Univega Alpine (Mountain Bike Shaped Object).
Still had an insane, epic time. Took like, 8 hours.

 

[kidwoo]

A gentleman, does not shuttle.

Sounds like a date rapist. Not to be trusted.

 

[Nick]

piece o’ shit Univega Alpine

My first mountain bike!

 

[kidwoo]

It cracks me up how everyone in denver just knows what TWE stands for. 5 hours away.

I had to read like half this page before I realized it was the long burrow shuttle thing

 

[SkaredShtles]

It cracks me up how everyone in denver just knows what TWE stands for. 5 hours away.

I had to read like half this page before I realized it was the long burrow shuttle thing

LBST. I like it.

 

[kidwoo]

That trail is hard to clean going down.

I cant believe no one is touching this....

 

[rideit]

You have a filthy, filthy mind.

 

[kidwoo]

You have a filthy, filthy mind.

Says the guy who I will bet money on has some files saved on his hard drive that aren't not hours of bonobos wackin it footage.

look, it's a long trail. It gets dirty. I get it. I'm sure it's hard to clean. I've just never tried because biking with brooms is hard. I'm always too busy passing denverites going slow.

 

[rideit]

InCoGnITo mOdE, bitches!

 

[Full Trucker]

I enjoyed that A LOT more than I expected to!

Same.

 

[6thElement]

It cracks me up how everyone in denver just knows what TWE stands for. 5 hours away.

I had to read like half this page before I realized it was the long burrow shuttle thing

There's a thousand "TWE" signs all along the route now for people with no navigation skills to follow on their "epic" ride.

 

[kidwoo]

There's a thousand "TWE" signs all along the route now for people with no navigation skills to follow on their "epic" ride.

"adventure"

Last time I rode it, I saw a few little tree diamonds.

Anyway mountainbiking is now a zipperline course for tourists and it it must be stopped.