hardest trail at diablo.....
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ripper? nope. deceit? nah... Test of Metal is the one that always bites my butt!
that section that goes past tempest is pretty hard. but... i have to say that if you take the uso 04 way on bmw that is relly hard. i love it.
imo.. bmw.
There is not really any hard trails. Its just the balls to do them.
There is not really any hard trails. Its just the balls to do them.
utah rock garden / slayer rock garden section
Really? I always have a tough time on ripper. Test of metal feels easy in comparison to ripper...probably because its much shorter than it.
greenhorn
i know, it's weird! it's just a silly little trail and i have never made it down clean! must be a negative energy vortex or something -
yeah, that's it...the Vortex...
although i also have to agree with SGF2 - that spot around the small tree right before the BMW wall is a bit of a bugger
Stigmata is totally crazy from where it breaks off of BMW to the end, but Deceit is probably the toughest trail to clean.
you guys are nuts... i can ride those trails all day long.... but clear jumps on dominion, forget it!
... and no, i'm not joking!
... and no, i'm not joking!
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same here
I'm the exact opposite. A few weeks ago I finally cleared the last hip on the uppers and the lowers I have to check my speed or I end up landing to flat. On the other hand, the instant I enter Ripper its federal pound me in the ass prison.
So for me it's Ripper (as I still haven't tryed Utah or Deceit yet)
Are you saying you are overjumping on lower?
I haven't yet got the balls you to keep off the brakes after the double on upper dominion, you just get going so fast.
That one hard section on utah got me last time, i stayed far right and the front tire dipped on a rock and I went OTB still clipped in and slammed my face. I'm thinking the best line is exiting through the left between the rocks.
Bushwack-tempest..without getting off your bike...meaning non-stop no resting!
whats so hard about that ? i love clipless! haha
To tell you the truth, lower exodus is hard for me.
I Hate ladders.
I Hate ladders.
WORD! This is one section of trail that REALLY does need work! Normally I won't come on here recommending anything, but this section is getting washed out and eroded really bad. Can Diablo fix it? Thanks, EC
your all crazy i think Utah is really easy and so is ripper. i dont know what you guys find hard about them. deceit on the other hand is the equivalent to riding over a row of cinder blocks on a razor scooter. its steep and after every turn its good to know that you made that section but there is another in front of you.
Hahahahaha Go Back To Hcor!!!!!
I can mainly agree- With the exception of "The Wall", aka Stigmata. Try Platty or Whiteface and come back to Diablo. Your brakes won't be used nearly as much! EC
i rarely use my brakes.
if your looking for something challenging the hard right turn on stigmata everyone is talking about is the hardest, but then take the go around instead of "the wall" or the rock face. it seems to be more challenging then just zipping down a 30ft rockface.
and another great rock shredding trail that seems to never get old is deceit right into ripper. with no stop inbetween. jsut make sure you take the high line and pin it off "arron chases drop"!!
and another great rock shredding trail that seems to never get old is deceit right into ripper. with no stop inbetween. jsut make sure you take the high line and pin it off "arron chases drop"!!
Video, much like pictures, will never do any of the listed any justice. EC
yeah stigmata is like looking at a 30 foot drop you are too afraid to do and rolling down it. then rolling out of it on ice. then running over boulders then sharp rocks. its extreme.
Cause they're busy doing that to the rest of the Mtn.
