everyday the weather makes it look like you guys are under 50 feet of water...is it that bad?
is it just pissing rain all the time?
- Thread starter c2001
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It has rained a lot in the mountains the past few days. It hasn't rained in Denver since Friday. Some places south, like Castle Rock, had rain yesterday.
It's nice to see things green this late into the summer.
Dave
It's nice to see things green this late into the summer.
Dave
Yep. It's that bad. In fact, it's worse than it looks. Conditions are terrible for riding. You should go to Utah.©2001 said:
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In Colorado Springs weve gotten a ton of rain. It seems that every afternoon, starting around 3 or 4 it starts raining and usually continues to rain until 9 or 10 at night. Not all nights, but more than not.
Meh... it ain't that bad. It's keeping the riff-raff away from the goods, that's for sure. Keystone was HERO traction last Saturday thanks to breakout showers, and Vail on Sunday got greasy enough to be interesting.
The rain is no bueno for the jumping o' the dirt though.
The rain is no bueno for the jumping o' the dirt though.
I just got dumped on going up high grade in Deer Creek caynon...it was pretty sweet actually
that's cool, i guess. rain is good...'specially if hero traction is going on! plus it's good for digging, right (nudge nudge, wink wink 
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As Full Trucker pointed out, it's a fine line between hero traction and full-on grease. We got a little of both last Sunday..........©2001 said:that's cool, i guess. rain is good...'specially if hero traction is going on! plus it's good for digging, right (nudge nudge, wink wink
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"grease, for the lack of a better word my friends, is good."
- not quite the exact quote from that business movie, but close enough.
- not quite the exact quote from that business movie, but close enough.
Who has time to dig? :devil:©2001 said:...plus it's good for digging, right (nudge nudge, wink wink
yes...yes it isLordOpie said:wait, isn't that a paved road?
I've put 350+ miles on my road bike this week and have done every big climb on the front range/boulder area...(about 24,000 feet of climbing this week)
o...and I am a downhiller
Johnny T is a god.
It does not include lyons to estes. it does include the exact ride you did though, with lee hill done from the boulder side for kicks.
Oh, and it must be stated that I had no plans of doing this front range climbing thing. It just happened that way. Its funny how when you get in a climbing rythem its hard to get out.
Climbs done since last Weds
Flagstaff
Magnolia
Sugarloaf
Lee Hill
Left Hand Caynon (ward)
Deer Creek Caynon (twice)
Deer Creek Caynon-High Grade-Pleasent Park-(some road i forget)-City View-(some road I forget)-Turkey Creek-285
Deer Creek Cynon-High Grade
I could add more but am tired...Alpe de Huez TT tommorow baby...more motivation to go up coming my way.
Climbs done since last Weds
Flagstaff
Magnolia
Sugarloaf
Lee Hill
Left Hand Caynon (ward)
Deer Creek Caynon (twice)
Deer Creek Caynon-High Grade-Pleasent Park-(some road i forget)-City View-(some road I forget)-Turkey Creek-285
Deer Creek Cynon-High Grade
I could add more but am tired...Alpe de Huez TT tommorow baby...more motivation to go up coming my way.
oh...and its Crit time tommorow night...followed by watching pretty girls run around a park.
Now you're just braggin'...neversummersnow said:
whatever, you get to go watch pretty girls run around a park on your LUNCH BREAK!
neversummersnow said:
CANYON
All my o2 goes to my legs now...stringcheese said:
Meh. Not lately thanks to the joys of being overworked and underpaid...neversummersnow said:
I'm a downhiller too, but enjoy pushing my 43 lb bullit up hill. I should do the Idaho to Evans on it!neversummersnow said:
I did that last fall, The tan line from the sleeveless jersey I wore that day is still there. Route 36 gets a bit sketchy going up to estes due to a narrow shoulder, but all in all its not a bad ride and the ride down rocks the house.LordOpie said:out-fvcking-standing
Does that include 36 from Lyons to Estes? Last week I did Boulder-Lyons-Ward-Boulder and was thinking of doing Boulder to Estes, so feedback please.