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slyfink

Turbo Monkey
Sep 16, 2008
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Ottawa, Canada
made it out with the boy last night...
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He's 13 and didn't break a sweat... he still has lots to learn about technical riding, but the fitness he gets from xc ski training is ridiculous...

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This is one of the pictures on Trailforks, no bueno

you sure that's not a picture of a new housing development? was visiting a buddy who lives there over March break. he showed me a bunch of new developments being built where trails used to be...
 

Jozz

Joe Dalton
Apr 18, 2002
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7,417
SADL
made it out with the boy last night...View attachment 210550

He's 13 and didn't break a sweat... he still has lots to learn about technical riding, but the fitness he gets from xc ski training is ridiculous...

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you sure that's not a picture of a new housing development? was visiting a buddy who lives there over March break. he showed me a bunch of new developments being built where trails used to be...
You just meander around golf courses and condos.
 

Montana rider

Turbo Monkey
Mar 14, 2005
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2,207
So I got one last ride in Yellowstone yesterday before it opened to the tourons today.

3 @ 29ish road miles in YNP over the last 2 weeks -- not bad Obama.

While I am digging the new gravel bike I am hoping to hit some proper early season dirt on Tuesday (L&C Caverns)

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It was a brisk 35 freedoms, but I kitted up as if I was going cross country skiing, and bust out a pair of neoprene bike shoe covers that I've had for 20ish years unused in my bike larder and was quite comfy.

No Orange dogs (baby bison) but soon...

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Decided to ski to the put in today, and scout out a potential first of the season ski to SUP Lazy River Float 2 Drank Minimum on Sunday when it'll be almost 60...
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Saw a jumble of bear tracks so I followed it down to the river (where they originated, not where they were headed SMRT!) to see what was going down.

And it was a rather large cow with two yearling cubs in tow -- so I NOPED the fuck out of dodge.
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Montana rider

Turbo Monkey
Mar 14, 2005
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First proper / localish dirt of the year at Lewis and Clark Caverns (the OG early season spot, all the cool kids ride Copper City now...)

After Yellowstone, this is almost always the first few rides of the year destination and a good gauge of spring fatness/fitness.

Road climb to 4 different singletrack downhills, yes please.

I bike the road 1.5 times in a modified figure 8 to cover the two more fun downhills.

Road to caverns is closed to cars until next Wednesday, yes please.

This bridge is a little less than 1/2 way to the top, but accesses trails on the other side of the park than the stuff at the top of the climb.
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Mobile bong shed, top of last climb
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A pinch point leads to the rocky chunk section:
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