The last person to post a picture from their last bike ride wins access to the white courtesy phone.
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The conditions today made me want to write long eloquent civil war type love letters to the dirt.
As I was standing there a kid came blazing by, then up and over that big rock to the right of the sign. Once he went out of sight down the back side I heard a loud crash and thud in the dirt. He was alright, but covered in dust. There is a 15' rock face down the back side and he misjudged it I think.
Good to know they put some thought into their trail names.
Is that your blood?
Story time...
That's a beautiful ride, until it isn't. Great easy singletrack approach, beautiful skinny trail. Wildflowers everywhere. 2900' descent and finishes at the emergency clinic.
Saw FT and his posse about 6 miles in, they were riding a different exit.
Mike and I started descending fish creek falls, omg that trail is good, maybe 1000' down and I found a sniper rock in the grass with my left pedal and ejected otb landed on back/ right side. Hiked 3.5 hours out with some help. Got xrays of chest, T1/T2, ribs and scapula. Nothing broke (wouldn't know it by how it feels) but bruised and swollen. Right side and Knee is grated too but not a concern.
Now home trying to sit still and not hurt. See you in 4 weeks
Westy got it !
S avoided the ER but had a nasty crash into pointy rocks on Friday. The impact mark just to the side of her lumbar spine was a bullet dodged. I'll tell her you outdid her crash.
Heal up, let us know if we can help.
Low an slack is where it's at, until it's not. Like getting flung under the bars then run over by your own bike.
Heal up.
hang in there man. that's a rough wreck. curious to hear your thoughts on the oneups (although broken now); mine feel significantly less grippy than my atlases. kind of disappointed.
who's mike? not mike zellmer, who recently moved put your way, by chance?
I've not ridden Atlases so no direct comparison but I've been super happy with the Oneups. The rock strike showed a "flaw" in the thin design as both breaks are at pin holes, but I'd buy then again.
Not Zellmer, I don't know him. My buddy Mike is a lifer from the south side who moved out after retiring. Super fast rider.
plaid?and @Full Trucker in his natural habitat...
That sucks, Nick. I feel your pain. I separated my left shoulder in 2017 and bruised both wrists severely in 2018, thanks to sniper rocks. I ride on composite pedals with pins removed from the bottom side these days.
Wishing your speedy recovery.
Went to Prescott with friends. We rode some and consumed lots of steaks and beer. Good times.
My buddy John rolling down a rock slab.
Another random rock roll. Wasn't particularly steep but had a sharp turn in the middle.
Approaching a techy climb
Working on my manual skillz
My buddy John rolling down a rock slab.
Another random rock roll. Wasn't particularly steep but had a sharp turn in the middle.
Approaching a techy climb
Working on my manual skillz
man, i really hate looking at this thread, makes me realize how much the trails around me absolutely SUCK.
Will be there next month.
whose happy guy is this....
The penalty for missing that turn appears to be prickly...
Cool. I may be able to drive up there for ride & beer if I'm home.
You're right, I didn't even notice the prickly pear. Apparently I've been desensitized living in the desert.
Yea, this thread makes me have serious CO/Moab/PNW withdrawal. Its almost like it was a different life that I was bombing alpine single-track with the CO crew, or riding the BC trails I watched people riding on Pinkbike when I was in HS.
I arrive on the 30th of Sept and will be riding there for a few days, then heading over to Payson, but probably riding in Sedona too.
Every once in a while I question why I live here and put up with all the bullshit of this job and this town and think about possibly moving. Then I go for a hike or a ride and I am like "I want my ashes scattered on this mountain"
yea yea, but over der you can get a wicked nice grindah right in ya hood!
