Mmmm...Floyd Hill. Did I ever tell that time at band camp where I rode Dakota Ridge and then had wings and beer at El Rancho and then rode Floyd Hill? Best time EVER! Oh but it was on an ebike. Booo
The last person to post a picture from their last bike ride wins access to the white courtesy phone.
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I have this: https://www.arborday.org/trees/whattree/book-detail.cfm
It's pretty mediocre, but I kind of think they all are. Tree ID to me has always been "what the fuck is that" then "Oh I think that's a..." then "That's a Silver/swamp maple, easy". Once you know what to look for, you can't miss it.
For maples- big fat leaves with minimal segmentation between lobes- Norway Maple
Big leaves with huge segmentation- Swamp maple
what looks like three lobes but maybe there are two tiny ones- red maple (some part of the tree is always red, usually the stem)
Big leaves with medium segmentation- Sugar maple.
LOL
I miss having craig and steve around. Those guys shot some cool stuff. We got up at like 5am to go shoot those
I miss having craig and steve around. Those guys shot some cool stuff. We got up at like 5am to go shoot those
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It's a big old drop and steep transition when you're stood on that edge.
Other than climbing, how is Sutton? Heard some good things.
This reminds me: I don't know what addictive chemical they have added, but the spooky oreos (with the orange filling) are so damned good.
It's alright. The climbs are well made. There is a lot of 2.0 trails which is not my cup of tea. There was some nice rooty rocky sections that are worth a visit. Would take two rides to cover entire network. Disclaimer: I'm a trail snob.
Will need to find those orange Oreos. Had to buy double filling to get 70's amount of filling.
Got high, may or may not be the last time this year. Did not pee in the Pacific today though.
Where?
It's a Polish bikepark called Kasina. My friend wanted to go. The hill is amazing for building trails but the trails are completely unmaintained and some literally look like riverbeds so trails that would flow now are loose rocks and roots to the point where they no longer flow and feel more like XC or trial but I am cranky since I took this pic after destroying my helmet and probably cracking a rib.
Also I realized My friend is weird. He loves shit trails. I mean seriously the more square the turns, the less flowly and wonky the trail is the more he wants to ride it. Hell I know one guy wont talk to him because he lied to him about trials in one place being fixed, they went together and the trails were shit he just wanted to ride the shit trails.
Still it was good to do some riding before the winter. Also met an old friend and to my understanding he or some other peeps are rebulding the trails so they no longer look like riverbeds (I hope so because the hill is great)
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Glad you came out of the crash resonably OK.
I think I would enjoy going on rides with your friend. It sucks so bad that lately all trails get this flowy bermkakke makeover and while the "trail builders" are at it, they also rip out all roots, move all stones to the side and put gravel on the trail to "make it withstand the weather better". Kill list!
I think you mistook what he likes. It's not that he wants trails with no berms. His preference is not the typical berm vs no berm debate. He just started riding when all we had were hiking trails not designed for bikes. So weird switchbacks, awkward steps, generally very uncomfortable, not fun, very destroyed trails are his thing. I love roots, I do good on off camber and generally DH trails like Maribor are my jam. It's not what he likes. He just got stuck in 2003 where we called enduro "freeride" and everone was on those weird Mongoose bikes trying to ride trails that were as fun as watching Ted Cruz strip.Glad you came out of the crash resonably OK.
I think I would enjoy going on rides with your friend. It sucks so bad that lately all trails get this flowy bermkakke makeover and while the "trail builders" are at it, they also rip out all roots, move all stones to the side and put gravel on the trail to "make it withstand the weather better". Kill list!
No, I am weird as well. Old school, janky hiking trails are so fun to ride. You have to work for getting any kind of flow out of them. Something a little more accessible than this, but you get the idea:
How's it working out for you?
Been loving it. No complaints at all. I’ve finally adjusted to modern geo and ride it basically daily. Going to try my other fork on it, but all good.