The last person to post a picture from their last bike ride wins access to the white courtesy phone.
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correction: 348mm…. Cripes.
Last week's snow in the high country was too soon for my tastes -- the first snow is ALWAYS TOO SOON but November abides some years.
But coincidentally I had a road trip to visit my eldest at the tail end of her fall break (not sure how she aged while I stay the same age in my mind but I digress...) and deliver some very important items that didn't fit on the plane (i.e. a 3' punched tin cactus/night light that's older than she is and her pasta maker...)
Anywho lemons -> lemonade...
I'd been hankering to check out the riding in Spokangelis which is conveniently located halfway to Reed College and a scant 5.5 hours from BZN.
It was 42 at the TH @ 1:30, so I bundled up with every bit of cycling clothes I brought and thankfully started with a climb so it didn't take long to warm up.
Beacon Hills has 15-20 miles of spaghetti trails, and I could've used a local guide -- got 2.5 hours in nonetheless a mix of tree lined singletrack, the occasional double-track roads/satellite access, swoopy bermy goodness and tons of rollers, jumps, and natural features.
Did I mention the rocks -- this was the lone mobile bong shed stop for the day:
I'm not in the Northern Rockies any more... rock rollers around every corner
Looking back at the roller:
A proper "work" chair for JDCamb
This was actually the cheater line, there were 3-5' drops off the back side...
The singletrack was pretty sweet too
Tons of cra-cray big drops around every corner -- not my bag but would be cool to see someone else do them...
More danger WIll Robinson jumps (looking back/uphill)
I covered "both" sides, but still have a lot more to explore.
I only saw 3 bikers, a doe / her fawn and some poop until I got to most popular access point (next to the folf course, DJ park and such which was just after swoopy, bermy Rabid Rabbit downhill:
I'd like to explore more of the trails on the popular side tomorrow, if I can hang with the 37 freedumb units at 9:00 AM
Until then I'm stuffing my face with cold beer and decent for price/chain fish burrito with two HOT sauces before checking out the hotel hot tub.
But coincidentally I had a road trip to visit my eldest at the tail end of her fall break (not sure how she aged while I stay the same age in my mind but I digress...) and deliver some very important items that didn't fit on the plane (i.e. a 3' punched tin cactus/night light that's older than she is and her pasta maker...)
Anywho lemons -> lemonade...
I'd been hankering to check out the riding in Spokangelis which is conveniently located halfway to Reed College and a scant 5.5 hours from BZN.
It was 42 at the TH @ 1:30, so I bundled up with every bit of cycling clothes I brought and thankfully started with a climb so it didn't take long to warm up.
Beacon Hills has 15-20 miles of spaghetti trails, and I could've used a local guide -- got 2.5 hours in nonetheless a mix of tree lined singletrack, the occasional double-track roads/satellite access, swoopy bermy goodness and tons of rollers, jumps, and natural features.
Did I mention the rocks -- this was the lone mobile bong shed stop for the day:
I'm not in the Northern Rockies any more... rock rollers around every corner
Looking back at the roller:
A proper "work" chair for JDCamb
This was actually the cheater line, there were 3-5' drops off the back side...
The singletrack was pretty sweet too
Tons of cra-cray big drops around every corner -- not my bag but would be cool to see someone else do them...
More danger WIll Robinson jumps (looking back/uphill)
I covered "both" sides, but still have a lot more to explore.
I only saw 3 bikers, a doe / her fawn and some poop until I got to most popular access point (next to the folf course, DJ park and such which was just after swoopy, bermy Rabid Rabbit downhill:
I'd like to explore more of the trails on the popular side tomorrow, if I can hang with the 37 freedumb units at 9:00 AM
Until then I'm stuffing my face with cold beer and decent for price/chain fish burrito with two HOT sauces before checking out the hotel hot tub.
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Take a kayak!!
Where is that I wanna go ride there
These trails start on the east edge of Laramie WY and climb into the hills for miles!!
Limon?
There was a shuttle day on today for a dude's farewell but my car's radiator said no.
So it was a ride from home today.
Local rocks.
So it was a ride from home today.
Local rocks.
Spent the day stomping pedals. My spousal unit dropped me off up top and I spun out 30+ miles back to town.
Was on a mission as I lost a knife yesterday. After 2 hours of retracing my steps I found it! Haha
In other news, my Mullet Peacemaker is too small. I'm gonna take it apart and stop riding it.
Was on a mission as I lost a knife yesterday. After 2 hours of retracing my steps I found it! Haha
In other news, my Mullet Peacemaker is too small. I'm gonna take it apart and stop riding it.
I did a thing.
(Burro Pass is just to the right of the snowy Peaks in the middle)
(Burro Pass is just to the right of the snowy Peaks in the middle)
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That is quite a thing! Congrats! Biggest day I’ve done in elevation is probably half of that! Is that about 6hrs in the saddle?
That was 9 hours of riding, about an hour pausing to snack, take photos, wardrobe changes and another hour solving rear wheel mechanicals. I was having to really baby my rear wheel, otherwise the ride time would have been a bit less and I'd have saved the mechanical hour.
Biggest single climb before that was ~6500ft up to just over 14000ft. This was apparently 7156ft in a single climb, up to just over 11k and a whole bunch of snow to contend with.
Most total vert I've done in a day is probably about 13000ft, not sure.
Lots of people might recognize the GPS track for the second half of that ride. The first half is normally in a shuttle van.
Fuck yes buddy.
Thanks for sharing....