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Toshi

butthole powerwashing evangelist
Oct 23, 2001
39,748
8,748
that awesome stretch going up Belcher?
Looks similar, but NTM: Cottonwood Canyon heading up from the southwest part of the Loop. It was fine until that point but the trails up on the mesa were a hot poor-drainage mess.
 

6thElement

Schrodinger's Immigrant
Jul 29, 2008
17,224
14,697
22 miles, 3300ft vert and a very large snow bank at 11500ft. One of my favorite routes.
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Edit: wife in the photo
 
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scrublover

Turbo Monkey
Sep 1, 2004
3,214
6,962
Right thumb is still really sore. Riding in anger is not a good thing for it at the moment. You gotta do what you gotta do.
More and more pussy paths opening up all the time. Grrrrrrr!
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StiHacka

Compensating for something
Jan 4, 2013
21,560
12,508
In hell. Welcome!
Right thumb is still really sore. Riding in anger is not a good thing for it at the moment. You gotta do what you gotta do.
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These helped me with my thumb injury.
 

scrublover

Turbo Monkey
Sep 1, 2004
3,214
6,962
These helped me with my thumb injury.

Hmmm. It feels much better with the fatter/squishier grip. I think it just needs more time to really heal, which I'm bone-headedly impeding by continuing to ride, even if only taking it easy.

Rode pedaly stuff keeping the thumb above the bar as much as possible That helped. Air time at this point is a no-go - landing is not comfy. FFS, shifting hurts. Was wanting to get to Thunder this Sunday/Monday, but that is probably not a great idea.

Give me even more respect for those people out there doing it one-handed. Granted, i'm also a wuss.
 

jstuhlman

bagpipe wanker
Dec 3, 2009
17,340
14,174
Cackalacka du Nord
rode the us nat'l whitewater center trails. thursdays there's bands, yoga, trail running races etc.trails are still fun. only pic, after bikes are dumped and beers are drunk
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canadmos

Cake Tease
May 29, 2011
21,976
21,498
Canaderp
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THIS!!!

I piled up crap on the outside of two trees to block the easy lines at the beginning of the year; the trail goes between two trees, while going uphill and over some tricky roots. Yes, its a bitch, but its also a black rated trail, so.........of course someone has taken the time to not only continue to ride around the trees, but also clear out all the crud.

On the other hand, the huge corner that people were cutting in another forest, that I blocked several times and finally ended up putting up a sign calling the people out, has not been tampered with since the sign went up. :)
 

scrublover

Turbo Monkey
Sep 1, 2004
3,214
6,962
Gave a tour of a new-to-her place to a friend. Riding a completely unfamiliar and much more techy area than used to, she kicked ass. My neighborhood riding buddy looks on.
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Bike078

Monkey
Jan 11, 2018
599
440


Start of the DH flow trail. Brought the old full face because I don't have skillzzzz. New to me brakes and need to shorten rear brake hose.



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Rainy season has started so this will only get more slippery



Wondered why someone had closed off one side of the trail. It was because this Durian fruit would have smacked you right in the face.



Carabao (water buffalo)
 

Toshi

butthole powerwashing evangelist
Oct 23, 2001
39,748
8,748
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One of my co-workers being coaxed down a tame but intimidating for the uninitiated alternate line in Through the Woods.