[ballaholyk84]

I am heading up to North* tomorrow morning to get my first ride in up there. I have heard so much about it that I am finally going. I am going by myself to so if anyone is going, maybe we could meet up or something.

My question: Should I have any problem riding my Bike down the trails there. I mean, if my bike will not handle it then I simply wont be going. But please give me any and all feedback please. Thank you

 

[MtnbikeMike]

It has been a couple of years since I've been there, but there are trails that you will have trouble going down, especially with the 2.1 tires. I wouldn't not go, because there are trails that are tamer. Sorry I don't have specifics...hopefully a Gnarstar regular will chime in.

Have fun.

 

[ballaholyk84]

It has been a couple of years since I've been there, but there are trails that you will have trouble going down, especially with the 2.1 tires. I wouldn't not go, because there are trails that are tamer. Sorry I don't have specifics...hopefully a Gnarstar regular will chime in.

Have fun.

Yeah thanks for the heads up. These are actually the tires i am going to be putting on in about 5 minutes. Better performance?

Info On Tires: http://aebike.com/images/library/catalogs/soc/prodl/TR1614.jpg

 

[lovebunny]

if you take it very slow you should be fine. dont be expecting to ride some of the trails especially if you are a beginner.

 

[.Pit Steelers.]

Never been there myself, but im sure just like other resorts it's going to have easier and harder stuff.

 

[djjohnr]

You'll be fine up to the single black diamond trails. Depending on your skill level you may want to hold off on the double diamond ones. Definitely switch the tires (you should consider some DH casing tires), and put a shorter stem on there for the day.

 

[stiksandstones]

stay on trails to the right side, not the left (right chairlift, not left).

 

[ballaholyk84]

Sounds great guys thank you for the heads up. I am fairly new to MTBing so I would definately take my time and have patience and learn today. I am off to Northstar now . thanks again

 

[Bicyclist]

Stick to single blacks at the hardest. Stiksandstones, there are some easy routes on the left chairlift, like Sinuous > Pho Dog > Speed Control (I think that order is right) and Flameout.

 

[ServeEm]

Isn't Pho Dog the trail with the gnar rocky step downs?

 

[amydalayna]

Isn't Pho Dog the trail with the gnar rocky step downs?

nope. that's dog bone.

 

[jamesdc]

Yeah, stay off trails like karpiel, sticksandstones, boondocks, dogbone and most other black diamond trails, they're really rocky. If you are a good jumper you'll have fun on livewire, that trail would be plenty fun on your bike, it was still fun even with no chain or derailer, you just have to hold your speed in the corners.

 

[amydalayna]

stay on trails to the right side, not the left (right chairlift, not left).

no. there are some easier trails on both chairs. flameout and big trees/little trees are fine.

and the trails leading down from the mid station back to the village are actually pretty fun on a small bike. I've gone out during the week on my blur and had fun on trails that have annoyed me on a big bike.

 

[stiksandstones]

no. there are some easier trails on both chairs. flameout and big trees/little trees are fine.

and the trails leading down from the mid station back to the village are actually pretty fun on a small bike. I've gone out during the week on my blur and had fun on trails that have annoyed me on a big bike.

Ya, forgot about those easy trails....I got so consumed with the dogbones, karpiels, etc of the left side chair, forgot about the other easy ones.
Put the gun down.

 

[ballaholyk84]

Hey guys just got back from an AWESOME day at North*. I had a blast being my first time on trails. The trails that i hit today were: Snake, Booster, Spoke, Coaster, Woods, Buzzsaw, Frolick, Deerpath, and Upper Mineshaft. I had an absolute great time. I guess you can say I am now addicted to it. Thank you everyone for the tips and pointers. Hope to see some of you up there next weekend. By the way, the bike handled flawlessly. Didnt compare to most of the Rigs up there but hey I had as much if not more fun than them

 

[stiksandstones]

Glad it all worked out, post pics now of the not so clean bike

 

[Bicyclist]

Totally unrelated, but was that you at N* like 5 days ago at the bottom of the slabs who convinced me to roll it?

 

[dwnhiller]

isnt there a trail called std that is pretty gnarls at n*?

 

[ballaholyk84]

Totally unrelated, but was that you at N* like 5 days ago at the bottom of the slabs who convinced me to roll it?

Haha Naww wasn't me. It was my first time ever on any trails.

And i would post pics of my bike thats dirty as hell but...... Ok so here is the story. While I was on my drive home, I was going through Auburn at about 80mph down the hill when all the sudden I look in my rear view mirror to only see my Bike rack strap break (which by the way is only 2 weeks old and i only put the bike on there 2 times including this trip ) so there goes my bike sliding across the freeway lanes. Luckily no cars hit it and I was able to recover it. When i got it to the car to inspect it, to my surprise, only the seat was flattened on one side, headset popped loose, Stem slightly bent, left pedal scaped up and broke the seal, and brake levers were worn through the adjustment bolts. So i get home and take the bike and rack to the place I bought the Rack (Sport Chalet. Got the Bike from Performance) and they said they will buy me all new components, A brand new Set of Hayes Hydraulic Breaks System, and even upgrade my cheap 110MM Truvative Stem to the Azonic Shorty Deluxe 50MM which is better for DH and even upgrade my Shimano Clip-in/Platform pedals to the Crank Brothers 5050 XX Platforms. So in the end everything worked out great. I was so shocked to not see one scratch on the entire frame or anything majorly wrong. Good thing they took the initiative to correct the problem. They (Sport Chalet) said they will take care of it and ten talk to Hollywood about their bike rack. Great first half come crashing down literally on the second half.

 

[Brian HCM#1]

Play your cards right next time you go, kidwoo may sing to you.

 

[kidwoo]

Totally unrelated, but was that you at N* like 5 days ago at the bottom of the slabs who convinced me to roll it?

I would have just shoved you................pussy.


Why no call when you in town?

 

[liquidsystm]

Haha Naww wasn't me. It was my first time ever on any trails.

And i would post pics of my bike thats dirty as hell but...... Ok so here is the story. While I was on my drive home, I was going through Auburn at about 80mph down the hill when all the sudden I look in my rear view mirror to only see my Bike rack strap break (which by the way is only 2 weeks old and i only put the bike on there 2 times including this trip ) so there goes my bike sliding across the freeway lanes. Luckily no cars hit it and I was able to recover it. When i got it to the car to inspect it, to my surprise, only the seat was flattened on one side, headset popped loose, Stem slightly bent, left pedal scaped up and broke the seal, and brake levers were worn through the adjustment bolts. So i get home and take the bike and rack to the place I bought the Rack (Sport Chalet. Got the Bike from Performance) and they said they will buy me all new components, A brand new Set of Hayes Hydraulic Breaks System, and even upgrade my cheap 110MM Truvative Stem to the Azonic Shorty Deluxe 50MM which is better for DH and even upgrade my Shimano Clip-in/Platform pedals to the Crank Brothers 5050 XX Platforms. So in the end everything worked out great. I was so shocked to not see one scratch on the entire frame or anything majorly wrong. Good thing they took the initiative to correct the problem. They (Sport Chalet) said they will take care of it and ten talk to Hollywood about their bike rack. Great first half come crashing down literally on the second half.

Not bad, which Sport Chalet was this?

 

[MtnbikeMike]

Not bad, which Sport Chalet was this?

And which Hollywood rack was this?

 

[ballaholyk84]

And which Hollywood rack was this?

It was the Sport Chalet in Sacramento off Butano and the Rack was a 3 Bike trunk rack

 

[ballaholyk84]

Play your cards right next time you go, kidwoo may sing to you.

Sorry but I am not getting this. Maybe its something I havent learned yet?

 

[lovebunny]

your going up this weekend? ill keep an eye out for you. kidwoo hit me up.

 

[Fonzie18]

your going up this weekend? ill keep an eye out for you.

Will you be able to see through all that dust?

 

[Bicyclist]

I would have just shoved you................pussy.


Why no call when you in town?

Less of a "convinced" and more of a "you can roll it" kinda thing I guess....................asshole.

I ended up going with a few beginner buddies, so I don't think they would have appreciated hauling ass down the double blacks too much.

 

[kidwoo]

Less of a "convinced" and more of a "you can roll it" kinda thing I guess....................asshole.

I ended up going with a few beginner buddies, so I don't think they would have appreciated hauling ass down the double blacks too much.

I'm still hurt on the inside.


It's funny.......I was thinking about how much I was telling you how loose it is. It's crazy how much more 'packed' the new trails got this year with no water (besides livewire obviously). It usually goes the other way. But be glad you came later in the year.

Hope you had fun though.

 

[Bicyclist]

I'll kiss it better if you ask nice.


I was pretty surprised at how packed it was. Made for some good times.

I ended up having a blast.