Rode my new GT Zaskar 29r 100 yesterday for the first time on some mild XC. Great to have a short travel xc/trail bike again.
Where did you ride today?
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Went DHing yesterday for the last time of the year at our local mountain. Lots of fun, tons of mud, a few close calls, and no epic crashes. Gotta say it was a good day...
Damn, I forgot about this thread.
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More XC today. Really starting to get a feel for the bike and tire especially. It fun to know you a reaching the limits of your front tire when it drifts in to turn 
Yesterday we shuttled the Mckenzie River Trail and it was titties! Perfect conditions and fall colors are everywhere. Went OTB once but landed on my feet AND I caught my bike before it hit the ground. Ah yea
I love that trail. Going OTB on the lava rock would be a bad time, for you and the bike. The turns towards the end were pretty unforgetable. I need to go back soon.
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Agreed, I went OTB before we even got past Clear Lake. The top is so rugged and the bottom so smooth.
Nice! No road bike at the moment so no riding for me during the work wee at the moment such a bummer.
Fall riding in New England:
Good ride in the Uhwarrie Mountains this weekend
Attachments
Pisgah of course.
Farlow Gap
Butter Gap
Farlow Gap
Butter Gap
Still no dropper post?Pisgah of course.
Farlow Gap
Butter Gap
I drop schmucks not seatposts.
Strava says you didn't do al of Farlow, as I would be mad if you didn't invite me to suffer up that road.Pisgah of course.
Farlow Gap
Butter Gap
That being said, I couldn't have gone anyway.
Hey Stizalker, ha, I did not do any of Farlow. When I was about to drop in on Daniel Ridge, there were two dudes there doing some endurance race and taking pictures of themselves for some checkpoint. I waited on Farlow for a while to let them bounce down that trail on their rigid 29ers, before I started. But that loop is awesome. I took Davidson River trail, then climbed up Cove Creek to 225, then dropped into the top of Daniel, and at the bottom, I climbed up again and did all of Butter. I love that place.Strava says you didn't do al of Farlow, as I would be mad if you didn't invite me to suffer up that road.
That being said, I couldn't have gone anyway.
Seat post is clearly at a different height in both pictures. Don't hate the technology.I drop schmucks not seatposts.
me, landing a bit sideways at a local race yesterday...
your local races have way more awesome jumps than my local races. 
really?your local races have way more awesome jumps than my local races.
and people were complaining the jumps at this particular track were kinda boring. that particular jump at the finish line was kinda crappy. it had a lippy kicker, way too lippy for a 25-30mph jump.
here is a friend of mine getting kicked badly, during practice (notice he is not even close to reach the receiver, its a long, fast jump), the day before the race....
somehow, he managed to land into a nose wheelie, bounce hard and not crash.
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My birthday ride was that first half of your ride, only I decided to climb Farlow as an out and back for almost an hour instead of turning down Daniel Ridge. Lameness...but still better than work.
Hmm, now where did I leave that trail...
Sorry, no pics...
Did a few loops at Aliso Woods today. 5 Oaks and Mental.
Good to get out there again!!
Did a few loops at Aliso Woods today. 5 Oaks and Mental.
Good to get out there again!!
I agree. Did my first trail ride in close to a month on Kitsuma Sunday around 3:30 during the height of the wind and rain, but those elements were nothing compared to slick tires on greasy leaf litter. All those who are now riding completely new trails thanks to the above say "Aye!"Hmm, now where did I leave that trail...
Fall has arrived:
...only in my mind. Stupid work...
Well, I cheated.......
Had a work meeting, the rah-rah-rah kind, and though I was off, since they had a raffle for a 46" TV and some Kindles, I went in with the wife (she had to work at 12 today anyway). After meeting, went to breakfast, then she took me to the top of Kingsbury Grade (for those out of the loop, one of the passes from Lake Tahoe). Though it was raining a bit, I rode down into the Carson Valley to home. Got a little wet, of course, and went slower than normal, yet still had a great time.
Did get a flat in the valley, so I guess that's my karma for not riding the whole distance from Tahoe and up Kbury......
Had a work meeting, the rah-rah-rah kind, and though I was off, since they had a raffle for a 46" TV and some Kindles, I went in with the wife (she had to work at 12 today anyway). After meeting, went to breakfast, then she took me to the top of Kingsbury Grade (for those out of the loop, one of the passes from Lake Tahoe). Though it was raining a bit, I rode down into the Carson Valley to home. Got a little wet, of course, and went slower than normal, yet still had a great time.
Did get a flat in the valley, so I guess that's my karma for not riding the whole distance from Tahoe and up Kbury......
To Hells Kitchen and back.
Was it a DMZ ? 
Rode flat, sandy MX & quad trails around the bottom of West Mountain at the base of the ADK's on my 'klunker' frankenbike - Azonic steelhead with tough SS gearing (38/16), slicks, 80" mm front fork and flats. Was tiring but fun. Right out of the door from my mom's haus.
Dumbo Butch left him helmet at home. Made small loop. Got passed by gorgeous girl at top of steep grade while pushing Dumbo bike. Talked with purty gurl. Rode back down slow like dumb, helmetless turd. Went home ashamed.
To work, then couldn't find anywhere to lock my bike as suddenly lots more people had ridden to work because of transit outages.
Went to Tamarancho, 9 miles of members only singletrack. Recent light rains had set up the trails perfectly, weather was about 70 degrees.
As you can see, we stopped for a photo on the Goldman trail. The "Alchemist" trail connects IRON Springs road to the GOLDman trail, hence the name.
As you can see, we stopped for a photo on the Goldman trail. The "Alchemist" trail connects IRON Springs road to the GOLDman trail, hence the name.
Uhwarrie National Forest
Thanksgiving morning
Black Friday
Black Friday
My buddy explicitly told me not to post on the internet we we rode today.
I can tell you it was uphill both ways.
More importantly .. cool pics Banshee.
My goal this year was to ride at least once in each of the new england states.
I failed miserably .. 2 outta 6.
Must do better next year.
What's the best bet for good singletrack in Southern Maine?
I can tell you it was uphill both ways.
More importantly .. cool pics Banshee.
My goal this year was to ride at least once in each of the new england states.
I failed miserably .. 2 outta 6.
Must do better next year.
What's the best bet for good singletrack in Southern Maine?
Ooo, I had one of those out west. Best photos I have. Sure wish I could share them
Best bet for good singletrack in Southern Maine this time of year? Not many places are raked right now, so it's hard for me to say it's worth the drive. If you're planning for next year though, then the trails in Falmouth off from Hurricane Rd are the pretty rad. Stay 15 minutes away in Portland that night, get drunk in the Old Port, then ride Bradbury state park the next day. Both trail networks are laid out well enough that you don't need a guide, and the dirt is good.