Walleye
Well-Known Member
Blunts? Isn't that @DangerDirtyD 's modus operandi?
I Rode My Bike Today...
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DangerDirtyD
iMTB Hooligan
That would require a group ride, and no one is safe around here these days.
Sassyquatch
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Yeah but my password is messed up and I keep forgetting to reset so I can’t send my Workout Outdoors workouts to Strava…
Sassyquatch
Well-Known Member
Bingo!
herzalot
iMTB Hooligan
Evidently! Good on ya.Had a rad week riding
And yes, the XL Revel Rail fits great. A disproportionate amount of my 6'4" height is torso, so I just need a long top tube.
One final thought - unless I completely misunderstand how physics and math work, if you start and end a ride in the same location, your amount of climbing will have to equal your amount of descending, assuming you didn't go through a worm hole or get a shuttle. I know there is normal variability in our tracking devices, so that probably accounts for the slight differences.
Dr. Wellington Yueh
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Cardio day, Mather Road for a railroad grade, constant spin. Nothing very interesting to report. Saw 2 large bobcats, and a nice sunset...
Cyclotourist
iMTB Hooligan
@scan came out to my playground to give it another try. I was going to go for another bus-shuttle, but easy change to plans to meet up at Oakmont. Fran has done most of the trails already, so not really new dirt, but linked it up for some nice flow in order to ride most all of it in one go. A couple climbs, a couple ridgelines, gopher holes, and flowy ST to be had. My phone glitched and cut my Strava off and erased a couple pictures I took, but was able to get his track and a single saved photo. Good times!
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scan
iMTB Rockstah
Yes! I was Reveling and David was a blur@scan came out to my playground to give it another try. I was going to go for another bus-shuttle, but easy change to plans to meet up at Oakmont. Fran has done most of the trails already, so not really new dirt, but linked it up for some nice flow in order to ride most all of it in one go. A couple climbs, a couple ridgelines, gopher holes, and flowy ST to be had. My phone glitched and cut my Strava off and erased a couple pictures I took, but was able to get his track and a single saved photo. Good times!
9/1,00/1:40
. Good having a local show ya around. Fun trails out there and saw couple coyotes too. 
Bluesrider
Well-Known Member
Wow! Huge calorie burn there.
Runs with Scissors
iMTB Hooligan
Sassyquatch
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SkyPark was yesterday… E and reg
Runs with Scissors
iMTB Hooligan
You can get under a thousand feet in 11 miles if you do it right.
Y-not
iMTB Rockstah
I never do anything right.
Riding the loop today reminded me how fast I use to be, sub 1 hr runs on my SS......it hurt mentally.
herzalot
iMTB Hooligan
6-7" of travel with a 29er wheel needs room to move.
And yes - you present as old when it comes to your riding preferences. That's OK sir. You do you.
da big hills
iMTB Rockstah
sunset ride, the sun went down super south. It has really been shifting south but now it will settle in about the same place for the next 35 days. Hills are dry and even the Brittle Brush stopped trying to flower. The plants are crying for rain.
Tom the Bomb
iMTB Rockstah
Ahh screw that! Look forward.
Tom the Bomb
iMTB Rockstah
Slayin the rocks on MS. SLASHER with Sassy Sam @Sassyquatch at the Farm “He’s got the moves like Jaggar!” Did you guys know this bad boy is 6’11”! Not too many people I have to look up to converse with . Damn good rider too!
Looks like no construction out there till after the holidays.
Bbbballlllzzzz baby!
Looks like no construction out there till after the holidays.
Bbbballlllzzzz baby!
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Runs with Scissors
iMTB Hooligan
Sigh....
It made me think of this...
Easy Rider immediately to mind.
Didn't expect you to understand.
Dr. Wellington Yueh
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Sawmill Mountain loop, through one of the most low-key OHV areas I've encountered. I saw exactly one sign with the acronym 'OHV' on it. The loop starts near Harden Flat Road and CA-120, loops out around Sawmill Mtn, and vaguely follows the Middle Fork Tuolumne River, then bends southeast to Ackerson Meadow/Mountain area, eventually joining Evergreen Road near Aspen Valley. Area is badly burned but recovering.
I tried to locate the only ford of Middle Fork in this area, near Camp Tawonga. The road that should have lead there was signed as a mining claim, and I saw Old Glory flying in a group of trees near the river. Decided not to crash that party.
Sawmill is Christmas tree country, free trees for any bloke can wield a saw! Funny thing is, they're mostly Jeffrey pines in the area, very jingus for a decorative tree.
TrailForks ride log is here: link to TrailForks ride log
Only snapped one pic, Tower Peak and friends again, all dressed for the season:
I tried to locate the only ford of Middle Fork in this area, near Camp Tawonga. The road that should have lead there was signed as a mining claim, and I saw Old Glory flying in a group of trees near the river. Decided not to crash that party.
Sawmill is Christmas tree country, free trees for any bloke can wield a saw! Funny thing is, they're mostly Jeffrey pines in the area, very jingus for a decorative tree.
TrailForks ride log is here: link to TrailForks ride log
Only snapped one pic, Tower Peak and friends again, all dressed for the season:
Cyclotourist
iMTB Hooligan
The usual at Oakmont. Rear tire is shot, slipped out all over the place.
I'll have to make an R2 order and get them on a plane.
Age old debate of which tires to get, probably Rekons, but hmmm...
8.6/998/1:14
I'll have to make an R2 order and get them on a plane.
Age old debate of which tires to get, probably Rekons, but hmmm...
8.6/998/1:14
SnakeCharmer
iMTB Hooligan
That rear tire? It looks like it's got multiple rides left in it. Too much air maybe? What do you keep the pressure at in that tire?The usual at Oakmont. Rear tire is shot, slipped out all over the place.
I'll have to make an R2 order and get them on a plane.
Age old debate of which tires to get, probably Rekons, but hmmm...
8.6/998/1:14
Cyclotourist
iMTB Hooligan
Yeah, that's the one. I always keep it at 21psi, so no variation there. If anything it may be down a smidge from that as I didn't check today. Conti Mountain King which came with the wheels. Has been a good tire for me!
Dr. Wellington Yueh
Well-Known Member
Only set of Mountain Kings I had died a horrible death. They were OEM also. I was a Conti fanboy, but I haven't found one I liked for a while now.
evdog
iMTB Rockstah
@Dr. Wellington Yueh is this the ford you were talking about?
If so I've been to this spot before, and never saw anything about a mining claim. It was too deep to drive my truck across but I went for a swim. A friend crossed here on a bikepacking trip. We looked at using this for Orogenesis but I didn't really like the roads on this side. There was one road around Ackerson Mtn that was cool and narrow but the rest were wider and don't connect very well to get south of Yosemite.
If so I've been to this spot before, and never saw anything about a mining claim. It was too deep to drive my truck across but I went for a swim. A friend crossed here on a bikepacking trip. We looked at using this for Orogenesis but I didn't really like the roads on this side. There was one road around Ackerson Mtn that was cool and narrow but the rest were wider and don't connect very well to get south of Yosemite.
Dr. Wellington Yueh
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Yep. On map, it looks like the only non-highway option in the area. The yellow claim sign I saw was south side, at the small 'Y' intersection. It was facing the east leg of the 'Y' and less likely to be seen, since the road east of there is a dead end.
evdog
iMTB Rockstah
Interesting. I've drive right down to the water on each end, never seen anything. That was around 5 yrs ago though... But mining claims aren't supposed to limit recreational access you just can't prospect or mine. There isn't much down there to host any sort of gathering.
Sassyquatch
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Tom… You are too kind… You are the true master and I am the apprentice just attempting to learn how to ride so smooth and fast on the downhill… Love riding with your brother!