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Tom the Bomb said:
Exploration Yesterday with T-2 . We climbed it then bombed it. I crashed it in the middle. Clipped a cut off root at speed and landed on my rt forearm that was padded and protected my core. Bruised ribs, both thighs and shoulder. It could have been much worse. Finished the ride no problem. If you are gonna do trail maintenance cut the whole root out! The base of the threaded part of my x1 shifter got stripped as the crash pulled the bolt out. Tom helped me zip tie it to the brake and we were good to go. Fyi when I got home I notices a little allen screw next to the striped out mounting hole on the shifter body. I was another mounting hole for the bar clamp. Yeah fixed! No need to buy a new one. Explo is quite a bit trickier. Rain has exposed more rock and roots. Good stuff though . Good thing for pads.
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Really glad to hear it wasn’t worse! That is why i pretty much always wear at least elbow and knee pads most rides...you just never know. At the very least, you might reduce the odds of those annoying big strawberries or prevent a laceration which could cost you 4-6 ER hours minimum....
 
Here is the tally from Thursday's Maple Springs Free-For-All Ride: I pulled into the visitors center parking lot late in the day. As I was setting up to set out, @horsebikerider and another young lady ? zipped by. Apparently they had smoked the boys on the downhill. :D @mtnbikej @Faust29 and @TheProfessor arrived a few minutes latter. They graciously stopped for a little bit of conversation. That was a good thing because @TheProfessor pointed out the fact that my front thru axle was loose. :facepalm: They had gone as far as the second guardrail ( 5.5 miles ) . " Cold and windy." At around the 2 mile point I encountered @Jeremy. He had gone as far as " the last big turn before 4 Corners " where " the wind was really howling" ( 7 miles ) I went up to the first guardrail ( 3.5 miles ) it was dark. the wind was cold and it was starting to rain. My intent was just to get in a little bit of pedaling with some healthy elevation gain for the sake of well-being. It's all good :)
 
Did a couple laps around Lizard and Missing Link in Laguna. Nothing terribly interesting with the riding, but two helicopters down in the canyon doing airlift. Fire department Tahoe with lights and sirens almost ran me over climbing back up Bommer. Ambulance and couple other trucks up too waiting at Ridge Park. Bummed me out thinking about possible reasons for it all.
SHARE Poker Ride tomorrow at Santiago Oaks. Come support trail maintenance.
 
Old&InTheWay said:
Here is the tally from Thursday's Maple Springs Free-For-All Ride: I pulled into the visitors center parking lot late in the day. As I was setting up to set out, @horsebikerider and another young lady ? zipped by. Apparently they had smoked the boys on the downhill. :D @mtnbikej @Faust29 and @TheProfessor arrived a few minutes latter. They graciously stopped for a little bit of conversation. That was a good thing because @TheProfessor pointed out the fact that my front thru axle was loose. :facepalm: They had gone as far as the second guardrail ( 5.5 miles ) . " Cold and windy." At around the 2 mile point I encountered @Jeremy. He had gone as far as " the last big turn before 4 Corners " where " the wind was really howling" ( 7 miles ) I went up to the first guardrail ( 3.5 miles ) it was dark. the wind was cold and it was starting to rain. My intent was just to get in a little bit of pedaling with some healthy elevation gain for the sake of well-being. It's all good :)
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We won't tell Mini Professor that you thought he was a young lady. :laugh:
 
Yep... As @Old&InTheWay says, it was a chilly night on Maple Springs. Although it didn't rain, it sure felt like it was going to... And the temps dropped into the low 40s, even at the 5.5 mile mark. Misty, damp, and windy, but still a fun social ride. :thumbsup:

I broke out the Showers Pass gloves on the way down to keep the fingers from freezing... I thought I was done with those for the year!

11 miles and 2100 feet...
 
Faust29 said:
Yep... As @Old&InTheWay says, it was a chilly night on Maple Springs. Although it didn't rain, it sure felt like it was going to... And the temps dropped into the low 40s, even at the 5.5 mile mark. Misty, damp, and windy, but still a fun social ride. :thumbsup:

I broke out the Showers Pass gloves on the way down to keep the fingers from freezing... I thought I was done with those for the year!

11 miles and 2100 feet...
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I'll say it again...if you wanted a normal winter and spring, we had one. Stop it already.
 
Smashy and I did 2/3 Exploration out and back plus 50 minutes in Skypark (Arrow, Jumpline, Sleigh Ride to Playground, then Jumpline x 2 more). Lotsa goodness for approximately 2hrs total ride time...all time dirt up there right now at both places! I have never seen it this good this late in spring!
 
A very mellow Black Star to Motorway Loop this morning with @mtnbikej , @Stkx66 , and the Professor.

Black Star was Black Star. Main Divide was rutted in spots. Motorway is overgrown top to bottom. Like overgrown to the point that it was a constant bar grab session... Still fun seeing all the foliage.

3 out of 4 riders prefer white Hightowers. Even the Yeti guy who had to borrow one. :p Does this make us a gang? :eek:
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Found the sign in the bushes. It’s about a mile from the fire break...
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26 miles and 4600 feet.
 
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I rode with MtnbikeJ, Faust29 and the Professor up Blackstar over to Motorway. I have not gone across the top in a group before and was amazed of how these guys could go up and clean hills I thought were otherwise impossible. While they waited for me to catch up at the Doppler, they took the time to give me pointers on how to change my riding style to lower heart rate while maintaining progress. I worked on these techniques and will continue to do so and I thank them for that. I drove home with another smile. Great day on the trails! 27.52 mi/ 4,541 elevation.

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My wife and child were out of town this weekend, so I bro'd out with @tbarnesarc. First, stopped by on my way home from work Friday to catch up on life over a couple of coldies. We decided to ride Sunday, weather permitting.

Raining and cold this morning, so we decided to do chores and check back around noon. Yup - weather clearing. First, I stopped by and Taylor dismantled my fork and gave it the good ol' refresh. Tons of grease may have been gumming up the works.

Now this guy looks like a pro:

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As you can see, the weather was rapidly clearing, so we loaded up the truck and took the arduous 7 minute drive to the canyon.
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Parked in the canyon, rode/pushed up Stair Steps, dropped Rock-It, had a mishap and a subsequent mechanical. Got it straightened up, climbed Cholla, dropped Stair Steps where Mike from LCF was doing solo trail work, crossed the road, headed up Willow and ended with a run called TnA.

GREAT weather. Awesome riding partner and a fun selection of trails. BTW, Taylor is a different rider on that Bronson. Faster up and down, and more confident as well.

10.7 mi, around 2050' A million smiles! Taylor will probably throw a video together and tell his side of the story.

Oh and thanks Barnes for the fork refresh. It's definitely mo' bettah now bru!
 
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Annddd. Back on topic. As @herzalot stated above we had a great ride. I was feeling pretty darn good on the ye ole shred sled today. For some reason I was ahead of Herz on two of the climbs and I don't think he liked that too much:whistling::p. Also, that has never happened before granted he's been skiing and boarding while I've been riding quite a bit. The mishap he referenced was me laying the bike down in the rock garden on rockit. It was dumb and embarrassing which yielded a bent derailleur hanger:bang:. Luckily when I bought the Bronson V3 frame it came with an extra which I had in my pack:thumbsup:. 20mins later we were off again and all was well in the world. Had a fun run down Stairs but still pussed on the waterfall. Not ready for it right meow but will happen soon. Herz also dropped me. Then TnA. Herz dropped me again. :laugh: BUT I almost reeled him in on fast chundery section before the big roller/huck zone. :eek: Anyways it was a really fun day and a long overdue ride with gramps:laugh:. :thumbsup: Videos are below for those interested because we totally shredded the gnar bruh. :whistling: I'll see myself out.:rolleyes:


 
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tbarnesarc said:
Annddd. Back on topic. As @herzalot stated above we had a great ride. I was feeling pretty darn good on the ye ole shred sled today. For some reason I was ahead of Herz on two of the climbs and I don't think he liked that too much:whistling::p. Also, that has never happened before granted he's been skiing and boarding while I've been riding quite a bit. The mishap he referenced was me laying the bike down in the rock garden on rockit. It was dumb and embarrassing which yielded a bent derailleur hanger:bang:. Luckily when I bought the Bronson V3 frame it came with an extra which I had in my pack:thumbsup:. 20mins later we were off again and all was well in the world. Had a fun run down Stairs but still pussed on the waterfall. Not ready for it right meow but will happen soon. Herz also dropped me. Then TnA. Herz dropped me again. :laugh: BUT I almost reeled him in on fast chundery section before the big roller/huck zone. :eek: Anyways it was a really fun day and a long overdue ride with gramps:laugh:. :thumbsup: Videos are below for those interested because we totally shredded the gnar bruh. :whistling: I'll see myself out.:rolleyes:


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Nice! Wish I coulda joined u guys
 
herzalot said:
My wife and child were out of town this weekend, so I bro'd out with @tbarnesarc. First, stopped by on my way home from work Friday to catch up on life over a couple of coldies. We decided to ride Sunday, weather permitting.

Raining and cold this morning, so we decided to do chores and check back around noon. Yup - weather clearing. First, I stopped by and Taylor dismantled my fork and gave it the good ol' refresh. Tons of grease may have been gumming up the works.

Now this guy looks like a pro:

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As you can see, the weather was rapidly clearing, so we loaded up the truck and took the arduous 7 minute drive to the canyon.
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Parked in the canyon, rode/pushed up Stair Steps, dropped Rock-It, had a mishap and a subsequent mechanical. Got it straightened up, climbed Cholla, dropped Stair Steps where Mike from LCF was doing solo trail work, crossed the road, headed up Willow and ended with a run called TnA.

GREAT weather. Awesome riding partner and a fun selection of trails. BTW, Taylor is a different rider on that Bronson. Faster up and down, and more confident as well.

10.7 mi, around 2050' A million smiles! Taylor will probably throw a video together and tell his side of the story.

Oh and thanks Barnes for the fork refresh. It's definitely mo' bettah now bru!
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Nice, hero dirt and cool weather, jealous! Maybe still good tomorry
 
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