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Mountain Biking 2018

Crank

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Monique

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Monique

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I plan to ride in Breck this weekend, probably Sunday - anyone want to team up? @Doug Briggs @UGASkiDawg or anyone else...
 

Crank

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Just a side note to @Crank 's post. An often overlooked area to ride is the White Rim Trail which goes along the Colorado River to the confluence with the Green River then up the Green River. Along with roads on the mesa, you can ride around the Island in the Sky. At least I didn't know about it when I moved out here even though I knew about Moab. I've done it three times, each time was 4 days, 3 nights of self-supported camping. Soooo much fun.

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I have thought about doing this trip. From my understanding much of it is dirt road. If true, does it see much traffic? I am envisioning getting dusted out by passing off road vehicles.
 

Doug Briggs

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I have thought about doing this trip. From my understanding much of it is dirt road. If true, does it see much traffic? I am envisioning getting dusted out by passing off road vehicles.
All of it is dirt road. Access is limited by permit so you don't see many people or vehicles. Camping is always at designated areas with outhouses so that is where you'll likely meet people other than in passing. The camping areas are pretty spread out so you don't notice the others much.

We usually had groups up to about 15, 2 - 3 sag vehicles and all the consumables (food, water, booze) you can possibly imagine. It is pretty easy glamping. Tons of fun. One time we planned two nights at a location and brought floaty toys and drifted the Colorado River for a few miles.

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Need I say more?

Some of it is quite precarious to look at such as Shafer trail ascent/descent from the Potash Road up to the visitor center. The road is is great shape and the hazards are more from sun and heat than road conditions.

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It is in the same category as the road to Portillo, Chile.

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After it rained one night.

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Just an ordinary overlook.

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My Tacoma performing sag vehicle duty.

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Looking out on the river.

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Paella cooking in camp.

I could go on about this for hours, but work calls.
 

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White Rim is on my "bucket list" but will probably have to wait until I'm an empty nester in a few years.
 

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Now this is old school with the bullhorns and everything :D

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Rode Little Scaggy today in the Buffalo Creek system outside of Pine.

https://www.mtbproject.com/trail/7015764/little-scraggy-trail-loop#comments-top

Damn does this trail live up to its billing. The ascent has a bunch of old granite pile optional line playgrounds with plenty of additional flow and brief descents to break up the climb, and the downhill is a nearly uninterrupted riot.

I finally got my questions about the new bike answered as it’s not built as a burly crusher (to be expected). Dropper post to half mast with ass edge on the back of the seat and it’s a whip, smooth as silk, quick and fast.

I kicked the boy’s butt down, see how I’m smiling more at the overlook?

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We switched bikes for a brief section and his Trance with the 150mm Pike fork was kicking a lot of feedback that I wasn’t even feeling at all - a lot more work. He couldn’t believe it.

It was a getting fairly hot and the last parts of the ascent that require bursty speed were getting ugly, but all suffering erased pointed downhill. Awesome.
 
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No cool pics in this post. Just a heavy sigh... Went out yesterday on a normally easy ride after two weeks off on vacation away from home. The phrase "no gas in the tank" comes to mind. It's amazing how quickly I can lose my fitness. That didn't happen when I was 20!

Oh well, no more lazing around for me :bikewheelie:
 

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It's amazing how quickly I can lose my fitness.

IKR?

It's a delicate balance, more delicate as we go along. Not enough rest, and you're a mess. Too much time away, and you're a mess. Gotta go all Goldilocks.
 

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The colors, they are a-changin' (with apologies to Bob Dylan)

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I went for a leisurely ride yesterday up French Gulch and down Wirepatch, Turk's and X10U8. I made it home just before dark. The days are getting shorter and shorter.
 

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No cool pics in this post. Just a heavy sigh... Went out yesterday on a normally easy ride after two weeks off on vacation away from home. The phrase "no gas in the tank" comes to mind. It's amazing how quickly I can lose my fitness. That didn't happen when I was 20!

Oh well, no more lazing around for me :bikewheelie:

There’s some low grade viral crap going around, too. I was out for an early ride with my son and one of his friends on Wed and had nothing. Just foggy and no energy.

Decided it was still a fine idea to do the more technical downhill, wrecked twice, and then wrecked again on the flow section. All spots where I never have any issues.

Fortunately mostly only some typical rash, but it was like “wow, so I can’t ride anymore”.

And then yesterday I was pretty much dialed. Go figure.
 

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There’s some low grade viral crap going around, too. I was out for an early ride with my son and one of his friends on Wed and had nothing. Just foggy and no energy.

Decided it was still a fine idea to do the more technical downhill, wrecked twice, and then wrecked again on the flow section. All spots where I never have any issues.

Fortunately mostly only some typical rash, but it was like “wow, so I can’t ride anymore”.

And then yesterday I was pretty much dialed. Go figure.

I blame the dusty, dry tread. :rolleyes: There is no grip.

Additionally, and a bit more seriously, paying attention to your body and your energy levels is pretty important whether it be mtb or skiing. It is risky to push yourself beyond your strength and energy levels.

Keep the rubber side down and heal quickly, @nay
 
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Additionally, and a bit more seriously, paying attention to your body and your energy levels is pretty important whether it be mtb or skiing. It is risky to push yourself beyond your strength and energy levels.

Keep the rubber side down and heal quickly, @nay

Agreed on both counts. That's definitely the change I see as I get older. I have to pay much more attention to fitness and be willing to ease off when I don't have it. That's a really hard thing to do, especially as the seasons get shorter. I might have to buy a fat tire bike so I can bike until X-mas like a guy I met on the trail today.
 

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I blame the dusty, dry tread. :rolleyes: There is no grip.

Additionally, and a bit more seriously, paying attention to your body and your energy levels is pretty important whether it be mtb or skiing. It is risky to push yourself beyond your strength and energy levels.

Keep the rubber side down and heal quickly, @nay

Thanks. I’m usually pretty good at pulling back, but it didn’t affect my bigger ride yesterday (no blunt force trauma stuff except an ankle bone ding that didn’t bug me riding) so I’ll take it.

I was happy to be downhilling a trail with decent berms yesterday more on Pikes granite gravel than moon dust to avoid washing out.

I’ll probably head back up there for a few more rides given the relative good conditions, although next weekend brings Crested Butte and Hartman Rocks.

Anybody have any CB trail recommendations? Not looking for anything super technical, but it some advanced stuff is fine as long as it isn’t big drops.
 

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The 401 Trail is a classic. You ride up and up then go down and down. It is a great ride.
 
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Getting ready for the upcoming Interbike demo from Northstar. Tomorrow will be a zoo because it's consumer day, but Sunday and Monday we should be able to get some saddletime.

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The 401 Trail is a classic. You ride up and up then go down and down. It is a great ride.

That’s the trail that keeps popping in my searches and what I was leaning towards, thanks. I think we’ll ride V-Notch and some others in Hartman’s, which is an 8K acre high desert slickrock area, as well on day 2/3.

Here’s a little clip of the boy on slickrockesque grantite on Little Scraggy yesterday on the ascent side.


This would be a great meet and great ride if anybody is interested - it’s a good intermediate distance at 12.6 miles with features all the way, we pushed pace and it took 2 hours for the loop.

Maybe early Oct and then catch a beer locally if anybody is interested?
 

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Decided to bite the bullet and ride midday with higher sun angles. Funny, temps are fairly hot, but the air has a cooler feel than that. Had a great ride and it’s just gorgeous everywhere right now.

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Also, trailhead 80 series Cruiser porn.

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