Mountain biking 2019

[Doug Briggs]

It wasn't my tranny that overheated. It was an F-150/250. The owner said, don't bother with 4WL, so the tranny was doing the heavy lifting. He was able to drive it out after refilling the tranny; it took the full amount listed in the manual. He didn't make it home to CO, though. Ended up replacing the Ford with a Tundra.

Taco Taco

 

[Tony S]

This is from last weekend. @Wending and I met up with @Needham at Bear Brook in NH. Super nice day.

 

[Crank]

^^^
Bear Brook has some really nice trails. I rode there about a decade ago, had a nice long ride too because I left the trail map I had sent away for at home and got hopelessly lost.

 

[Josh Matta]

Bear Brook is one of the areas I really want to go try out. I have only heard great things about it.

First ride of the year with leaves on the ground was Thursday, Love it makes everything drifty and refreshes the tread of the trail for next year. I use to hate leaved covered trails, and still do if the leaves are hiding guide stones.


like and subscribe if you want to. Eventually the channel is going to feature MTB/ski tech and well as pretty regular stowe updates.

Also anywhere in new england you guys know that is loamy? I would love to hear about it. Also if you want some follow cam of yourself and are fairly local or hell anywhere in new england PM and we can try set something up.

 

[UGASkiDawg]

I totally get the 'for us' part. The riding is good and fun but the place itself is incredible.

I've only done it with large groups, sag supported. One time we did a 50 mile ride for the fun of it. We did it once as one of the first groups after they rebuilt the washed out section that comes up to Mineral Bottom (see last photo). Once I had to do an emergency trip to Moab to get ATF for the other vehicle which had overheated the tranny and blown all the ATF out the filler tube. That was on Halloween.

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L to R, top to bottom:
Shafer Trail - not for the timid
The same arch as in one of your photso, I believe
A night at camp
Paella - this guy would make it every trip. He now has a restaurant where it is the specialty of the house
My Taco loaded and ready to go
One of the freshly paved sections

I haven't been back in years. Thanks for putting up with my reminiscing.

The paella picture in canyon country is the best picture in this thread. Brilliant!!!

 

[Josh Matta]

Rode with a bunch of stowe guys from Stowe shop to Manitoba, Canada on sunday. IN an age of manicured trails built with machines this was a cool ride getting back to the roots of riding in this area.


I would says the best clips are at 5:00 its much longer than I would normally make.

 

[Tony S]

Rode with a bunch of stowe guys from Stowe shop to Manitoba, Canada on sunday.

Huh?

 

[Josh Matta]

Watch the video... we are being coy about where we are riding because it’s not 100 percent legit

 

[AmyPJ]

Watch the video... we are being coy about where we are riding because it’s not 100 percent legit

I was wondering about that! That's funny.

The fall colors are out in force here--the aspens are just now turning and are gorgeous. My pics don't do them justice. Rode Saturday and Sunday with @4ster and others, and loved it. The pace was significantly slower than I ride, and was a good lesson for me. I can ride a LOT farther without hitting a brick wall when I slow down. What a concept! Rode a 12 miler-1900 foot climb ride today, took it slower on the climbs and felt great! Somewhere, somehow I get it into my head to ride like a bat out of hell while climbing. I honestly blame Strava.

 

[Doug Briggs]

I was wondering about that! That's funny.

The fall colors are out in force here--the aspens are just now turning and are gorgeous. My pics don't do them justice. Rode Saturday and Sunday with @4ster and others, and loved it. The pace was significantly slower than I ride, and was a good lesson for me. I can ride a LOT farther without hitting a brick wall when I slow down. What a concept! Rode a 12 miler-1900 foot climb ride today, took it slower on the climbs and felt great! Somewhere, somehow I get it into my head to ride like a bat out of hell while climbing. I honestly blame Strava.

I used to ride at the same pace as when I raced. Slowing down is hard to do. But worth the added trail time.

 

[Josh Matta]

there are rides to go long, and rides to go balls out. The thing is you can actually get faster at balls out by going long and slow....

Best time to take pics of fall colors is under cloud cover if you can. Sun washes them out.

 

[4ster]

Great conditions & fun company riding with @AmyPJ & crew over the weekend. We were a group of 7 on Sunday with about 700 leafers out to see the changing colors help to slow the pace. Definitely a social ride which makes it all that much more memorable. Like @Josh Matta says, mixing up the pace & type of riding you do always makes you stronger & more versatile. We also had a couple of moose encounters.

Tough light for photos over the weekend but here’s a few...
@AmyPJ on the overlook

Da boys on the confounded bridge

Sunday crew on Last Chance

Amy above the lodge at Snowbasin

Solo on Monday on Sundowner at Pow Mow

3000’ lower

Today went back for a similar ride with Craig

North Ogden Divide in the distance

Snow inthe forecast tomorrow

 

[AmyPJ]

One of the friends we rode with had a devastating knee injury last January (double TPF, obliterated it on one side, plus other injuries to that knee) and she is KILLING it on the bike. I'm happy to be adding another friend to the biking buddy pool.

Thanks for being our photog, 4ster!

And yes to riding slower more often now.

 

[Tom K.]

Well, not mtb specific, but this seems to be the pugski photo thread of choice, so a couple of shots from our Monday ride around Crater Lake Oregon. You could take 20 trips, and not necessarily see a day this calm, with the full reflection effect. We were so lucky. And the previous week's snow just made out 55 degree day even more beautiful!

 

[Erik Timmerman]

And there it is, the Orb-E-a.

Beautiful shots.

 

[Tom K.]

And there it is, the Orb-E-a.

Beautiful shots.

Mini-review: She loves the light assist e-Orbea! Rides twice as much as ever, due to no longer being discouraged by our local headwinds and BIG hills.

Rode the mtb yesterday, and she observed that she is in better shape than last fall, simply because she rides more.

Note: Seldom using more the 30 or 40% assist, but when riding solo, has become a bit of a speed demon, stating "why wouldn't I go as fast as I can?".

 

[AmyPJ]

Got the new Fuel EX 9.8 for da man. The XT brakes are a nice addition, it's a gorgeous bike. I hopped on it with his eggbeater pedals and tennis shoes and I'm thinking I'm going to love geometry changes. Mine arrives early next week, just in time for a few more October rides. I'm excited!

 

[Tom K.]

Got the new Fuel EX 9.8 for da man. The XT brakes are a nice addition, it's a gorgeous bike. I hopped on it with his eggbeater pedals and tennis shoes and I'm thinking I'm going to love geometry changes. Mine arrives early next week, just in time for a few more October rides. I'm excited!

Mine arrived at the shop yesterday, and.......we're on a month-long Oregon safari so I won't see it until then!

But the Top Fuel has to be THE ultimate weapon for Bend, Oregon. I turned 60 this year, no longer train seriously, and equalled 2 out of 4 climbing PRs.

In the meantime, here's a beautiful shot of Benham Falls from yesterday.

 

[AmyPJ]

Mine arrived at the shop yesterday, and.......we're on a month-long Oregon safari so I won't see it until then!

But the Top Fuel has to be THE ultimate weapon for Bend, Oregon. I turned 60 this year, no longer train seriously, and equalled 2 out of 4 climbing PRs.

In the meantime, here's a beautiful shot of Benham Falls from yesterday.


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I was SERIOUSLY tempted by the Top Fuel. If I decide I don't like it for climbing, I might just get a Top Fuel next year.

 

[Tom K.]

I was SERIOUSLY tempted by the Top Fuel. If I decide I don't like it for climbing, I might just get a Top Fuel next year.

My ONLY gripe with the Top Fuel is the two-position remote. Either open, or fully locked.

Now that my racing days are over, I find I ride a lot in the sort-of-firm middle position in the rear, especially when climbing. Conversely, it's great in the front. I either run the fork open or locked, finding the middle position relatively useless.

I may be looking into a "regular" rear shock, but will wait awhile longer, in case it turns out that I come around to loving it.