Go forth and ride, then bring back pics

[raisingarizona13]

Jeezus man it must have been hot down there yesterday!

[MaineSkiAddict1]

My first trip to CB. I'll be back for sure.

[mtngirl79]

That guy is KIR for sure! Some of the most impressive riders I have known over the years are like that. I've seen guys on fully rigid bikes kill some really steep nasty stuff too, stuff that there is no way in hell I would attempt on a rig like that.

He is pretty rad. He raced with my brother in the 90's.. He is a pretty die hard single speeder these days, but I think he's going to bring at least a hardtail back from hawaii... I think he had to sell his full suspension bike to make ends meet...

Man, Im old.

[buttahflake]

A couple from today in the Upper Valley

[klar]

Thanks everyone for the tips on how to turn. It's getting better, looking where you what to go (duh) and "steering with the hips" helps a lot. The limiting factor seems to be steepness in the turn... encountered a couple switchbacks where more bike savvy people said you have to do that hopping thing with the back wheel and I'm more than happy to just walk around those.

nice ride today. man friend arriving:


man friend showing off


and cruising back down


myself also kind of cruising

[gravitylover]

Thanks everyone for the tips on how to turn. It's getting better, looking where you what to go (duh) and "steering with the hips" helps a lot. The limiting factor seems to be steepness in the turn... encountered a couple switchbacks where more bike savvy people said you have to do that hopping thing with the back wheel and I'm more than happy to just walk around those.

man friend showing off


myself also kind of cruising

re: switchbacks - Swing slightly high just before the entrance then dive in and bring the rear around kind of like how you flip your ski tails around on a drift.

Man friend is allergic to helmets?

Get lower, you're standing high on the bike. It's ok to stand up on the pedals obviously but drop your CG, it will stabilize things and allow you to corner more powerfully, kinda like "bend zee knees"

[biggins]

Rumor has it, that trail cut and bermed itself, once the sign was put up.

The (lower) Upper Valley was kind to us both today (not me):

[jackattack]

Rumor has it, that trail cut and bermed itself, once the sign was put up.

Too good.

[JTrue]

Been riding some of the higher alpine stuff in the Wasatch with dfinn. Good times!

[biggins]

Pointin' it old school.

[klar]

Man friend is allergic to helmets?

I wasn't wearing it either for going up. The typical thing here is you do one big climb and one big descent. In this case it was three hours up a gravel road with zero traffic (bikes or cars), at about walking/jogging speed because the road was relatively flat (usually the gravel roads are steeper and I'd be much faster walking than on the bike). I kind of figure if I have to wear the helmet for that I should wear it walking as well. Terrible idea? Obviously I don't purposely increase my chances of falling over backwards by attempting wheelies.

Get lower, you're standing high on the bike. It's ok to stand up on the pedals obviously but drop your CG, it will stabilize things and allow you to corner more powerfully, kinda like "bend zee knees"

will try

[gravitylover]

Fair enough, long dirt road climbs can get pretty warm.

[telechuck]

Roadie in rehab. CB sure is fun with a mountain bike.

[Vt-Freeheel]

Some nice weather in the 802 for riding this weekend.

Saturday in Chittenden County, much improved drainage has made this zone fun to ride



Rode from the house Sunday for a 10 mile loop, the usual 2200' of climbing [and descending] ensued

[jamal]

Why did I race the butte 100 again last weekend? I don't know. It wasn't any easier than last time. And so damn hot. Slogging up a huge climb when it's 90 and you've already done over 10k vertical kind of sucks.



Actually almost ended up on the podium despite being like 3 hours behind the winner. Lot of dnfs.

[babybear]

Nice work jamal! I've heard that one's a biotch
congrats on the podium too- always feels good after a big day like that

[meter-man]

Did a new loop in South Lake Tahoe. I stopped taking pics halfway through because it was too scenic and the downhill was too good. Those are problems I'll take any day.

[attempt #2 at posting pics...]

[mtngirl79]

Today I rode all of a trail that I walked most of 2 weeks ago. And then went down meth lab

[evasive_MT]

Inside an ice cave at 8,200 feet. I think it's been there for a while.

[406]

^^^is that an animal skull?

[kidwoo]

Nah, it's satan.

[mtngirl79]

is it a buffalo skull???

[babybear]

Nah, it's satan.

Oh schizer it's melting out. this must explain donald trump's rise to popularity

bet it's a bovine skull. horns are shortish

[raisingarizona13]

[QUOTE=meter-man;4781134]Did a new loop in South Lake Tahoe. I stopped taking pics halfway through because it was too scenic and the downhill was too good. Those are problems I'll take any day.

[attempt #2 at posting pics...]



I know this sounds dorky but that's a nice looking multi use trail build right there. I'm involved locally here with the advocacy group and trail building so I notice and appreciate things like this ride/walk option built into the trail. Whoever built that does good work.

[evasive_MT]

I'm a rock guy, but the shape of the horns and the orbits say bison to me. But we were all a little hesitant to say that, because free-ranging bison haven't been on top of that range for a long time. On the other hand, that ice mound may not melt that far every year, and the last day of July is probably close the the end of the melting season. That cave is carpeted with large bones: femurs, scapulae, ribs, pelvises, etc. Mountain lions can come in the way we did, but any big ungulate falling in the shaft isn't coming out.