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Thread: 19 NE - It's all up from here
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12-21-2019, 07:12 PM #1051
From Stoneham you’re already at the Fells which has a ton of singletrack that is well-traveled all year. I typically park at the parking lot off Fallon Road, it’s the first left after you go under the 93 bridge.
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12-21-2019, 09:06 PM #1052
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12-22-2019, 05:33 AM #1053
Depends how technical, but for mellow singletrack there is the Fells, Braveheart Reservation, Mill Pond. Going northwest out of Boston you could hit Bear Brook and Western Greenway and take that for miles and miles. Do you have strava? I’ve got a bunch of these posted. Pretty easy from Cambridge to head north or west as far as you want to go with very minimal time on the road. Lots of options for one way rides and using the commuter train too.
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12-22-2019, 06:49 AM #1054Dad core
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I just moved to The Boston area from Seattle. Debating if a fatty is worth it. We late living right on beaver brook so I want to be able to get out in lighter snow days. Planning to just try my hardtail as is when I kick my cold. If anyone in the area wants to get out this week I have some time off.
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12-22-2019, 08:30 AM #1055
I don’t think a fat bike is worth it for Boston area. Definitely a mtb and gravel bike for your location. If you want to ride in the winter and there is snow on the ground—a trip to cape cod or RI fixes that. If there is snow in the woods that also means skiing at Great Brook should be decent.
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12-23-2019, 07:44 AM #1056Gluten Free Dan
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Depends on your work schedule and desire to get to spots. There's a crew that grooms out Russel Mill in Chelmsford pretty religiously, and LLF in Burlington gets a fair bit of traffic. The Fells gets really good too I've heard, just don't expect fully groomed trails.
JRA has a full size run of demo fatbikes right now. Got out for 2 rides on one of the RM Blizzards, super fun!! Making me consider adding one sometime soon, hard to justify with how condition dependent it can be but was really fun to throw into corners, impressive how much grip you get with them!
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12-23-2019, 08:21 AM #1057
We officially have a snowdog groomer! Pretty stoked! That's gonna cut down snowshoe time by a bit!
Little work and riding past few days. It's been perfect lately.
Phucking sidewaze
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12-23-2019, 12:43 PM #1058
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12-23-2019, 08:11 PM #1059
Thanks for the tips. Turns out my brother and sister in-law live right on the northeast corner of the fells network. We’re down here for a longer than usual visit so my wife sweetened the deal with a hall pass to be able to squeeze in some rides. Spent a couple hours exploring today and had some fun. Pretty variable conditions with firm in the cold sheltered areas and slush or bare frozen ground in exposed areas. Occasional water ice as well...Studded tires were essential.
I didn’t realize til later that there are some areas that are closed to mtn bikes... perhaps that’s why I got a few hairy eye balls... oh well.
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12-24-2019, 07:26 AM #1060Gluten Free Dan
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It happens, we're hoping to get better signage and access in there. In general, you're good on fireroads and the green and orange blazed trails.
Intersections are a nightmare in there so you'll end up on wrong trails without even realizing it. Throw in the snow and even I'd get turned around a few times and I ride there a shitton.
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12-24-2019, 09:10 AM #1061Dad core
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Whats the acceptable criteria for riding trails on warm days with snow like today? Do I need to avoid to not leave ruts?
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12-24-2019, 09:26 AM #1062
Like most questions of this nature there are a lot variables to look at in order to come up with the best answer.
We were just talking about it and with the amount of snow (not much) and extended forecast...we have a few full 24hr days above freezing coming up and last night was above also, we're riding.
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12-24-2019, 11:12 AM #1063Registered User
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People are getting shitty here about riding when it's warm now. Blah blah only ride in the morning when it's frozen... Bulshit I want to ride when it's nice and since we're not getting any real cold again soon the ground is gonna thaw completely in another day or two anyway. I'll just go tomorrow when the self appointed trail police won't be out there to see me.
Happy Chanukah everyone 🍷🍷
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12-24-2019, 12:31 PM #1064
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12-24-2019, 01:27 PM #1065
^^^Well done, spicy, but well done.
Y'all fat bikers- have any opinions 26" v. 27.5"? I am a rather large gent, does that make any difference when we're talking 4"+ wide tires anyhow?
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12-25-2019, 11:04 AM #1066
I haven't ridden a 27.5 fatty and don't really know, but they make sense in my uneducated mind. As much surface area with a slightly narrower tire vs 26 and the roll over is better right? It's like a regular 26 vs 27.5? So just better...unless you're a 26er hold out kook.
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12-25-2019, 01:38 PM #1067
Definitely a kook, thanks man. Happy Ridingmas.
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12-25-2019, 02:08 PM #1068
I had a 26" wheel fatbike, now have a 27.5. No real difference imo if you are riding a 4"+ tire, aside from having fewer choices with the 27.5.
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12-25-2019, 02:10 PM #1069
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12-26-2019, 09:09 AM #1070
Things may have changed slightly since this article was published?
As far as the ride itself, we still have a lot of riding to do on 27.5″ but our initial results are mixed. The shorter sidewalls definitely contribute to better cornering and less bounce, and feel a bit faster, but in terms of float and grip on loose terrain big 26″ tires still feel like they have an advantage. We still have a lot of tinkering left to do – including running lower pressures than we would on 26″ so we’ll save our official judgement for later. For now though, it seems that the 27.5″ wheels and tires are better suited towards fat bikes that will be used for racing or year-round rides, while big 26″ is still the answer for back country exploration or more specialized riding in challenging, loose, conditions.
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12-26-2019, 10:09 AM #1071
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12-26-2019, 02:38 PM #1072
Bike path north of Colchester was thick ice. Couldn't take the gravel bike out to the causeway. Too sketchy.
Anyone know conditions of any FOTW trails? Sunny Hollow was 'open' but icy as hell. Wondering about Saxon Hill or Mud Pond, particularly.
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12-29-2019, 06:55 PM #1073
Back to frozen ground here. Good times cruising around today. Looks like the incoming storm will do more for the fat biking than the skiing...
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12-29-2019, 07:05 PM #1074
Yeah, we are mostly dirt also. Fun to be back on the skinny again.
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12-30-2019, 11:52 AM #1075
I don't fat bike and it is sleeting here in NH so I'm starting to think about spring rides to keep the fitness up this winter. Anyone here ridden the Muddy Onion, Cranko de Mayo or Waterbury Gravel Grinder? I'm not a total glutton for punishment but would be good to have something to motivate me come spring. Any recommendations on which of those is good?
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