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Thread: Specifically, Grand Junction
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04-09-2021, 10:26 AM #26
I am in *both* camps WRT the Ribbon. Everyone should ride it at least once, but ONLY if you can manage to get a shuttle to the top. 'Cause that road climb basically makes it not worth it.
YMMV.
Oh - and IMO, *any* ride at LL, regardless of how much time you have, should include Holy Cross. Every time.
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04-09-2021, 10:36 AM #27
The Western Rim trail in Rabbit Valley is not very techy, has great views and good mileage, definitely worth checking out. The food at Taco Party is pretty darn good.
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04-09-2021, 10:48 AM #28
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04-09-2021, 10:52 AM #29
I'm kinda baffled by the number of anti-ribbon people there are in here. I feel like it's the rare trail that has 1) the novelty factor of cool slickrock features, 2) awesome views, 3) some interesting techy sections, and 4) a bunch of pretty fun trail in between #'s 1-3. And the road climb makes it not worth it? It's like 3.5 miles of paved road that's not particularly steep. I'm as lazy as they come, but that's like a 20-30 minute climb. I'd pretty much just have to give up biking if an easy 20 minute climb was going to serve as a major impediment to riding good trail.
Don't get me wrong, there are a bunch of great trails in the Lunch Loops area. But the Ribbon is the only one that stands out as being different, and it's the only trail in that area that feels semi-remote, vs. the lower trails that are essentially a bike park.
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04-09-2021, 10:55 AM #30
Maybe for you - but that road is fucking STEEP in at least a couple places. 20-30 minutes - you goddam braggart.
In my defense, I did say YMMV. I only do the Ribbon if I can get a shuttle.
But more importantly - did you know that there are mt bikers that don't like Moore Fun out at Loma? Fuckin' blasphemers.
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04-09-2021, 11:01 AM #31
I rode Moore Fun about 12 years ago and all I remember is not liking it. My wife was pretty new to riding and riding with me so I think that may be coloring my perception. Tell me why I'm wrong and convince me to ride it again!
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04-09-2021, 11:15 AM #32
Moore fun sucks!
At least I hear that all the time when I take unsuspecting xc minded friends on it.
It's a really good challenge to try to clean.
I just climb up the ribbon. Roads are for skinny tires.
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04-09-2021, 11:21 AM #33
You see, toast?
You that don't like Moore Fun should just take up knitting.
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04-09-2021, 11:23 AM #34
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04-09-2021, 11:27 AM #35
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04-09-2021, 11:43 AM #36"fuck off you asshat gaper shit for brains fucktard wanker." - Jesus Christ
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04-09-2021, 11:58 AM #37
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04-09-2021, 12:00 PM #38
I am in agreement. There are people that think Moore Fun is fun, and there are people that are wrong. The same goes for The Ribbon.
The Ribbon is infinitely better than Slickrock. Slickrock is 100% novelty, with about 5% actual fun riding. The Ribbon is like 30% novelty, 85% actually fun riding. (The percentages don't have to add up because novelty riding can also be fun).
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04-09-2021, 12:04 PM #39
Slickrock is better on a motorcycle. Even better while tripping
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04-09-2021, 12:48 PM #40
I've been riding Western Rim for years, but hadn't for a few until last fall. I'm taking it off my list moving forward because it's gotten super loose and sandy thanks to all the moto traffic. Maybe my memory is hazy, but I remembered it being much more fun.
IMO the juice is worth the squeeze on the Ribbon with the road climb. I looked and it took us about 45 minutes to go from the gunny loop/free lunch trailhead to the ribbon on little park rd. Very casual pace, but the road isn't that bad.
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04-09-2021, 01:12 PM #41
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04-09-2021, 01:27 PM #42
It’s been a decade since I’ve done the ribbon but I still remember taking a far right line that was narrow - with bushes to your left and a cliff to your right - and riding it very fast with my friend following behind me who had never been on the trail before.
In my memory this was incredibly sketch thing to do but time has a way of amplifying things...
I’m firmly in the camp of “Ribbon trail is fun and unique”
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04-09-2021, 01:35 PM #43
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04-09-2021, 02:31 PM #44
I really, really, REALLY hate climbing road. Especially when it's something I don't have to.
Oh - and I don't know why the fuck you would hold me in high regard - I'm a fuckin' skill-less hack with questionable taste in tires.
ETA: I'm also old, fat, and slow - and those are my *good* traits.
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04-09-2021, 03:26 PM #45
You hate nevegals, high regard instantly achieved.
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