Official Moab Ride Coordination Thread

**scrublover** · 04-09-2007, 11:54 PM

Originally Posted by flowtron

Mackenzie River trail is a must ride.

I second this. Possibly my most overall favorite trail. Start at the bottom, ride up intil you decide you wanta' head back down....

**scrublover** · 04-09-2007, 11:57 PM

Originally Posted by Particle

Anybody going down this weekend? I'm going to be driving through, either hitting Moab (Porcy) or Fruita (Zip or Horsethief) for a Friday morning ride, weather permitting. I'll be alone so would be cool to meet up with magg(s) if anyone's riding that day...

edit: that'd be Friday 4/13

I'll be there with a couple folks who haven't ridden there.

Friday is slated for Slickroack/Sovereign double header. Saturday Amasa back full-meal deal. Even though I've ridden them plenty of times, I don't get bored on them. And being on the stuff with someone who's never ridden out there will still be kick ass. I figure to take lots of pics.

**deepsquat** · 04-10-2007, 08:22 AM

Originally Posted by flowtron

You should come to Moab.

You still in? Sounded like not yesterday.

**Arty50** · 04-10-2007, 08:33 AM

Originally Posted by kidwoo

So uh......the weekend CS and the altagirls were talking about earlier happens to be the weekend of the mammoth mini........

Hmmm

Pretty much the only two things in my life I had actually 'planned'

After the past few ski days of super mank I'm semi-officially in bike mode right now. I'm planning on killing myself today on a nice little jaunt up Mt. Wilson in Pasadena. My altitude training (aka. drinking) should allow me to fly up the 4-5k foot climb.

Soooo depending on how my job search goes the next couple of weeks, can I tag along too? I was gonna skip the mini for the Wood's closing weekend; but right now, Moab sounds better than either of those options.

CS · 04-10-2007, 09:22 AM

Originally Posted by Arty50

Soooo depending on how my job search goes the next couple of weeks, can I tag along too? I was gonna skip the mini for the Wood's closing weekend; but right now, Moab sounds better than either of those options.

Um, dumb question. Be there sucka! Beeee ttttthhhhheeerrrrrrrrrrrre!!

**Particle** · 04-10-2007, 09:40 AM

scrub - thanks for the heads-up...I'm not a fan of slickrock but I'd hit sovereign, haven't tried that before. but if I do Moab I'll probably hit a Porc. shuttle first thing in the a.m.

arty - have fun with wilson, I rode that last year...it's a realllly fun trail. there's some serious exposure on parts of it. the dirt road climb on the other hand...ugh! for a shorter, more manageable loop, you can hit el prieto, which starts just a mile or two north of the wilson trailhead/parking lot at JPL. I rode 2 loops on it in one ride last year, super fun little trail. Which of course, you can actually tack on to the end of a Wilson ride if you've got the legs.

**bagtagley** · 04-10-2007, 09:41 AM

I'm 90% out for the last w/e in April. I'm gonna try to squeeze in a trip this w/e as it's probably my last opportunity until fall.

**Particle** · 04-10-2007, 09:42 AM

Originally Posted by bagtagley

I'm 90% out for the last w/e in April. I'm gonna try to squeeze in a trip this w/e as it's probably my last opportunity until fall.

Come down on Friday so we can shralp the gnar!

CS · 04-10-2007, 10:16 AM

Originally Posted by bagtagley

I'm 90% out for the last w/e in April. I'm gonna try to squeeze in a trip this w/e as it's probably my last opportunity until fall.

Dangit!! You will be missed.

I'll be up in Orem the week after Moab so we'll have to go up and have a good I st session, or, gulp, maybe even Tanner.

**scrublover** · 04-10-2007, 04:48 PM

Originally Posted by Particle

scrub - thanks for the heads-up...I'm not a fan of slickrock but I'd hit sovereign, haven't tried that before. but if I do Moab I'll probably hit a Porc. shuttle first thing in the a.m.

that'll probably be our sunday deal. schedule muteable. some folks that haven't ridden there at all are along, so slickrock is sorta' needed.

sovereign is just fast fun.

**brettf** · 04-10-2007, 06:21 PM

shit... i still don't know why people shit on slickrock. sure the white-dots aren't the greatest... but there's a lot of fun stuff on and around that line...

**Particle** · 04-10-2007, 06:25 PM

Originally Posted by brettf

shit... i still don't know why people shit on slickrock. sure the white-dots aren't the greatest... but there's a lot of fun stuff on and around that line...

Don't get me wrong - I have a lot of fun just playing around out there, dorking around looking for drops and fun lines on the practice loop, etc. But I did the full loop once and while it was a good experience, and beautiful out there, I just didn't really like the riding. Straight up, straight down, very little flow...it just doesn't do it for me. Kinda like how I did the entire Porcupine loop once, and once is enough <shudder>...

**flowtron** · 04-10-2007, 06:54 PM

Originally Posted by deepsquat

You still in? Sounded like not yesterday.

I'm going to the FFTF, but if theres gonna be a Bartlett session or pretty much anything else occuring Sat or Sun, I'm gonna head down to Moab.

**shmoesmith** · 04-10-2007, 07:13 PM

I want to go to moab with some mags, but no one ever sends me their number

I've been in southern utah somewhere every weekend for the last 4 weeks mountain biking or canyoneering.

**deepsquat** · 04-10-2007, 08:37 PM

Originally Posted by flowtron

I'm going to the FFTF, but if theres gonna be a Bartlett session or pretty much anything else occuring Sat or Sun, I'm gonna head down to Moab.

FTFF, that's like two weeks out, I'm talking Sunday.

**deepsquat** · 04-10-2007, 08:38 PM

Originally Posted by Particle

Anybody going down this weekend? I'm going to be driving through, either hitting Moab (Porcy) or Fruita (Zip or Horsethief) for a Friday morning ride, weather permitting. I'll be alone so would be cool to meet up with magg(s) if anyone's riding that day...

edit: that'd be Friday 4/13

So what, you're only riding Fri morning?

**kidwoo** · 04-10-2007, 11:07 PM

Originally Posted by flowtron

I'm going to the FFTF, but if theres gonna be a Bartlett session or pretty much anything else occuring Sat or Sun, I'm gonna head down to Moab.

You bastard.

I set this in stone in my mind partly because of you.

At least show up saturday.

Arty: of course you can come

you drive

**Arty50** · 04-11-2007, 12:58 AM

Hijack!

Originally Posted by Particle

arty - have fun with wilson, I rode that last year...it's a realllly fun trail. there's some serious exposure on parts of it. the dirt road climb on the other hand...ugh! for a shorter, more manageable loop, you can hit el prieto, which starts just a mile or two north of the wilson trailhead/parking lot at JPL. I rode 2 loops on it in one ride last year, super fun little trail. Which of course, you can actually tack on to the end of a Wilson ride if you've got the legs.

Thanks to time constraints, I had to bail on Wilson. No one to shuttle with and the climb would have taken wayyyy too long. So I hit up El Prieto instead. Dammmmmmnnnnn!!! WTF happened to that trail? That was actually the first mountain bike trail I ever rode and I don't remember it being nearly that awesome. A lot has happened in the past 2-3 years. There are a bunch of options on it now and it seems way more challenging. Lots of fun little rock gardens and some nice little jumps/drops too. I was expecting an easy little ride down and instead left with a nice trickle of blood running down my leg. To the guys who put all of that work into the trail...

**shmoesmith** · 04-11-2007, 07:20 AM

So...it's confirmed. I'm heading down to Moab this weekend. Going to take my little sis. It will be her first time riding Moab. She only has a very old rigid mt. bike. I'm thinking I need to rent her a full suspension. Anyone want to ride with us?

CS · 04-11-2007, 08:44 AM

Originally Posted by flowtron

I'm going to the FFTF, but if theres gonna be a Bartlett session or pretty much anything else occuring Sat or Sun, I'm gonna head down to Moab.

Yes. Otter and I want to take pics out at Bartlett. So you and kidwoo are needed for some meat chuckage. I'd say Saturday early morn until whenever.

**flowtron** · 04-11-2007, 09:37 AM

Originally Posted by CS

Yes. Otter and I want to take pics out at Bartlett. So you and kidwoo are needed for some meat chuckage. I'd say Saturday early morn until whenever.

That sounds perfect. I'm def. flexible, but Sat sounds good. Early am light will be $$. Daves and Chili shuttles in the pm?

**Dickeymotto** · 04-11-2007, 02:52 PM

I'll be down there the 25th through the 29th. PM me if you want to coordinate a ride.

**coolstine** · 04-11-2007, 05:23 PM

Anyone going to be around Sunday through Wednesday? I'm debating on driving down from Jackson to ride a few days....

**shmoesmith** · 04-11-2007, 06:19 PM

I will be there sunday. Will probaby hit porcupine.

**Big Blue** · 04-11-2007, 06:37 PM

Originally Posted by brettf

I'll be out there the 4/21 weekend with some folks who don't ride all that well. i'd love to hook up with someone who can ride so I can escape for a 1/2 or full day or something... Blue? Gold Bar ST?

I'll be working Saturday, but can most likely ride on Sunday. Definitely get in contact with me before coming down.

I'm in Mexico right now, but will be back in Moab by Sunday night, possibly as early as Saturday night, so smoesmith or anyone else riding this weekend, pm me and I'll figure out my schedule. Stoked to ride with everyone at the end of the month too.