I just heard most of this from PC buddies, I wasn't really able to ride tonight. Got halfway through an evening Prospector, had bike problems, and walked home. And save some zip for Wednesday's race big guy!
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I just heard most of this from PC buddies, I wasn't really able to ride tonight. Got halfway through an evening Prospector, had bike problems, and walked home. And save some zip for Wednesday's race big guy!
It's not like I have any zip to start with. I'm just hoping there's a special hung-over clydesdale division.Quote:
Originally Posted by Long Duck Dong
And Bobsled is still good. Just FYI.
Muller park trail is good to rudy's flat. A few short wet spots on north aspects and a few logs all ridable except one near the top.
This morning, I did the entire Lost Prospector Loop...backwards. (The switchbacks were on the climb.) It was in great condition. No wet spots, and only a very few damp spots. I would say that it is 99.5% dry.
It was nice riding with the Mrs. She really dug the blue, purple, pink, yellow and white mountain flowers on the side of the trail.
Rode Spin Cycle tonight with Maniloff, trail's good to go. 95% dry and only five or six downed trees the whole way. It was my first time, pretty fun, doesn't really compare to Bobsled for speed though.
That, and a thousand-pound rock in the middle of the trail 3/4 of the way down the bobsleddy part.Quote:
Originally Posted by beaterd
so any maggot rides coming up soon in the area? I have only found pipeline so far, and it was great scenery but want something twisty like Western Pa.
I am looking to go friday evening and possibly saturday afternoon. I am open to suggestions on where to go. I know where most of the trails are around here. I will probably jump outa work at 6pm on fri and 12:00 on sat.
PM me if interested.
Sorry bushwacker, there are no trails in Utah like the ones in western Pa., thank God. The closest I can think of is John's trail on PCMR (tight and twisty through the aspens) and the Moose trail off Parley's summit.Quote:
Originally Posted by BushwackerinPA
Any word on the stunt trail off Mueller park? I'll try and check out this weekend if know one else has been in there yet.
thanks I love twisty, flowy, singletrack and despise straightaways.Quote:
Originally Posted by Particle
One man's garbage is another man's treasure. ;)
I think you'll like either of those options. John's may not be clear yet, but it's gotta be close. I recommend that one as a descent. I've done it uphill but it kicks your ass.
Get someone to show you Moose; it's a shuttle but really an 'xc' shuttle, although a bigger bike is nice for the down as it has a bunch of log crossings and some steep technical sections (something around 6x6" should be fine). Most of it is foresty twistiness though.
Since none of the Maggettes are in, if anybody's interested in riding the Draper BST tonight I'll be up there around 5:45. Never ridden out that way, so I wanted to check it out, even if it ends up sucking.
Unless you get to shoot guns while you ride that trail, you are lame.
:cussing: Listen buster....I don't want to drive my ass all the way up to Soldier Hollow tonight just to get my ass kicked. Especially since my ass has gotten larger over the last seven days....Quote:
Originally Posted by Long Duck Dong
OK, you're right. I'm lame.
I haven't found too much stuff like W. PA out here. Not too many rockgardens or tight twisty trails with slimy roots and constant turns and ups/downs. Rode Aerie?? the other weekend in PC as part of the prospector loop. I think thats what it was called and it was pretty good, rooty, not really a descent and tight trees in sections.Quote:
Originally Posted by BushwackerinPA
I think that you'll find some stuff in PC that somewhat resembles real EC riding, but welcome to the land of buff singletrack... As for me I am starting to get used to it.
p.s. if it makes you guys feel any better, I am in the opposite basket. I love my fast open western trails and I get so so so frustrated with the trails out in eastern OH. I just want to open it up and get some speed and flow, but no...there's always a root section, a sharp, un-flowy steep climb or ravine compression, crazy turn through trees too tight to fit your handlebars through, etc. And I have no idea where I am, where I've been, or where I'm going b/c of all the fockin trees. It's driving me nuts! But it gives me new and different bike skills so that part's fun. I am learning to appreciate the riding out here, I'm sure you will too in Utah.
Really nice early season ride today. ...Molly's uphill to Rosebuds Heaven (Bob's Trail); back to Molly's uphill; to Ambush; to the Sun Peak lift; to Holly's downhill.
Ran in to loose rocks in a few places. Wet trail and a tiny bit of snow up near the lift, but, for the most part, dry and stable.
I wiped out a couple times (damned switchbacks). Saw a fox, beaver, chipmunk, many moose prints and shit. I found a Rossignol RS snowboard, broken in 1/2 (no binders).
Time for the hot tub and some rays!
J, what you're describing would drive me crazy too. The trails I cut my teeth on have the roots, rocks and trees, but they also have plenty of flow. There's nothing quite like railing it through the trees on tacky, moist dirt.Quote:
Originally Posted by Particle
Word. You need to go 'next door' and ride Colorado sometime.Quote:
Originally Posted by bagtagley
I too have adapted from my East Coast roots and learned to dig the wide variety of riding in Utah. It is kind of like skiing where the New England roots help make you better at the really ugly stuff but in Utah it is a (fortunately) lesser needed skill.Quote:
Originally Posted by powwrangler
The amount of riding in UT is rediculous. There are so many trails in the SLC valley/PC/moab/st george area that you can never get bored. I know in the NW PA I was often times wishing there was new stuff to ride in my backyard even though I was building trails too.
Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.Quote:
Originally Posted by Particle
It's OK, John Denver let the secret out ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Rontele
to be honest I am scared shitless of pipeline on several parts due to sheer drops on the side of the trail although its not really hard to ride at all.
I also get scared going really fast on a bike, it feel like i cant stop quick enough. Cant wait to ride out here this year.
FYI I have a 5 inch travel haro that will be upgraded in the fork/shock department this summer. teh nup graded with a bigger bike after that.
You ridden down south yet?Quote:
Originally Posted by BushwackerinPA
nope and imagine I will be even worse there.Quote:
Originally Posted by maniloff
IN pa biking are trails are way more tech but they dont have anything that could hurt you.
The cliff on porcupine and lps has finally quit calling my name....it was trying to get me to fall off of it.Quote:
Originally Posted by BushwackerinPA
I would be happy to show you around mang, just send me a PM
Edit: Oh yeah, Britt (demolition woman) rode off the side of pipeline on one of the big drop off sections when she got going too fast. Only damage after 3-4 tumbles while still clipped in to her bike was a nice chainring scar. It's not that bad. You do stop
JoshP and I are meeting at the Deer Valley base area at 6pm tomorrow (thursday) at 6pm to ride the Spin Cycle for those of you interested in checking it out. Gonna be sweeet. You should be there.
Josh,Quote:
Originally Posted by BushwackerinPA
Go over to PC and ride Sweeneys Switch backs (correction Town loop (I, incorrectly, just call the whole thing sweeneys). You'll love it.
Moose clearing session tonight:
http://forums.mtbr.com/showthread.php?t=296937
What is Moose like (dh trail?) and where is it exactly?
It's a cross-country shuttle. I'd hesitate to call it a dh, although it kind of is. You basically have a 20-minute uphill ride/steepass hike-a-bike up to the radio towers at the top of Parley's summit. Then traverse a while on a trail that I'm pretty sure is part of Great Western trail, then drop into Moose. It's tight, twisty, overgrown forest. Fun stuff. LOTS of logs to ride over. I mean lots. A few fun short steeps, no real drops except a couple little rocks to hop over. It's kind of an adventure ride. Some people love it, some hate it. I'd never bring a real DH bike on the ride, something around 5-6" is ideal. The Stinky would be perfect, go check it out! If they do the ride next week I may give it a shot.
My 'xc' bike is a Jamis that is 6x6, would that be better? Where does the trail come out? Thanks fer da info.
Either bike would work fine, honestly. The extra clearance on the Stinky might be nice for the log crossings. The trail dumps out on East Canyon road just below Mountain Dell golf course.
Anybody know what Mid-Mountain looks like right now? I'd like to take Sweeney's up to Mid-Mountain and head towards Deer Valley...connecting to other things there.
Anyone?
I don't think that it will be ready for a couple of weeks. Two days ago, I rode Molly's uphill to Molly's downhill. It was getting wet at about 7500 feet. Still patchy snow on the ground. Today, I was discussing this with the folk at White Pine Touring. They anticipate that it will be passable soon...but not yet.
One of my buddies did Spiro -> MMT -> Johns -> Sweeney's this afternoon. He said it's pretty good; there are a few patches of snow where it crosses ski runs.Quote:
Originally Posted by SkiingBear
However, I think the first part going from Thaynes Canyon to The Canyons takes a bit longer, not sure abot the sections from PCMR to DV and such.
Great new trail off of the 24/7 trail (about half way between the Jeremy Golf course end and the first/only road crossing. They put it in late last year and it is starting to come into form. It basicially climbs to the top of the ridge and gets into a rolling/slight climb flow on the backside. Once you drop in from the ridge it reminds me of mid-mountain with a real wilderness feel (and killer views). More like riding in the PNW versus the front side desolation of 24/7 and Glenwild. You can really piece together a long ride by combining this with Cobblestone, other Glenwild trails and the downhill trails.
We (me, Altagirl, JoshP, tradygirl) rode up Sweeney's on Saturday afternoon and it's still rather wet up there. We opted to ride down John's to Gravedigger, which are both in stellar condition.Quote:
Originally Posted by maniloff
Maybe 1-2 more weeks before MMT from the town-lift to Deer Valley clears out would be my guess. I'm going to try to get up there for a few after work rides this week, so if I'll try to report on anything new I see.