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    I am back (sorta)....

    Tahoe / Bay Area mags.....

    I have this weekend free and I'm itchin to get out of Sacratomato either Sat or Sun. Anyone up for some rides?

    My dynamic injury duo (shoulder/knee) is good enough for light but long XC or road rides and I'm down for either. Bay or Tahoe? Skeggs or North Shore? Roadie or mtn?

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    "I knew in an instant that the three dollars I had spent on wine would not go to waste."

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    Congrats, shoe! glad you are healing up.

    wish i could ride this weekend but work calls.

    maybe arty will show the ride we did today, oh man was it sweeeeeeeet!!!!

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    Originally posted by lph
    maybe arty will show the ride we did today, oh man was it sweeeeeeeet!!!!
    Yo Moose...Rocko... My friend here seems ta be singin' like a canary. Help him wit his voice.
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    whoaaaa there arty...I said I am "sorta" back ....don't think my knee/shoulder is up for Gnardanelles.

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    oh and I talked to pizza today and he suggested Hole in the Ground....but we were just brainstorming.

    maybe a run north to some Nevada City singletrack? hmmmmm......

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    Aww...come on. It only claimed one of my brake levers today. The rest of me made it out without a scratch.

    I totally understand though. Maybe someone will hit up Skeggs this weekend. Or Purisima. A Folsom ride could be in order too...

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    Hole in the Ground would kick ass too. Paging Lego! I wouldn't exactly call it XC though. It does have some technical sections. Plus it's long; 17 miles and 2,500 feet of climbing. Your knee may not like you very much.

    http://www.tahoeadventuresports.com/...ntheground.htm

    Nevada City, eh? Hmmmm... Too many good ideas now.
    Last edited by Arty50; 08-10-2004 at 11:15 PM.
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    Yeah I've ridden Hole in the Ground before...so I know what I'd be up against. I think the knee could handle granny gear spinning/climbinb...I don't think it would like climbing mash style in the big ring though. Unclippling quickly out of pedals with the bum knee could be a problem too...hmmm, there might be a lot of that, since I haven't ridden mtn since late June....hmmm.....maybe something smoother is in order......

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    how 'bout this?

    Nevada City or Auburn area Singletrack Saturday(gonna be cooler here this weekend)....then BBQ / party at my pad Saturday night?

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    Originally posted by Tyrone Shoelaces
    Yeah I've ridden Hole in the Ground before...so I know what I'd be up against. I think the knee could handle granny gear spinning/climbinb...I don't think it would like climbing mash style in the big ring though. Unclippling quickly out of pedals with the bum knee could be a problem too...hmmm, there might be a lot of that, since I haven't ridden mtn since late June....hmmm.....maybe something smoother is in order......
    I would suggest Bullards Bar - its between Nevada City @ Downieville off 49, and is a non-technical smooth-as-a-babys-ass -schweet-middlering-ridding-ecstasy-inducing-pleasure to ride-piece-o-single-track-love....

    perfect for knee rehab and gettin' the skills back riding..love that single track......

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    Re: I am back (sorta)....

    Originally posted by Tyrone Shoelaces
    Tahoe / Bay Area mags.....

    I have this weekend free and I'm itchin to get out of Sacratomato either Sat or Sun. Anyone up for some rides?

    My dynamic injury duo (shoulder/knee) is good enough for light but long XC or road rides and I'm down for either. Bay or Tahoe? Skeggs or North Shore? Roadie or mtn?
    Great to hear your back in action. Keep healthy out there- so we can tour ya around the PNW this winter!

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    if you ride bullards make sure to stop at the south yuba for a cooling swim on your way back through nevada city.

    kick ass swimming right under the bridge and usually some nice sunning eyecandy too. meaning fat guys with PBR tallboys and 17 year old highschool girls. hehe

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    you guys read my mind regarding Bullards' Bar. That's exactly the ride I had in mind if I were to head up there. Love that one swoopy singletrack downhill section at the far end of the reservoir....that trail would be perfect on my knee and would definitely get me my singletrack fix.

    BC -- fat guys with PBR tallboys? Guess I'll blend right on in

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    Ty - what was the outcome on the knee? Musta missed that post, too lazy to search...

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    Originally posted by Arty50

    I totally understand though. Maybe someone will hit up Skeggs this weekend. Or Purisima. A Folsom ride could be in order too...

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    Hole in the Ground would kick ass too. Paging Lego! I wouldn't exactly call it XC though. It does have some technical sections. Plus it's long; 17 miles and 2,500 feet of climbing. Your knee may not like you very much.
    Alas, I will be in SF all weekend (49ers/raders game). DG and I are looking to ride somewhere on the peninsula or marin on Sunday though (freshies?, WSD?)

    Also, Arty/LPH when you guys gonna come for some northstar carnage? Any midweek day but friday is good for me.
    "Great barbecue makes you want to slap your granny up the side of her head." - Southern Saying

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    I'll be in Reno Friday and the rest is up in the air - planning on Truckee Saturday afternoon for a hike, but might be up for some Auburn or Nevada City riding on the way home Sunday - or if you're interested, I'm planning to do a road ride in the Truckee area at some point this weekend. Keep me posted.

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    Originally posted by Big E
    Ty - what was the outcome on the knee? Musta missed that post, too lazy to search...
    llooks like a bad sprain ->> grade 1 MCL/LCL tear .. It's getting better, but I'm still worried until I get an MRI.

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    Originally posted by Tyrone Shoelaces
    llooks like a bad sprain ->> grade 1 MCL/LCL tear .. It's getting better, but I'm still worried until I get an MRI.
    :fingers-crossed:

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    Originally posted by BC-FLOW
    if you ride bullards make sure to stop at the south yuba for a cooling swim on your way back through nevada city.

    kick ass swimming right under the bridge and usually some nice sunning eyecandy too. meaning fat guys with PBR tallboys and 17 year old highschool girls. hehe
    don't forget the rattle snakes sunning themselves on the rocks too! i had the scare of my life last summer: GF and I finished riding Bullards and hit the Yuba on the way home for a refreshing dip. We were scrambling a long the bank, through the rocks to find a private area for some swimming (away from said meth head WT near the bridge) when I look up and see Shasta, my 7 yr old yellow lab, frozen in his tracks w/that fur up on his back. Then i hear the rattle, and look down and about 5 feet from us is a huge old rattler staring at us.....i almost crapped my pants. i grabbed Shasta by the collar and slowly back-tracked......

    anyway, good swimin' in the Yuba afterwards!

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    I'm up for riding this weekend. I'm out of shape - it's been a couple of weeks, so you've been warned!

    Likely will want to stay around town, so sounds like I'm with the LS/DG/Arty crew. I'm up for anywhere. Skeggs - Santa Cruz (mmmm.... Braille Trail!) - Marin, whatever.
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    Originally posted by watersnowdirt
    I'm up for riding this weekend. I'm out of shape - it's been a couple of weeks, so you've been warned!

    Likely will want to stay around town, so sounds like I'm with the LS/DG/Arty crew. I'm up for anywhere. Skeggs - Santa Cruz (mmmm.... Braille Trail!) - Marin, whatever.
    why don't you kids roll on up to Marin Sat or Sun and we could all ride Tamarancho? I am game either day, would love to ride with all of ya'll

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    Originally posted by BC-FLOW
    ...meaning fat guys with PBR tallboys and 17 year old highschool girls. hehe
    Hey Ty... this sounds like a rockin' good time! I'll bring myself if you bring the PBRs and 17 yr olds!

    I'd be up for doing just about anything. Sunday works a bit better for me then Saturday. Also, I'm pretty outta shape (like WSD, except it's been a couple of years instead of weeks).

    I'll give you a call tonight if I can, Mr. Shoelaces.
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    Originally posted by watersnowdirt
    so sounds like I'm with the LS/DG/Arty crew.
    Huh?! What?! Quit volunteering me for stuff: baking struedel, driving absurd distances for mountain biking, god knows what's next.

    I will agree though...Braille Trail...mmmmm... I'm a little better since I last rode that; it was my first singletrack ride ever.
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    Originally posted by Arty50
    baking struedel, .
    You're making me another struedel?? WOOHOO!
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    llooks like a bad sprain ->> grade 1 MCL/LCL tear .. It's getting better, but I'm still worried until I get an MRI.
    Thats what I thought I had for 6 months, but then when i got a MRI, guess what? No more acl. Best of luck with your knee man. Pray to god that everything is still intact.

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