Wasatch Dirt Thread

[Phall]

Giddy up! Is that the gap over a certain climbing trail I saw recently?


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[mar123]

Giddy up! Is that the gap over a certain climbing trail I saw recently?


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^That sounds like a bad idea....but, nope no climbing trails is this area.

[Phall]

Think I saw it today. Got back to the car just as the skies opened up. Mojave below claim jumper is g2g with a few puddles, above, not so much.


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[mar123]

Think I saw it today. Got back to the car just as the skies opened up. Mojave below claim jumper is g2g with a few puddles, above, not so much.


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Where is this jump that goes over the climbing trail you saw? Guessing its not a secret and is obvious if its jumping over an established up trail...I've been mainly climbing the access roads tho.

Good to hear more folks putting in work up there.

[Phall]

I saw it over mother urban somewhere between johns and the top, it’s so subtle I missed it today.


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[GoSlowGoFar]

Kind of been getting the itch for a new ride. I’ve been on a stumpy evo for a couple seasons and enjoy it but starting to desire something a little more sprightly on the ups. Plus the evo seems a bit overkill for most of what I’ve gotten to ride around here thus far.

Will that sentiment change as higher elevation trails open up or is that the norm for around here? What are most of you on these days or do you have a 2 bike quiver to mix it up?

[Canada1]

I've been having this conversation with one of my kids who just sold a beautiful bike to go to a full enduro sled. I have a 150-140 trail bike, and it is rare it isn't enough in the Wasatch. If it is, I just need to slow down a bit. That said, it has more to do with which trails you chose to ride. When I'm busting through trails requiring 170 and going all out, I generally end up injured and missing pieces of the season. When I'm riding everything else, I'm having fun, and staying a bit fitter due to frequency and duration. So, ultimately it is about who you are rather than what is available. I can find stuff to bottom out my bike within three miles of where I am. I'm sure you could too.

[GoSlowGoFar]

I get that it’s the rider most of the time. But on things like Flying Dog, 19th Ave, Rush, etc the Evo just feels sluggish at times mainly because the trails maintain a pretty low grade and there’s not much in the way of technical features. The bike comes to life in areas like Richfield, Bellingham, Oakridge, Downieville, etc.

Mainly just wondering if the stuff I’ve gotten to sample so far since moving here representative of a lot of the trails that aren’t quite accessible yet. Because if so, it seems getting a little shorter travel bike with a firmer pedal platform or an additional short travel trail/xc bike might liven things up a bit.

[Dantheman]

There's plenty of alpine riding that more than justifies the Evo and I would not want to ride on a short-travel bike. Of course, lower down there's also MVC, Blaylock, Jacob's/Secret Jacob's, Sivogah, and others that also justify the Evo. Shit, Marshal has been riding the west ridge of Grandeur.

[Benneke10]

The most popular trails in the area are mostly mellow XC trails where a Stumpy Evo is probably overkill, but as DTM said there is no shortage of full-on trails where you want a bigger bike. One thing I have noticed living here is that there isn't much in the way of true intermediate riding, its generally all pretty easy or very demanding with not much in-between. A lot of the best rides up high include a lot of hike a bike and/or bushwhacking which most people have no interest in, so the mellow trails get the vast majority of the traffic. If you enjoy the XC trails, get a proper XC bike and ride them more efficiently. If you ride a lot and enjoy both types of riding a two bike quiver makes sense. That is where I'm at right now, but the big bike is an e-bike...

[joetron]

If you think you’re over-biked, just try to go faster.


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[altacoup]

If you can afford it a 2 bike quiver is pretty nice to have. Always have another bike if you break something. I also have an stumpy evo and think it’s a great bike. I also have a 2018 transition smuggler (115 travel) that I have set up with xc tires. That said I’ve ridden every tail I’m capable of riding on the smuggler, but definitely have to go slower in gnar than on the evo. The used bike market sucks if you’re a seller right now and specialized has had the evo on sale for awhile so your resale value on that is going to suck.

[g_man80]

The used bike market sucks if you’re a seller right now and specialized has had the evo on sale for awhile so your resale value on that is going to suck.

Can confirm! My one-ride 2022 EVO never sold so I resorted to parting it out. Hoping to minimize the damage now rather than wait until the fall or next year when I’m likely to lose thousands, rather than hundreds. Hoping to find or build something much cheaper that’s already tanked in price.

[Meconium]

Sight lines are transformed this year.
Might even see some reported trail runner head-on collisions not involving bikes.

[twoAdog]

I just saw this hit today while riding the original trail. Nice job on the build. While quite large, it looks smooth. Maybe one day for me.

building and hucking...PC dirt has been prime to greasy

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Jackets in June.

[rideit]

Wasn’t sure what Utah thread to put this in.
This is pretty fucking stupid, potentially really fun, and environmentally irresponsible. And expensive.
Don’t know what to think.
(Hurricane, Utah content)

https://www.sltrib.com/news/business...ity-surfacing/

[Canada1]

Sight lines are transformed this year.
Might even see some reported trail runner head-on collisions not involving bikes.

I've taken to trying to say something loudly before every blind corner, which is pretty non stop with the undergrowth this year!

[Boissal]

Shit, Marshal has been riding the west ridge of Grandeur.

This was on his 3rd go that week, he's like a dog with a bone!



It's actually worth doing if you're into this kind of stuff. Big bike not required, all you need is a very supportive fork to avoid getting hung up on slow stepdowns and giant rotors + good pads because 3000' in 1.8 miles will stress those out quite a bit.
I was on my Stumpy and got insane arm pump within a couple minutes. Don't think I've ever been on the brakes so consistently for this long...

[altabird92]

Anyone been up mill d?

[Benneke10]

Anyone been up mill d?

Yeah, you can get most of the way to Dog and Deso Lakes but there are some snow patches still

[altabird92]

Yeah, you can get most of the way to Dog and Deso Lakes but there are some snow patches still

Downed trees?

[MegaStoke]

Anyone been down to the Wasatch Plateau recently? I’m thinking of trying to bikepack Skyline Drive from Fairview Lakes to I-70 next weekend but don’t want to get owned by snow.

The FS says there’s still snow on the road but have no idea if it’s just a few drifts, or miles of it.

[mar123]

more jumping around in the woods...dirt has been all time.

[Phall]

Anyone been down to the Wasatch Plateau recently? I’m thinking of trying to bikepack Skyline Drive from Fairview Lakes to I-70 next weekend but don’t want to get owned by snow.

The FS says there’s still snow on the road but have no idea if it’s just a few drifts, or miles of it.

Check out Sentinel Playground
https://apps.sentinel-hub.com/sentin...howDates=false

[Dantheman]

more jumping around in the woods...dirt has been all time.

Sick. Definitely above my pay grade.