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Fun RAW with gmcunni and Grassi21. One major mechanical though that took one of us out of commission.
We started at the lazy people lot and headed up the ATV track to the northwest and took the singletrack that cuts back and forth across it. We all had our issues of bumbling around as we were getting started, but eventually it seemed we all started to get into the ride. We took some time to session the teeter totter a few times. I managed to get it to fall only to ride off the last two feet. I hadn't yet cleared the stunt as far as I was concerned. On the way back though I cleared it cleanly! Yay. Check one off the list.
Once back at the parking area, we headed up the hill towards the area to the southwest. I was psyched to hear that Chris more or less cleaned the sketchy short downhill he walked last time. Everything was going fine until the guys yelled to me that Gary tweaked his rear derailleur. He wrecked it pretty good and the hanger cracked. He decided to walk back despite me offering to try to convert it to a single speed. Bummer for Gary who just got his bike back from the shop just in time for this ride.
Chris and I pressed on. The next obstacle I wanted to hit was that sketchy short climb we sessioned last time. I made it on attempt #2 taking the far left line! Woohoo! Check another off the list. We then made our way up to the top of the hill where the double drops are.
I spent some time sessioning them and Chris was nice enough to shoot some vid. The upper drop is 2'+ and the lower is 3'+. The first few times I would take the first drop and then take the left line on the second and wheelie drop the smaller 18" drop. The last few times, I manned up and hit both drops. Lots of fun and I was able to check off two more items from my Tyler Mill list. I actually wasn't anticipating doing the second bigger drop, but after scoping it out, I realized while the approach was at an angle, the landing area was pretty clean. Just gotta stay clear of that big oak tree. I've finally used up all but a quarter inch of my rear suspension! Time for more air. :lol: Here's the vid I threw together:
Of course in the video they look a lot smaller than they looked and rode in person... :roll: :lol:
We then took a similar route as last time checking out the area we dubbed the "forest moon of Endor". We noticed a few new trails in there we'd like to explore. For another time. All in all, a great ride for me. Sorry Gary about the dereallieur. Chris did great. We rode at an overall much faster pace with significantly shorter breaks. This parking area is a better spot to ride from depite the sketchiness of it (I'll save that for some one else to explain).
Here's the Crankfire track and map. 6.21 miles in a bit over 2 1/4 hours.
We started at the lazy people lot and headed up the ATV track to the northwest and took the singletrack that cuts back and forth across it. We all had our issues of bumbling around as we were getting started, but eventually it seemed we all started to get into the ride. We took some time to session the teeter totter a few times. I managed to get it to fall only to ride off the last two feet. I hadn't yet cleared the stunt as far as I was concerned. On the way back though I cleared it cleanly! Yay. Check one off the list.
Once back at the parking area, we headed up the hill towards the area to the southwest. I was psyched to hear that Chris more or less cleaned the sketchy short downhill he walked last time. Everything was going fine until the guys yelled to me that Gary tweaked his rear derailleur. He wrecked it pretty good and the hanger cracked. He decided to walk back despite me offering to try to convert it to a single speed. Bummer for Gary who just got his bike back from the shop just in time for this ride.
Chris and I pressed on. The next obstacle I wanted to hit was that sketchy short climb we sessioned last time. I made it on attempt #2 taking the far left line! Woohoo! Check another off the list. We then made our way up to the top of the hill where the double drops are.
I spent some time sessioning them and Chris was nice enough to shoot some vid. The upper drop is 2'+ and the lower is 3'+. The first few times I would take the first drop and then take the left line on the second and wheelie drop the smaller 18" drop. The last few times, I manned up and hit both drops. Lots of fun and I was able to check off two more items from my Tyler Mill list. I actually wasn't anticipating doing the second bigger drop, but after scoping it out, I realized while the approach was at an angle, the landing area was pretty clean. Just gotta stay clear of that big oak tree. I've finally used up all but a quarter inch of my rear suspension! Time for more air. :lol: Here's the vid I threw together:
Of course in the video they look a lot smaller than they looked and rode in person... :roll: :lol:
We then took a similar route as last time checking out the area we dubbed the "forest moon of Endor". We noticed a few new trails in there we'd like to explore. For another time. All in all, a great ride for me. Sorry Gary about the dereallieur. Chris did great. We rode at an overall much faster pace with significantly shorter breaks. This parking area is a better spot to ride from depite the sketchiness of it (I'll save that for some one else to explain).
Here's the Crankfire track and map. 6.21 miles in a bit over 2 1/4 hours.