CO - MTB Thread

So I got the race done and checked off my bucket list. It was tough. Real tough. Lots of climbing, lots of hike-a-bike. Thankfully I didn't have any mechanical issue with my bike. Not even a flat! My time was 7:14. The course cutoff is at 8 hours.

My buddy I rode with got a lottery coin for the Leadville 100 MTB, so I think I will try to get in next years to see if I can join him.

 

Nice work!

Endurance racing can be a great way to expand your ideas about what is possible. Once you finish something that you thought might be too hard, you start wondering what other things you might have been assuming you couldn't do that you could.

If you don't get into Leadville (or if you do) consider doing one of these:

http://coloradoes.wordpress.com

 

been getting out a lot more since the wheeling trips have calmed down... centennial cone, green mountain evening ride, north fork so far this season...looking to head up to trestle sunday morning for some DH..usually only have sundays to ride these days

 

What trail is that top one Bob?

 

that's centennial cone overlooking clear creek canyon basically at that point..fun downhill descent at that point to the valley bottom before a long climb back out

 

Cpt. Jacks got me.

 

The captain is super slidey right now, makes it really fun! Glad it's just a couple of scrapes!

 

It was a dumb wipe out. Lost front tire traction on a cambered section and couldn't recover quick enough. Front tire slipped and I landed on my arm and shoulder. Good thing it wasn't a fast section.

 

Anyone ridden Keystone? Im going Saturday and possibly monday/tuesday (if its that good). I ride quite a bit of downhill in Chattanooga TN but we dont have any big bike parks like you CO guys do..

Any recommendations for DH in Keystone? Fav trails or any recommendations

 

yup used to go there before changing over to Trestle as my DH choice...should go back to keystone one of these days to see how it's doing

definitely rougher than Trestle...which can be a good thing if you like technical trails...most the trails are rockier and rootier

Cowboy up>TNT>Paid in Full is fun

Money is good...Eye of the Tiger is surprising for a blue

i forget which trail has the corkscrew, but that one is a mental challenge

 

Thanks! It's actually the SB6c, which is just the 6" travel version of the 5c with a beefier wheelset and frame. It descends better than the 5c and somehow still climbs the same!

 

So many wild flowers in Red Rock Canyon right now. Love it!

 

Doin a long weekend at Trestle. Dirt Bag style!

 

Keystone is by far the worst place to ride dude....be ready to case a least one of your wheels....suuuuper bumpy and not maintained at all. I would try to ride somewhere else.

 

I really enjoyed it actually, im pretty used to riding really beat up rocky trails in Chattanooga, makes it challenging to go fast.

 

Gotcha. Well thats good you enjoyed it. My friend rode there last week and said it beat him up pretty good. We should plan a ride soon!

 

that's the fun thing about keystone...it's raw and challenging...definitely different than trestle...

which i was glad to make it up for a final trip to trestle yesterday...felt great to get a last hit on my favorite trails there..

started off the day taking the long way down... upper roof>lost trail>lower roof>gunbarrel>green world>lonesome whistle>little vasquez>lower arapahoe>tunnel hill




then i moved over to the more typical routes... rainmaker full>lower long>jury duty>boulevard

and finished off with a couple trips down double jeopardy with slight variations... shyann>DJ>free speech>lower long full>boulevard then final run finished with another tunnel hill instead of lower long>boulevard

rock garden on double jeopardy

 

Double Jeopardy is always super fun.

 

I ll throw some stuff on here,