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Offline Sandman

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« on: June 05, 2005, 10:42:12 AM »
I went riding with a couple of friends yesterday. The trail is called, "Just Outstanding" by the locals, but it's also called Shirley Meadows.

Had a blast. Trail starts in Shirley Meadows, at about 6800 feet and descends to 2600. It's about 16 miles long.

We shuttled to the top and rode down. Moving time was just under two hours, but we took a bit over three hours to make the trip.

Lucky me... I only crashed three times. The first one left a bit of road rash on my leg after I went into an off camber turn a bit fast and just laid the bike down. The second crash caught me in a quick S-turn and try as I might, I couldn't get back to the left. Hit a small tree stump and I don't know how I did it, but I split my big toenail down the middle. (That smarted a bit). Third crash was a largely uneventful tumble over the handle bars.









I'm going to have to do this one again in a couple of weeks.

:D
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Re: I refuse to age (gawdamnit)
« Reply #1 on: June 05, 2005, 10:53:00 AM »
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I'm going to have to do this one again in a couple of weeks.

:D


Once the hemerroids subside a bit?
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« Reply #2 on: June 05, 2005, 10:53:16 AM »
didja dress fer safe sex,, errr riding?

helmut, lethars and whip?
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« Reply #3 on: June 05, 2005, 11:47:14 AM »
Old guys ride down the hill, young guys ride up the hill.

:D

It looks like lots of fun, Sandman.
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« Reply #4 on: June 05, 2005, 12:07:46 PM »
..or walk, slowly, with a stick; complaining bitterly the entire way.

I'm jealous. Looks like a blast.. but worth the two week hospital stay?

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« Reply #5 on: June 05, 2005, 12:31:37 PM »
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I'm jealous. Looks like a blast.. but worth the two week hospital stay?

;)


Just scrapes and some light bruising. No hospital for me (this time). I must admit, there's pretty good potential for injury. The funny thing is, I'm the tentative one that always asks, "Are we up to this?" and  I was the one eating all the dirt.
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« Reply #6 on: June 05, 2005, 12:45:44 PM »
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Old guys ride down the hill, young guys ride up the hill.

:D

It looks like lots of fun, Sandman.


Those young guys can actually breathe in the mile-high air... go figure. :)
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« Reply #7 on: June 05, 2005, 12:46:48 PM »
Gotta add... that last 8 miles was all fire-road and screamin' fast. I was going easy and still got up to 30 MPH.
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« Reply #8 on: June 05, 2005, 12:52:33 PM »
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Old guys ride down the hill, young guys ride up the hill.

:D

It looks like lots of fun, Sandman.


Reminds me of an old joke about an old bull an a young bull looking at a herd of cows.
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Offline ygsmilo

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« Reply #9 on: June 05, 2005, 12:57:17 PM »
Sounds like my adventure last year at Crested Butte CO.

My sister has a "home" above the ski area.  I mountain bike alot in the winter and ride the roadie in the summer so I am in decent shape.

Get there, wait 2 days to get aclimated to the 10,000 feet and go out and hit it.

On a long grinding climb, just about to die, get pasted by a 12 year old girl and she asked me if I am ok,,,,

Sums up the trip.  

Lots of great single track though and beautiful scenery.
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« Reply #10 on: June 05, 2005, 12:58:58 PM »
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Old guys ride down the hill, young guys ride up the hill.

:D

It looks like lots of fun, Sandman.



Old SMART guys ride down, young DUMB guys peddle up. ;)
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« Reply #11 on: June 05, 2005, 01:16:41 PM »
looks damn good, is the trail the same width the entire way down? that looks a bit wide
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« Reply #12 on: June 05, 2005, 01:18:00 PM »
The first five miles are all single-track... then fire-road for the climb up and the long downhill.
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« Reply #13 on: June 05, 2005, 08:44:16 PM »
One last pic... :D

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« Reply #14 on: June 05, 2005, 09:56:10 PM »
That's not riding, that's bicycling.  You need a horse for riding.
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