Posted by XR650L_Dave on October 11, 2010, 2:07 pm
Damn there's some nice trails out there.
Everything except the very narrowest sidehill would have been a real
treat on the big bike- I would have been puckering a bit on some of
that.
Dave
Posted by IdaSpode on October 11, 2010, 5:41 pm
On Mon, 11 Oct 2010 11:07:32 -0700 (PDT), XR650L_Dave
>Damn there's some nice trails out there.
>Everything except the very narrowest sidehill would have been a real
>treat on the big bike- I would have been puckering a bit on some of
>that.
>Dave
Bring it on out! I have a friend who did that trail on a KTM 690 Super
Enduro. The section on the video is actually the easier part of this
trail, it gets gnarly/bouldery above where we cut off.
The Other Dave
Posted by Major Kong on October 11, 2010, 7:08 pm
> Many of you have ridden this trail, many have seen photos, but here is
> what it looks like from the rider's perspective. No, John isn't the
> fastest rider around, and yes, the "exposure" is as steep and
> precipitious as it looks.
> David
I like riding slow , I just like riding ! :-)
John
Posted by Major Kong on October 11, 2010, 9:58 pm
> > Many of you have ridden this trail, many have seen photos, but here is
> > what it looks like from the rider's perspective. No, John isn't the
> > fastest rider around, and yes, the "exposure" is as steep and
> > precipitious as it looks.
> > David
> I like riding slow , I just like riding ! :-)
> John
SEE WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU RIDE FAST :
http://vimeo.com/15726846
Posted by XR650L_Dave on October 12, 2010, 7:53 am
> > > Many of you have ridden this trail, many have seen photos, but here is
> > > what it looks like from the rider's perspective. No, John isn't the
> > > fastest rider around, and yes, the "exposure" is as steep and
> > > precipitious as it looks.
> > > David
> > I like riding slow , I just like riding ! :-)
> > John
> SEE WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU RIDE FAST :http://vimeo.com/15726846
Ouch.
I'm fine with slow.
Dave
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> only he calls it Lazy Butt, in direct opposition to another annual
> tradition called Iron Butt.
> The Iron Butters do a multi day cross country event, 100+ mile days of
> mostly single track, motels in between etc... We aren't quite so
> energetic, 60-70 mile days, up and gone at the crack of dawn or 11pm,
> whichever comes last...
> I was only there from Thur-Sun, weekend before last, rode Friday &
> Saturday.
> Friday
> Riders: Myself (KTM200), John (KTM300), Jon (KDX200) & Scott (Husky
> 450)
> Route: Road to Big Smoky, Bluff Creek, WFk Big Peak, EFk Big Peak.
> Lick Creek.
> Departure time: 10:30am
> Scott is a little headstrong at times, his go-for-it not necessarily
> coinciding with his I-can-do-this. He slipped off the Smoky trail a
> couple of times, then when crossing Big Smoky at Bluff, he dove right
> in w/o really taking the time to find the best line. He got about 10
> feet into it and tossed the bike. The rest of us took a much better
> line, wet feet but dry bikes. After a half hour of CPR on the Husky we
> were back on our way.
> It had been 9-10 years since I last rode this loop, my memory of it
> apparently discarding all the tough sections. It was pretty hot that
> day, we all got our asses kicked by the time we crested the saddle
> above Big Peak. Please note, at this time I pulled out the map and
> showed Scott & Jon our intended route, intersections etc...
> Long story short, Scott blew right past a junction. He was leading,
> Jon next. I saw them disappear up the trail just as I got to the
> junction. I had to wait there for John, by the time he arrived there
> was no way I was going to catch Scott & Jon. Thinking they would
> figure they'd gone the wrong way after a mile or so, John and I waited
> at the junction, and waited and waited...
> Jon knew right off they were going the wrong way but Scott never
> stopped so Jon just followed. They went 5 miles up the EFk of Big
> Peak, a very cool trail but pretty gnarly. Of course they had to come
> back down said gnarly trail...
> Almost an hour later, when they finally got back, Scott was embarassed
> and seemed to have lost a little of the piss-and-vinegar attitude, Jon
> was just pissed Scott went so far w/o checking, both were running out
> of energy.
> The remainder of the ride went w/o problems, we got back to camp at
> 7pm, 8.5 hours to ride 65 miles...
> Here are a couple of clips from video John shot, going up Big Smoky.
> Many of you have ridden this trail, many have seen photos, but here is
> what it looks like from the rider's perspective. No, John isn't the
> fastest rider around, and yes, the "exposure" is as steep and
> precipitious as it looks.
> Approaching Skillern Hot Springs, the cliff area and above:
> The start of the High Trail section:
> The Rest of the Story, photos and more videos:http://aitonsride.blogspot.com/2010/10/lazy-butt-2010-5-days-of-dual- ...
> Saturday
> Riders: Same as Friday with the addition of Gordon, KTM 450.
> Route: Skeleton, lunch at Red Horse Mine, Little Water back to camp.
> Everyone, incuding me, was a little pooped from the day before so we
> took this short but spectacular ride.
> David