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I tend to do most of the road trips in my vehicle cos i have a truck and most buddies don't. Ill never chase someone for gas, and rarely raise the issue on the road. If someone wants to give me money ill take it. Never dream of asking for 'maintenance' costs unless someone puked in the back, or deliberately damaged something being a dick. 

Imagine being 55 and fighting over 20 bucks.

We were there this year already for 3 days of riding. What attracted me was the amount of vert you could easily pedal in a day for that time of the year. We would roll out of our camp site at 11-12 with a solid 8 hours of daylight to go. Everything was snow free around the area this year by early may.

Did Lawler the first day from the highway - found the dirt to be just amazing, best dirt of the trip for me. Moon point the second day, which has some crazy treed sections, then crazy meadows with lava rock everywhere. Not as fun for me but still great. Then Alpine from the bridge the 3rd day. All the roads there are such a mellow grade, we managed to pedal 4500m+ elevation over 3 days and not be completely cooked. I don't think i would bother riding these trails twice in a day to get faster, so shuttling seemed kinda pointless to me. We hit Black Rock on the 4th day before driving home. Theres still so much to see here (Eula, Dead Mountain, Larisson, Cloverpatch variation of Alpine) and then lots more around Sisters too.

We ate one night at a sweet BBQ joint cant remember the name though and camped out at Black Canyon Campground. No showers but riverside camp sites. 20 bucks a night, but there are plenty of free ones around too. Brewers was good for beer, but theres so many good options out of grocery store that we just generally drank campfire beers.

Been on Code-R's on my trail bike for the past cpl months. Have been great. Did notice a bit of lever fade one day but nothing outrageous.

Am i the only one who was left a little un-inspired by the powerslave loop? Didnt dislike it, but didnt love the sections after, and didn't think it was insanely good. Im in no hurry to get back there to re-ride.

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Im kind of amazed that most of the shops here don't do a night shift. Like a 4-midnight. even if just for the busiest 2 months. I guess that would mean hiring more people though so maybe thats the reason?

We saw richie hit the very last section of Crazy Train, the section just after the rock slab left hander. We thought he was nearly the fastest thru there, then we realized he was riding with a flat. It was absolutely insane

slow, lame, shit lines, slow and definitely looks like he never ever drinks enough on wednesday night.
also did i mention slow…

Posted by: JBV

i see a number of people running the assguy as well, on trail bikes. thirst for something new and different? the youngest lightest guy in our ride has them f/r on a reign and can out climb us all. sometimes i think i'm too fussy about stuff like tire weight when i see guys like this rip in both directions. (maybe i'd be less fussy if i were 22 and a buck 50 soaking wet- but i'm not)  i guess flats and rim damage become a thing of the past with full on dh tires (?)

I feel like there's more too it than flats and rim damage. I've run F/R dh before and the feel of the bike is just better. I remember not braking into corners on microclimate or the two rock rolls, when i would have always pulled on the stoppers. It's almost like it takes away all the micro chatter, definitely much for grip in the dusty conditions i was riding in too...

Yeti SB6's are great. Been on one for 2 years. They climb alot better than i thought they would and are love being pointed downhill. Still a fairly playful bike as well. Mine isn't 26lbs though as it has a heft build. I like it significantly more than the Bronson i demo'd the day before i bought the yeti. Im pretty sure Arbutus Routes has ex-rental sb-6's if they are still open.

Posted by: Stuminator

Got a Magic Mary on the front now. Gonna try it tomorrow after running Kenda Nevegal Stick-E for years.

lolz or for real?

I had pretty shit experiences with Butchers 2.6's. Found the tread a bit weird (don't know how to explain it better, just didn't gel with it up front) and blew the back one out in short time. Ran DH (dhfwt 2.5/dhrwt 2.4) casings on the trailbike for a while, loved the feel but can't do a toonie on those things thats for sure. For fall i'm running dhfwt's in double down front and rear. Seems like the winning situation for me and i think ill continue on that, especially if i find deals on them.

Posted by: ReductiMat

Posted by: Ddean

I also love AP but in August when it’s 6inches Deep in dust, not so much. It’s been amazing lately!

I Laughed out loud when you blew past the guys lining up for ALine at full blast! Looked like a wicked run to me.

I hear you.  AP is near the last on the list of trails to ride in deep summer... that moon dust in those berms turns me into a timid mouse.

All this talk of AP has me thinking of a very different ski line, was wondering how the fuck you guys get after that in the summer...

Rode it and MC Thursday. Both running mint, still the odd soft patch on DC but MC was prime. I imagine today will be the last chance.

Posted by: FlipFantasia

Sproatt and Rainbow alpine trails have been closed due to aggressive grizzly bear activity for the rest of the season...Closures include everything above the Flank on Rainbow (Skywalk network, Rainbow's End, Screaming Cat), Rainbow Lake trail, and Into the Mystic, With a Twist, On the Rocks, Happy Hour, Lord of the Squirrels.

Noooo! I didnt get up there in time this year. was all planned for tuesday

Thanks Henry, appreciate the beta.

Would love to be able to spend multidays out there, and its definitely in the forecast. Currently don't have the best setup for making that happen, and that fast and light stuff dont come cheap! But yeah hopefully next summer I can convince my gf that camping in grizz territory is totally fine...

If i'm riding with my girlfriend and someone tries to pass her when she isn't expecting it, they are gonna fucking hear about it no matter what. Don't care how big/tough/fast they are, i will be up in their grill. I can only imagine how I would feel whilst riding with children

Posted by: Sethimus

Posted by: Ddean

Oh please.....fill you boots wiTh kids or not for whatever reasons you feel justify your decision....but the heart of this question is: is it appropriate to make a potentially unsafe pass on a slower rider on a trail that appeals to a wide range of skill sets?

No. The answer is clearly no.

What is safe and what is not is judgement. I’d say if it’s a small kiddo you’re passing the kid should be off the side of the trail and stopped and the passing rider should be going walking speed but people need to make their own call. I, like most here, decide whether or not to stop and let the slower rider go, or stay safely behind them and wait to see if they pull over, or not. At WBP on those fast jump trails, I’m as likely to be pulling over to let some 18yo ripper past than I am to get caught behind someone

Sorry for ruining your Strava but you were that kid once and people did that for you.

i see it different: is such a trail the place to ride with little kids or not if there are way better places to train like bikeparks? would you ride with the same kid on a busy road so they learn how to handle traffic or would you start in a calm neighborhood first?

Fuck is wrong with you? take a step back from the keyboard, go ride your bike.