Morealice Posted November 14, 2020 Share Posted November 14, 2020 Yes! A big, sincere thank you for doing some thankless work. Much appreciated. You’ve inspired me to maybe do a ride n trim tomorrow. There are a few spots I wanna clean up. Might just be a ride, but I can trim next weekend too. Awesome ride today. I was on Mulligan today and told an older guy (even older than I) about how FirstBlood saw a guy fall off of the ridge in an exposed spot at the beginning by the golf green and that the guy didn’t get hurt. He was like “I don’t believe that. What’s your name? What’s your friend’s name?” Haha I told him and proceeded to drop him. Even told him my friend Rugger built what he was currently riding (using real names). He was oddly distrustful, and why would I make shit like that up. In the end, awesome temps, awesome ride. Lots of solid riders out this morning. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheX Posted November 14, 2020 Share Posted November 14, 2020 11 minutes ago, Morealice said: He was oddly distrustful, and why would I make shit like that up. People gonna people. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AntonioGG Posted November 14, 2020 Share Posted November 14, 2020 I was going to ask about a couple of things: punji sticks. In some places stuff has been trimmed but not to the trunk. But it also seems like they wouldn't be an issue except for some widening of the trail. To trim or not to trim? The widening (I don't even want to call it a b-line, b/c so many of these don't even have a challenging obstacle), can we use scree to start narrowing the line back? Next time I ride I'll take pictures of specific spots. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenMTBrider Posted November 14, 2020 Share Posted November 14, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, Morealice said: Yes! A big, sincere thank you for doing some thankless work. Much appreciated. You’ve inspired me to maybe do a ride n trim tomorrow. There are a few spots I wanna clean up. Might just be a ride, but I can trim next weekend too. Awesome ride today. I was on Mulligan today and told an older guy (even older than I) about how FirstBlood saw a guy fall off of the ridge in an exposed spot at the beginning by the golf green and that the guy didn’t get hurt. He was like “I don’t believe that. What’s your name? What’s your friend’s name?” Haha I told him and proceeded to drop him. Even told him my friend Rugger built what he was currently riding (using real names). He was oddly distrustful, and why would I make shit like that up. In the end, awesome temps, awesome ride. Lots of solid riders out this morning. Get with me before trimming anything on 1/4 Notch. I recently went through and trimmed it and purposely will be not trimming some areas that have widened to try to force people to use the original line. As far as B-lines go, I’ll be out there tomorrow morning again working to block off areas. If a specific problem area comes to mind let me know and I’ll check it out. I should add, feel free to help combat the “new” lines! Edited November 14, 2020 by GreenMTBrider 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morealice Posted November 14, 2020 Share Posted November 14, 2020 52 minutes ago, GreenMTBrider said: Get with me before trimming anything on 1/4 Notch. I recently went through and trimmed it and purposely will be not trimming some areas that have widened to try to force people to use the original line. As far as B-lines go, I’ll be out there tomorrow morning again working to block off areas. If a specific problem area comes to mind let me know and I’ll check it out. I should add, feel free to help combat the “new” lines! I’m gonna be trimming things like Gumdrop and Caddyshack. Stuff out East. I rode quarter notch today and it was fine. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenMTBrider Posted November 14, 2020 Share Posted November 14, 2020 Oh man, you rock. East side needs a Covid haircut bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digga Posted November 15, 2020 Share Posted November 15, 2020 3 hours ago, Morealice said: He was oddly distrustful Don't blame him! You're a sketchy looking dude to randomly be giving trail history. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kobra Kai MTB Guy Posted November 16, 2020 Share Posted November 16, 2020 On 11/13/2020 at 3:42 PM, Yosmithy said: Just saw this today, if this is what you're talking about. I stuffed some smaller rocks under it, but it definitely needs some work. I've been eyeing this for a while and have never had the cajones to do it. Does anyone roll up to this with speed and hop the whole feature from the top? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schoolie Posted November 16, 2020 Share Posted November 16, 2020 18 minutes ago, Kobra Kai MTB Guy said: I've been eyeing this for a while and have never had the cajones to do it. Does anyone roll up to this with speed and hop the whole feature from the top? I've never done it, but seen it done. Looked kinda harsh on landing 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
First-Blood Posted November 16, 2020 Share Posted November 16, 2020 I've never done it, but seen it done. Looked kinda harsh on landing [emoji846] Its harsh if you arch bunny hop style clear it. But with more speed and and even plane it isn't bad at allSent from my SM-N986U using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loop_out Posted November 16, 2020 Share Posted November 16, 2020 On 10/23/2020 at 4:30 PM, First-Blood said: Here is my first attempt at it. I hit it a bit faster than really needed. The right speed up top is scary cause it almost feels too slow. Not sure if this helps. I know someone else with a different video from up top. It shows speed better. I'll see if I can get it https://www.youtube.com/embed/d2mD50WpktE?feature=oembed Sent from my SM-N986U using Tapatalk I had asked a few weeks ago about the appropriate speed for hitting the big drop on Snail. After running out of excuses, I finally conducted my own trial and error exercise. Seems obvious in hindsight, but it turns out you CAN go too slow on that drop. Like everybody else, I hit it too fast the first time. The second time, I slowed down way too much in an effort to find the "right" speed,. As I started dropping, I remember thinking I may not clear the gap. Luckily, I did clear it, but ended up with a super, super scary nose heavy landing. Third time, I went back to not worrying about going too fast, and it was just fine. I guess the lesson for me was, as always, don't overthinking it and just go. For me, the landing doesn't seem that much harsher than the bigger drops on picnic. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kobra Kai MTB Guy Posted November 17, 2020 Share Posted November 17, 2020 21 hours ago, loop_out said: I had asked a few weeks ago about the appropriate speed for hitting the big drop on Snail. After running out of excuses, I finally conducted my own trial and error exercise. Seems obvious in hindsight, but it turns out you CAN go too slow on that drop. Like everybody else, I hit it too fast the first time. The second time, I slowed down way too much in an effort to find the "right" speed,. As I started dropping, I remember thinking I may not clear the gap. Luckily, I did clear it, but ended up with a super, super scary nose heavy landing. Third time, I went back to not worrying about going too fast, and it was just fine. I guess the lesson for me was, as always, don't overthinking it and just go. For me, the landing doesn't seem that much harsher than the bigger drops on picnic. Good for you for doing it multiple times. I did it the one time and that, so far, has been enough for me. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morealice Posted November 17, 2020 Share Posted November 17, 2020 Y’all are Nucking Futs, end of story. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
First-Blood Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 Y’all are Nucking Futs, end of story. Bro... you need a dropper before you ever consider thisSent from my SM-N986U using Tapatalk 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
horncpa Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 45 minutes ago, First-Blood said: Bro... you need a dropper before you ever consider this Sent from my SM-N986U using Tapatalk LOL, I'm sure the dropper will make allllll the difference. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St.Bernardo Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 Our native ancestors road this without a dropper post. HTFU. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rugger Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 1 hour ago, First-Blood said: Bro... you need a dropper before you ever consider this Sent from my SM-N986U using Tapatalk He's the only MFer I know to get a dropper and ain't it... SMH. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cafeend Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 2 hours ago, St.Bernardo said: Our native ancestors road this without a dropper post. HTFU. Truth, And no gears 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
First-Blood Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 Truth, And no gears Haha. I'm not a mtb historian but I'm pretty sure our native ancestors still slammed the seat when doing things of this nature. But yea we def are spoiled now with the dropper invention, so much so I consider my bike OOS if the dropper ain't werkinSent from my SM-N986U using Tapatalk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yosmithy Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 evolution.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Txduc Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 Exactly if no dropper then why not full rigid with 2 inch tires, rim brakes, 500mm bars, etc. Not saying you couldn't do it but why would you want to? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morris Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 I had no dropper not so long ago. I would stop, drop my seat and send it. That is the way I did it back in my days and it still works 😂. Droppers are a beautiful thing tho 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gotdurt Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 4 hours ago, First-Blood said: Haha. I'm not a mtb historian but I'm pretty sure our native ancestors still slammed the seat when doing things of this nature. But yea we def are spoiled now with the dropper invention, so much so I consider my bike OOS if the dropper ain't werkin Sent from my SM-N986U using Tapatalk Exactly, I used to ride with my seat down, the height would depend on the trail... I'd rather do the squatty-pedal thing and stand for climbing than be caught with my seat in the way when it mattered. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St.Bernardo Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 6 hours ago, Txduc said: Exactly if no dropper then why not full rigid with 2 inch tires, rim brakes, 500mm bars, etc. Not saying you couldn't do it but why would you want to? Rigid 29'er, 2.2" tires, disk brakes, wide bar. Most of the time, that's how I roll. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morealice Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 22 hours ago, First-Blood said: Bro... you need a dropper before you ever consider this Sent from my SM-N986U using Tapatalk Man. I’m just not comfortable or good at leaving the ground on my bike. Could I do it? F yeah. Do I want to? FFFFF no. 21 hours ago, rugger said: He's the only MFer I know to get a dropper and ain't it... SMH. Ha! Truth. Took it out of my Yeti when I bought it and sold it to First Blood at friend prices. Lightened my bike up a ton. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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