Listen up you Pandas!! Git your bike tuned up and eat them carbs. First practice. Nobel Canyon. top to bottom, no breaks. Just one at the top for peeeps to catch up but no getting off your bike. Sunday Aug 31. Sounds tough but you'll thank me when your on the podium. Bring tubes, a full camelback, powerbars...be ready for hell.

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i feel like puking just reading this lol

I feel like crashing.

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i bonked already

what time and whats the total milage?

I have never been to nobel canyon, maybe I can puke and stomp grapes at the same time.

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never stop....

This probably isnt the way you want to ride Noble for the first time...

approx 14-18 miles...7-9 up and 7-9 down

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Hrmmm yeah... maybe I should wait for my wait for my new health insurance to kick in.... I had an OTB yesterday and all I could think of was how much this was going to cost me.

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never stop....

Count me in.....for the downhill portion.. I am climber and do not intend to start now But if you'll let me I'll make sure to meet you guys at the shuttle area on the extra credit road up to the top....Can't wait I love noble!!!!

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I need to ride more! I like going fast, I get kind of burly, and I hate riding uphill....Who's down to ride?

what is the downhill portion like? I am on a hardtail at the moment, is that gonna do the job?

You can do it on a hardtail I remember watching videos of mountain bike bill on a hardtail. I use a XC full suspension and it works great, if you have less suspension your just gonna have to take it slower on some rocky sections probably.

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I need to ride more! I like going fast, I get kind of burly, and I hate riding uphill....Who's down to ride?

I've never done Nobel on anything but a hardtail. Theres just some sections you will want to walk. The downhill kind of has everything. Smooth areas, rocky areas, some jumps and drops (nothing that doesn't have an easy path around it). It can be technical and is rated as advnaced. You should be confident in your skills. I brought someone there once without warning and he got injured and he never called me again. Needless to say he was trying to keep up with some big dogs on very rocky sections but still, bad ettiquitte on my part. So there is your warning...but youll be ok if you dont ride outside of your level.

So nobody is up for the uphill?

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definitely up for the uphill,

first time I rode, we made the drive from OC and realized halfway there that we forgot the book/map. none of us had every been.
first we got turn around and ended up on the perfect cycling trail......
then we crossed Sunrise and did Indian creek......
we started looking for BLT and ended up on Noble, not realizing until it was too late......
that climb sucked big time after 20 miles or so......

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