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PostPosted: Sat Sep 21, 2013 3:42 pm 
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Since our Mammoth trip, I have been promising the boys a bike ride around the neighborhood. I finally got out of work early enough and it was cool enough to put a few miles in. Tonight’s destination was a little Arch extra credit of years past.

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The boys got to find out first had that when you are not at a resort, the only way to pay for the downhill is to earn it with a climb.

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Once at the top of the hill we tootled around the upper loop regaining some of the skill they learned on the features a little more than a month ago. My, oh my, they got rusty fast. After a second lap, they started to look more comfortable.

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So off to the single track we go. There are lots of challenging features that I usually don’t give a second thought to. Now when I am looking at the rock gardens and bridges in their eyes, I can see why it might be a bit intimidating. They handled them like champs.

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We came to the turn off and round we went

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It is nice to know that there is land out there that is not subject to eminent closure and part of an established park that embraces bike riders.

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Jamming down the hill

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Where we came from

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Finally, we cross a few elegantly and brilliantly designed culvert bridges to start the trip back home.

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Total loop was about 5 miles. Nothing too bad but they were feeling it by the end.

FYI, progress on the Camino Del Sur bridge is coming along but the clearance seems a little low.

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Looks like a great time. Those small and smallish wheels make all the rocks feel bigger -- they absolutely did handle those obstacles like champs.

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Canaan wrote:
Looks like a great time. Those small and smallish wheels make all the rock feel bigger -- they absolutely did handle those obstacles like champs.



Haven't you heard about the latest thing? Big wheels are SOOO last month. 20' and 24" are the new norm.

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PostPosted: Sat Sep 21, 2013 3:59 pm 
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Very nice. Definitely the Soul of mountain biking.

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Super post, BB. As to that Camino Del Sur bridge, maybe that's a possibility for a new 'Tunnel' trail right there!

Tunnel #6! (Completely legit, of course.....)

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Nice! That extra credit section is not easy; lots of embedded rocks and off-camber stuff. Kudos to your little shredders.

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You really seem to like those small bridges. Wonder who the brilliant designer was :lol:

Nice riding by the little guys. There is a penalty for failure in a couple spots since my sons buddy found out after 35 stitches

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so very f'n awesome bb!!

thank you for sharing. it brings back some very good memories indeed.

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Great pics. Brings back memories of riding with my two boys when they were that age. That is until they became cranky teenagers.


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