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snoopy · 11-24-2006, 08:20 PM

On average for your weekend rides, how far do you drive to ride? Does the drive time have an effect on what trail you choose to ride? I'm pretty lucky, only have to drive about 15 minutes for some good singletrack.

ShinKen · 11-24-2006, 08:31 PM

I try to drive no more than a hour and usually I can find something around that time frame. Longer is not worth it b/c of all the trails I have around me. I do drive far sometimes if I feel like wasting the whole day.

Where do u stay? 15min sounds almost like my situation.

MOSH1DH · 11-24-2006, 09:33 PM

I live in NW Huntington anywhere I go it suck's. 25-45 min. no matter what.

Pain Freak · 11-24-2006, 09:38 PM

My only rule is that where ever I drive to, that I ride longer then I drive.

I was once invited to a ride in the Santa Monicas, that was a really short ride. All the way home I couldn't believe I had just drove my truck 4 hours for a 1.5 hour ride. Talk about being bummed. Really for any decent rides that have what I'm looking for, it takes over an hour to get there.

boboso · 11-24-2006, 10:36 PM

This was a tough one for me... I live at the Canyon Vista entrance to AWC so 2 or 3 times a week I am in the park (trail patrol, hikes, rides etc). Other days I head out to the local trails or beyond..

RikDH · 11-25-2006, 06:01 AM

Have plenty of man-made red and black grade single track within 2 hours.
As for natural routes, I only have to ride outta my garden gate into the woods opposite.

dstepper · 11-25-2006, 06:54 AM

1-2 hours one way for a local ride. Problem is that I have rode everything I want to ride in that radius.

I am lucky that I have family members living in other good mountain biking areas. Now I need a family member to move to Lake Tahoe.

Pain Freak · 11-25-2006, 10:28 AM

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Originally Posted by dstepper

1-2 hours one way for a local ride. Problem is that I have rode everything I want to ride in that radius.

I am lucky that I have family members living in other good mountain biking areas. Now I need a family member to move to Lake Tahoe.

Yes, we do MY BRUTHA, yes we do!

gurp13 · 11-25-2006, 11:23 AM

I'll talk to my wife. She keeps wanting to move. We were talking about AZ but Tahoe is real nice. Maybe they need a drama teacher.

Schecky · 11-25-2006, 04:10 PM

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Originally Posted by gurp13

I'll talk to my wife. She keeps wanting to move. We were talking about AZ but Tahoe is real nice. Maybe they need a drama teacher.

My wife too. We've been talking Colorado/Idaho.
I'd kinda like to move to Mammoth.
Closest trailhead to my house is 20 min.

snoopy · 11-25-2006, 06:28 PM

Poll is all over the place. Seems like there's a lot of variety here when it comes to how far we drive to the trailhead.

Mudd · 11-28-2006, 06:10 AM

I drive 5 minutes to Calavera at the noon hour.
Sucks, because the closed Flightline trailhead is so close to my work.

SScheetz · 11-28-2006, 06:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Pain Freak

My only rule is that where ever I drive to, that I ride longer then I drive.

Good rule!

ShinKen · 11-28-2006, 07:12 AM

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Originally Posted by SScheetz

Good rule!

yep I live by this rule as well!!

dstepper · 11-28-2006, 10:20 AM

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Originally Posted by ShinKen

yep I live by this rule as well!!

I am guessing that rule does not apply to vacations and road trips.

killa Cali Kid · 11-28-2006, 10:30 AM

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Originally Posted by dstepper

I am guessing that rule does not apply to vacations and road trips.

hope they are talking hours not distance

Would be a b!tch to try to "match" drive to Sedona

View Poll Results: On average, how far do you drive to ride?
I ride to the trail	6	13.33%
< 15mins	7	15.56%
15mins - 30mins	11	24.44%
30mins - 45mins	12	26.67%
45mins - 1hr	4	8.89%
> 1hr	5	11.11%
Voters: 45. You may not vote on this poll

11-24-2006, 08:20 PM	#1 (permalink)
snoopy Junior Member	How far do you drive to ride? On average for your weekend rides, how far do you drive to ride? Does the drive time have an effect on what trail you choose to ride? I'm pretty lucky, only have to drive about 15 minutes for some good singletrack.

11-24-2006, 08:31 PM	#2 (permalink)
ShinKen STR BUB!!	I try to drive no more than a hour and usually I can find something around that time frame. Longer is not worth it b/c of all the trails I have around me. I do drive far sometimes if I feel like wasting the whole day. Where do u stay? 15min sounds almost like my situation. __________________ http://static.flickr.com/11/91529165_041edc585f_m.jpg Perhaps you think you're being treated unfairly? The path of the righteous man is beset on all sides by the inequities of the selfish and the tyranny of evil men."

11-24-2006, 09:33 PM	#3 (permalink)
MOSH1DH STR Veteran	I live in NW Huntington anywhere I go it suck's. 25-45 min. no matter what. __________________ Nema SDG rockgardn lastimages

11-24-2006, 09:38 PM	#4 (permalink)
Pain Freak Charlie bit me	My only rule is that where ever I drive to, that I ride longer then I drive. I was once invited to a ride in the Santa Monicas, that was a really short ride. All the way home I couldn't believe I had just drove my truck 4 hours for a 1.5 hour ride. Talk about being bummed. Really for any decent rides that have what I'm looking for, it takes over an hour to get there. __________________ If quizzes are quizzical, what are tests? “Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well-preserved body—but rather a skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming, ‘Wow, what a ride!’ ” —anon.

11-24-2006, 10:36 PM	#5 (permalink)
boboso Getting back on the bike.	This was a tough one for me... I live at the Canyon Vista entrance to AWC so 2 or 3 times a week I am in the park (trail patrol, hikes, rides etc). Other days I head out to the local trails or beyond.. __________________ "Welcome to All Things Scottish, if it's not Scottish, it's craaaapp!! Can I help ye?" - Stuart Rankin

11-25-2006, 06:01 AM	#6 (permalink)
RikDH Junior Member	Have plenty of man-made red and black grade single track within 2 hours. As for natural routes, I only have to ride outta my garden gate into the woods opposite. __________________ Ride it like you stole it www.myspace.com/RikDH

11-25-2006, 06:54 AM	#7 (permalink)
dstepper Over the Hill	1-2 hours one way for a local ride. Problem is that I have rode everything I want to ride in that radius. I am lucky that I have family members living in other good mountain biking areas. Now I need a family member to move to Lake Tahoe. __________________ If I'm not lost or getting bushwacked, the trail was too easy. Prescott Valley Houses The Path

11-25-2006, 11:23 AM	#9 (permalink)
gurp13 SolarFederationMember	I'll talk to my wife. She keeps wanting to move. We were talking about AZ but Tahoe is real nice. Maybe they need a drama teacher. __________________ I may be a loser, but I'm not a quitter.

11-25-2006, 06:28 PM	#11 (permalink)
snoopy Junior Member	Poll is all over the place. Seems like there's a lot of variety here when it comes to how far we drive to the trailhead.

11-28-2006, 06:10 AM	#12 (permalink)
Mudd Don't be a Markus!	I drive 5 minutes to Calavera at the noon hour. Sucks, because the closed Flightline trailhead is so close to my work. __________________ "Hesitation is the Mother of Failure!" ~ Santa Cruz VP-Free, Santa Cruz V-10, Santa Cruz Roadster ~

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