Q: Trail conditions in OC and bike shops

[nv2221]

Hello,

I am planning on moving from Reno, NV to Anaheim Hills next week and had a couple of questions that I hope someone can help me with.

I guess I should give you some background about me for the first question. I have only been riding for a couple of years and am strictly a wheels on the ground type of person. The only time my wheels have been off the ground was when my bike was flipping over my back . Anyway, the only trails I have ridden in Reno are up Peavine Mountain by way of Keystone and the Thomas Creek-Dry Pond-White's Creek loop. Hopefully, this will give some here an idea of the type of trails I have ridden. They are very rocky and sometimes pretty steep and rocky. From the pictures and videos that I have seen on this site, it seems to me that the trails in OC are mostly nice hard packed soil. Would you say that this is a fairly accurate description, especially relative to the above mentioned trails?

The reason I ask about the trail conditions is that the steep rocky trials in Reno were taking a toll on my body when riding my hardtail. So I had planned on getting a FS bike. Now that I am moving to OC, I am wondering if I need to go to a FS bike. This brings me to my second question. The FS bike that I was thinking of getting is the Santa Cruz Heckler. I have not yet had a chance to try out the bike and so was wondering if anyone knew of a bike shop near Anaheim Hills that has the Heckler in stock. I will, of course, be calling around once I get down there, but I was hoping to get some leads as it seems, from the postings in another forum, Hecklers are hard to find in stock anywhere.

My apologies for the length of this post and my thanks for any help.

[guero]

the huckler is an excellent choice for AM riding....i used to have one.

[Break n Bones]

[quote=nv2221;91254]

From the pictures and videos that I have seen on this site, it seems to me that the trails in OC are mostly nice hard packed soil. quote]



Only in the summer time


Your moving to a great area LOTS of local stuff around Anahiem hills , Youll get all kinds of different terain in so-call / nice smooth fire roads / single tracks through marsh lands / rocky desents It runs the whole spectrum

I miss riding down there

[CPATCRASH]

The conditions now aren't great because we haven't had rain in a LONG time. The trails are very loose. Anaheim hills is close to some great trails. Check out The Path and they can hook you up with a demo bike. Enjoy OC!

[allison]

You'd be fine if you decided to get that bike.

Here's a list of a few bike shops in OC that carry Santa Cruz (not sure about the Huckler, but you could call and ask):

Bike Co.
Switchback Cyclery
Incycle Chino/San Dimas
Helen's Cycles

Apparently Performance is a dealer, and I know that many Bicycle Warehouse locations in the San Diego area carry Santa Cruz stuff as well.

[socal ridur]

[FONT=Arial Black]LOOSE!!!we need some rain[/FONT]

Originally Posted by allison

You'd be fine if you decided to get that bike.

Here's a list of a few bike shops in OC that carry Santa Cruz (not sure about the Huckler, but you could call and ask):

Bike Co.
Switchback Cyclery
Incycle Chino/San Dimas
Helen's Cycles

Apparently Performance is a dealer, and I know that many Bicycle Warehouse locations in the San Diego area carry Santa Cruz stuff as well.

theres also http://thepathbikeshop.com/ which is in tustin right by anaheim hills.

[mtnbikej]

Originally Posted by allison

You'd be fine if you decided to get that bike.

Here's a list of a few bike shops in OC that carry Santa Cruz (not sure about the Huckler, but you could call and ask):

Bike Co.
Switchback Cyclery
Incycle Chino/San Dimas
Helen's Cycles

Apparently Performance is a dealer, and I know that many Bicycle Warehouse locations in the San Diego area carry Santa Cruz stuff as well.

Added the link to Switchback.


Currently have 2 Hecklers in stock.

[allison]

Originally Posted by socal ridur

[FONT=Arial Black]LOOSE!!!we need some rain[/FONT]


theres also http://thepathbikeshop.com/ which is in tustin right by anaheim hills.

I didn't Santa Cruz on their site's images, and Santa Cruz didn't list them. Thanks, though!

Originally Posted by mtnbikej

Added the link to Switchback.


Currently have 2 Hecklers in stock.

Thanks! Santa Cruz's site didn't have a link

[mtnbikej]

Originally Posted by allison

I didn't Santa Cruz on their site's images, and Santa Cruz didn't list them. Thanks, though!



Thanks! Santa Cruz's site didn't have a link

Hmmmm......I think I will have to send them an email.

Thanks
J

[nv2221]

Thanks everyone for the helpful information.

mtnbikej, what is the size of the hecklers? I will most likely need a medium.

[socal ridur]

Originally Posted by allison

I didn't Santa Cruz on their site's images, and Santa Cruz didn't list them. Thanks, though!



Thanks! Santa Cruz's site didn't have a link

o, i was just saying as a good mtb shop near him to go and check out bikes and ask around.

[mtnbikej]

Originally Posted by nv2221

Thanks everyone for the helpful information.

mtnbikej, what is the size of the hecklers? I will most likely need a medium.

Both are size large.

[guero]

nv, check out www.speedgoat.com for huckler frames...

http://www.speedgoat.com/product.asp...=170&brand=323