RR: S. T. R does big bear

[mpmffitz]

Sorry no pics, but good group of us total 11 showed up at snow summit, the lift dudes were liberal in their inspecting. Alot of mtbers were out there. The trails were extremely loose, but there was some good jumps. I tasted the soil on a couple jumps. Good riding, and good looking out for each other. Thanks surelygirl and the rest of you all.

[A-NON-A]

NO PICS !!!! Completely unacceptable. How can I live vicariously through you guys without photos ???? :P

[mpmffitz]

I was riding too fast and crashing too too much for pics of my misery.

[A-NON-A]

Originally Posted by mpmffitz

I was riding too fast and crashing too too much for pics of my misery.

Sounds like fun. Im sure someone has evidence

[Garrett]

Me, my dad, JJ, and Andrew were there but we didn't stick around with the STR peeps and kinda did our own thing. We got 5 good runs in though, 2 runs down Falline, 2 runs down Pirates, and a run down this insanely loose/technical singletrack that we couldn't find on the map (we thought it was Dick's Trail).

[AndrewG21]

Ya i saw some of you guys today, i was with garret and jj. First time at snow summit and it was amazing!We did fall line and pirate somthing. We wanted to go with you guys but we had never gone before, but we will go with you next time. The terrain was totally different than what i usuasly ride. It was really sandy, rocky, and fun.

[busterb]

Im still smilling I too have no pics.. I was haulling too much of my fat arse to take any.

BTW mpmffitz, we ended up doing 2 more runs after you left.. We were so tired on the last run we didnt even want to get off the lift! hope your ankle is doing good.

So whens the next run?

[surlygal]

Great day! I had the pleasure of riding with new peeps (well at least 1 run) and also taking a good friends son (9yr old) down the runs on his new setup. My day may not have been full of fast aggressive runs but was full of complete excitement to see how well Ian is riding his bike..

Kevin the excitement in your dads voice (even when he took the last run with us) is something I look froward to hearing in Neils voice once Maddie can *really* ride...All He kept saying was I wish Kevin was with us on this trail, I'd like to see him ride this...I'm sure we'll be riding with you both very soon

Hooked up with a few peeps from Intense took 1 more run and called it a day...

Sunday we'll be riding again....

It's getting looser with each week, but I look at it like training for Fontana next weekend

[Dh Oly]

It was good ridin with you peeps for atleast 1 run. As for the trails they were not as bad as i expected. kinda like everything was a mammoth follow me run!

[Garrett]

What trails did the STR group hit?

[dubl_xl]

Originally Posted by mpmffitz

I was riding too fast and crashing too too much for pics of my misery.

Nice riding with you, and way to suck it up after the gnarly crash on the jump after the log ride. Good job on the log ride, cleaning it on your first try (after seeing me go OTB on mine). We'll have to ride again when your ankle is 100%...I like your style of charging everything.

Rich

[mpmffitz]

[SIZE=4]Lets ride down this....[/SIZE]
[SIZE=4]Ortega Trail[/SIZE] - The trail is all about going up! Its best suited for a day of technical challenges. Basically, who has the best skills and the most poop that day. It has lots of rocky technical sections, steep loose sections, and an occasional rattle snake. There is some shade about 1/3 the way up but no water anywhere. If you are having thoughts of cleaning the entire trail to the top of the ridge....think again!!! But when you've had enough uphill fun, turn around and enjoy a killer decent. Oh ya, this trail is open to motorcycles, so use caution. Although its open to motorcycles, there is very little evidence of their presence....the trail is not trashed.
Ride rating: Expert
Ride distance: 10 miles Elevation change: approx 3K
Singletrack=100%

[busterb]

I know there were pics and video.. .. ..

dubl_xl, mad props to your cojones...

[duke777]

Oh I saw these super crazy hot chicks wearing almost nothing....and then they flashed me.....for 10 minutes! Sorry I was too busy staring and howling to take pictures.

[dubl_xl]

Originally Posted by busterb

I know there were pics and video.. .. ..

dubl_xl, made props to your cojones...

Thanks man! Nice Kona Coilair you were on. I should have started out with the coil on my Stinky instead of my air shock, I would have been able to hit some bigger stuff.

[elsinorerider171]

i tried making it to big bear this morning for the trails but this is what happened

http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/ph...9910021&ref=mf

[busterb]

Oh btw surlygal, We ended up taking that "really bad line" off of "benches" the first time.. It was really steep and loose but we rode it all the way down with out any problems. Got an ear full from a guy at the bottom but he politely informed us where we missed the turn. Did it the second time the right way.. Loved it. "benches" is my favorite line down from the top I would say. Really fast and techy with lots of baby drops all the way down.

[Garrett]

Where is "benches" and what are some good trails to do next time? All we did was Pirates, Falline, and this really loose and steep trail that wasn't on the map (we got lost...)

[jamisjake]

I had a great time up there, and it was nice to meet some new STR folks! Surlygal, and Dubl_xl, thanks for the tour, it was great meeting and riding with you guys! Dubl, you were killin it! Dat, awesome ride, but next time we gotta take the camera...and me and fitz need to stop crashing off of log jumps.

[dubl_xl]

Thanks Jake. I had a blast! I know my homie JeffJ has some pics from the ride. I will try to get him to post up a couple.