Late RR-Mammoth Mountain

[Edog]

Ok I'm 4 weeks late posting this. Took a quick trip up to Mammoth the weekend before the 4th. I just found some pics on my camara. I was by myself & the place was pretty much empty. Most of the runs I did I didn't see another rider on the trail. Still very loose from the lack of rain, Skid Mark was still closed, & X park stuff thin on the ground, I'm sure everything is open now. Got to a few sections where I needed a bigger bike! Coners where loose & deep. My front end was trying hard to wash out all the time. I realized when I got home I had put my front tire on backwards right before I rode
I camped in town which was cool, but I got my tent covered in extremly large ants. So big that I spent all night fighting over the pillow with one. I had Breakfast at the Breakfast Club which was awesome, & delayed riding for about an hour, until I could move again!
Anyway fun times headed up in Aug sometime.
Rock on

[CC]

Thanks for sharing...what size tire were you using?

Absolutely beautiful pix...it was worth the wait.

[Edog]

Originally Posted by CC

Thanks for sharing...what size tire were you using?

Absolutely beautiful pix...it was worth the wait.

I was running Kendra Kinetics 2.35 at about 27 psi, which where perfect, but no match for the deep pumice in the corners. The berms look great going in & then you have to swim out.

[bjammin]

That place looks awesome. I need to get up there one of these days.

[Foesnasty]

Ya, I was riding 2.7's and was still getting stuck in the pumice....that being said I'm going back on the 24th of next month

[BFloFoxRider.]

the little jumps at the bottom look like fun

[OMR]

Mammoth absolutely rocks! They use to hold the Worlds there... the Kamakaze was the fastest I'd ever raced downhill on a bike (rigid in those days) and it scared the living sh*t out of me. Nice shots of the surrounding areas. I can never decide whether I love Mammoth for the biking or the boarding???

OMR

[Dino Brown]

Originally Posted by mtber3737

Mammoth absolutely rocks! ..... Kamakaze was the fastest I'd ever raced downhill...... it scared the living sh*t out of me.

Kamakaze Last year- first run of the day.... low 40's..... pumice..... rocks.... and the winds! Fifty-mile per hour winds--- slowly trying to guide me OFF the mountain. Nervous times indeed.

Will be there in two weeks.

[Edog]

Ya it was super windy while I was there, Kamakaze was also closed. I only went to the very top once, I was just taking Mid Mountain all day, then jumping on the shuttle bus back to the lift. I was surprised how expensive rental bikes where, I was going to rent something bigger, but it would have doubled the cost of my trip! I think I'm going to buy a Coiler or something for all out abusive riding. Something I can still pedal around, but run about 160+ up front!