strawerry peak

[Epic_Mtn_Biker]

Hey DTew,

I've been wanting to do Mt Lowe; Pshloss and myself have been wanting to do ride fo0r a while now.

[ShinKen]

so where u guys able to hit [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]Sturtevant? sounds like u all had a good ride! [/SIZE][/FONT]

[Tom Cosgrove]

Ya baby Mt. Lowe sounds good next Sunday.
I know of a little known s\t above the saddle to Inspiration that is Baaaaaallllls.
We can start at JPL and get about 25 miles of great stuff and finish with El Prieto.
The weather next week looks really good.

[Tom Cosgrove]

Ya Armondo ...... those bbq burgers were smelling realllllllllly good at the end of the ride!

[Tom Cosgrove]

Jose, we did not want to shuttle so we did the normal loop with Gabrieleno.
We will hit Sturdevent in aloop with Zion or wilson.
Thanks

[hecandsonbikers]

I did end up staying up till 5am with this chick, so sorry for not showing up. Tom, if i would of taken her along I would have stayed in my truck, hint hint... Armondo knows my past; he will tell you guys that i have a free pass to miss out on these rides, even thou that's no excuse for not riding. I just have alot of female cathching up to do. I will try to get together with you guy's asap!

[gurp13]

Originally Posted by Epic_Mtn_Biker

What can i say? This ride ended up being a lot more fun than expected and a lot less dangerous than what was mentioned on singletrackmind.com. <snip>

<snip>An intermediate rider feeling strong can pretty much do most of the climbing in the middle ring. The descents were: fast, technical, rollercoaster-like, and exposed. the exposure was not too bad, the containment walls allowed for 6-18 or more inches of consistent singletrack. The ride is 99.99% rideable, couple of logs/trees in the way, but nothing major.

<snip>

Here's an idea to pitch for everyone: Since the loop starts & ends at the Switzer Picnic Grounds, how about we have a BBQ/picnic there after the ride? hopefully we can get up there before it gets cold or snowed in.

I'd like to hear your guys' opinion on such an idea of riding then picnicing/BBQing.

I don't know, I'm still more than a little nervous about that "exposed" bit. I fall waaay to often. I had the impression that there are stretches of singletrack along a hillside that drops dooooown. So, if you lose balance and fall to the wrong side, well, bye bye baby. Am I wrong? Isn't that what you mean by "exposed?"

Give me three to six more months of riding like I've been doing and I'll be up for it, I think. But, I have to feel a lot more comfortable with my clipless pedals before I can do something like this. I don't mind falling and hurting my hips or arms or legs. But, I am categorically opposed to falling and dieing at the end of a very exciting plummet.

[Epic_Mtn_Biker]

Originally Posted by gurp13

Give me three to six more months .............................

I think you'll be good to go in 2 months

[gurp13]

Originally Posted by Epic_Mtn_Biker

I think you'll be good to go in 2 months

I think you might be the devil.

[DtEW]

Hey guys, the Inspiration Point thread is here:

http://www.socaltrailriders.org/foru...ad.php?p=14202